IRPact_modellierung.information

Class PureInformationScheme

java.lang.Object

IRPact_modellierung.information.InformationScheme

IRPact_modellierung.information.PureInformationScheme

public class PureInformationScheme
extends InformationScheme

The PureInformatioScheme is an information scheme where no distortion of information is assumed, and all information corresponds to the true nature of things. It models perfect information of the ConsumerAgents (as long as they request information), and no mechanisms of subjective (or malicious) information. As such no information entering this scheme is of relevance and ignored.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PureInformationScheme() Constructor that doesn't instantiate the allKnowingEye.
PureInformationScheme(SimulationContainer simulationContainer) In the PureInformationScheme all information stems from the allKnowingEye, an InformationAgent with unlimited (maximal) information authority

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Set<InformationEvent>	deriveProductInformation(ConsumerAgent informationRequestingAgent, ProductAttribute productAttributeOfInterest, SimulationContainer simulationContainer) Since this scheme models perfect information, requesting information immediately gives the true value of all product attributes of the simulation.
void	provideInformation(InformationAgent contributingAgent, Information contributedInformation, double systemTime) Since information is 'pure' (and thus everything is known anyways), providing information to this scheme is of no consequence.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PureInformationScheme

public PureInformationScheme(SimulationContainer simulationContainer)

In the PureInformationScheme all information stems from the allKnowingEye, an InformationAgent with unlimited (maximal) information authority

Parameters:

simulationContainer - The container the simulation runs in

PureInformationScheme

public PureInformationScheme()

Constructor that doesn't instantiate the allKnowingEye. This has to be done later in the simulation when the simulationContainer exists

Method Detail

provideInformation

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

Since information is 'pure' (and thus everything is known anyways), providing information to this scheme is of no consequence.

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)

Since this scheme models perfect information, requesting information immediately gives the true value of all product attributes of the simulation.

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:

An event that transmits the true value of the ProductAttribute immediately