IRPact_modellierung.messaging

Class Message

java.lang.Object

IRPact_modellierung.messaging.Message

Direct Known Subclasses:

CompanyConsumerPerceptionManipulationMessage, CompanyConsumerPreferenceManipulationMessage, ConsumerConsumerPerceptionManipulationMessage, ConsumerConsumerPreferenceManipulationMessage, ConsumerConsumerProductAttributePerceptionManipulationMessage

public abstract class Message
extends java.lang.Object

Messages model the communication activity between agents. They are directed from a sending agent to a receiving one, and describe their effect through the processMessage method.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Agent	receiver
protected Agent	sender

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Message(Agent sender, Agent receiver) A message represent a communicative activity from the sender to the receiver

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Agent	getReceiver()
Agent	getSender()
abstract void	processMessage(double systemTime) Processing the message will make the message take effect.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

sender

protected Agent sender

receiver

protected Agent receiver

Constructor Detail

Message

public Message(Agent sender,
               Agent receiver)

A message represent a communicative activity from the sender to the receiver

Parameters:

sender - The agent from which the communicative activity stems

receiver - The agent to which the communicative activity is directed to

Method Detail

getSender

public Agent getSender()

getReceiver

public Agent getReceiver()

processMessage

public abstract void processMessage(double systemTime)

Processing the message will make the message take effect. This method captures the semantics of the respective message.

Parameters:

systemTime - The time at which the message is processed / evaluated