agent
Class Agent

java.lang.Object
  agent.Agent

public abstract class Agent
extends java.lang.Object

An abstract software agent class. The agent must be managed by the Environment class, which calls its see() and selectAction() methods.

Constructor Summary

Agent()

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.String	getId() Return a unique string that identifies the agent.
abstract void	see(Percept p) Provide a Percept to the agent.
abstract Action	selectAction() Have the agent select its next action to perform.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Agent

public Agent()

Method Detail

getId

public abstract java.lang.String getId()

Return a unique string that identifies the agent. This is particularly useful in multi-agent environments.

see

public abstract void see(Percept p)

Provide a Percept to the agent. This function is called by the environment at the beginning of each agent's turn. If the agent has internal state, this method should also update it.

selectAction

public abstract Action selectAction()

Have the agent select its next action to perform. Implements the action: Per -> Ac function or the action: I -> Ac function, depending on whether or not the agent has internal state.