IRPact_modellierung.information

Class MaxAuthorityInformationScheme

java.lang.Object

IRPact_modellierung.information.InformationScheme

IRPact_modellierung.information.MaxAuthorityInformationScheme

public class MaxAuthorityInformationScheme
extends InformationScheme

The MaxAuthorityInformationScheme is an InformationScheme that collects only information from the most trustworthy (maximal authority) agents and chooses a random piece of information when asked.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MaxAuthorityInformationScheme() A MaxAuthorityInformationScheme collects all information in (initially) empty sets.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Set<InformationEvent>	deriveProductInformation(ConsumerAgent informationRequestingAgent, ProductAttribute productAttributeOfInterest, SimulationContainer simulationContainer) deriveProductInformation in the RandomInformationScheme will provide a random piece of ProductAttributeInformation ever provided to the information scheme.
boolean	isValid() Method that will check that the information scheme is in a valid state (i.e.
void	provideInformation(InformationAgent contributingAgent, Information contributedInformation, double systemTime) The MaxAuthorityInformationScheme only regards the most trustworthy information

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MaxAuthorityInformationScheme

public MaxAuthorityInformationScheme()

A MaxAuthorityInformationScheme collects all information in (initially) empty sets. The ProductAttributeInformation set contains all information of type ProductAttributeInformation received within this scheme

Method Detail

provideInformation

public void provideInformation(InformationAgent contributingAgent,
                               Information contributedInformation,
                               double systemTime)
                        throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

The MaxAuthorityInformationScheme only regards the most trustworthy information

Specified by:

provideInformation in class InformationScheme

Parameters:

contributingAgent - The agent providing information to the information scheme

contributedInformation - The information that is provided to the information scheme

systemTime - The time the information is provided to the system

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

deriveProductInformation

public java.util.Set<InformationEvent> deriveProductInformation(ConsumerAgent informationRequestingAgent,
                                                                ProductAttribute productAttributeOfInterest,
                                                                SimulationContainer simulationContainer)
                                                         throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

deriveProductInformation in the RandomInformationScheme will provide a random piece of ProductAttributeInformation ever provided to the information scheme. If none exists an exception will be thrown

Specified by:

deriveProductInformation in class InformationScheme

Parameters:

informationRequestingAgent - The agent that requests information about a product quality

productAttributeOfInterest - The quality which an agent requests information about

simulationContainer - The state of the simulation at the time of inquiry

Returns:

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Method that will check that the information scheme is in a valid state (i.e. deriveProductInformation will not throw an error). This is the case when there is a ProductAttributeInformation to choose from.

Returns:

True when a ProductAttributeInformation exists, false otherwise