Package jason.stdlib

Class df_register

java.lang.Object

jason.asSemantics.DefaultInternalAction

jason.stdlib.df_register

All Implemented Interfaces:

InternalAction, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

df_deregister, df_search, df_subscribe

@Manual(literal=".df_register(service[,type])",
        hint="register the agent in the Directory Facilitator as a provider of the service and, optionally, the type",
        argsHint={"the service the agent is to be registered","the type of the service [optional]"},
        argsType={"literal","string"},
        examples={".df_register(\"sell(book)\"): register the agent as a book seller",".df_register(\"sell(book)\",\"book-trading\"): register the agent as a book seller of type \"book-trading\"",".df_register(\"expert(stocks)\",\"finantial-consultant\"): register the agent as an expert in stocks of type \"finantial-consultant\""},
        seeAlso={"jason.stdlib.df_search","jason.stdlib.df_deregister","jason.stdlib.df_subscribe"})
public class df_register
extends DefaultInternalAction

Internal action: .df_register(S [,T]).

Description: register the agent in the Directory Facilitator as a provider of service S of type T (see FIPA specification). An optional second argument can be used to define the type of the service.

Parameters:

• - service (literal): the service the agent is registered.
• - type (string -- optional): the type of the service.

Examples:

• .df_register("sell(book)"): register the agent as a book seller.
• .df_deregister("sell(book)","book-trading"): register the agent as a book seller of type "book-trading".

See Also:

• df_deregister
• df_search
• df_subscribe
• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
df_register()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static InternalAction	create()
Object	execute(TransitionSystem ts, Unifier un, Term[] args)	Executes the internal action.
int	getMaxArgs()
int	getMinArgs()
protected String	getService(Term[] args)
protected String	getType(Term[] args)

Methods inherited from class jason.asSemantics.DefaultInternalAction

canBeUsedInContext, checkArguments, destroy, prepareArguments, suspendIntention

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

df_register

public df_register()

Method Details

create

public static InternalAction create()

getMinArgs

public int getMinArgs()

Overrides:

getMinArgs in class DefaultInternalAction

getMaxArgs

public int getMaxArgs()

Overrides:

getMaxArgs in class DefaultInternalAction

execute

public Object execute(TransitionSystem ts,
 Unifier un,
 Term[] args)
               throws Exception

Description copied from interface: InternalAction

Executes the internal action. It should return a Boolean or an Iterator. A true boolean return means that the IA was successfully executed. An Iterator result means that there is more than one answer for this IA (e.g. see member internal action).

Specified by:

execute in interface InternalAction

Overrides:

execute in class DefaultInternalAction

Throws:

Exception

getService

protected String getService(Term[] args)

getType

protected String getType(Term[] args)