org.arakhne.tinyMAS.core

Interface Environment<AT extends Agent>

All Known Subinterfaces:

SituatedEnvironment<AT,AB,OB,PT,IT>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEnvironment, AbstractSituatedEnvironment, WorldGrid

Deprecated.

See "http://www.janus-project.org"

@Deprecated
public interface Environment<AT extends Agent>

This interface representes the environment inside a multiagent system.

The environment is also assumed to be a time reference for the agent society.

Author:

Stéphane GALLAND <galland@arakhne.org>, Nicolas GAUD <nicolas.gaud@utbm.fr>

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SimulationClock	getSimulationClock() Deprecated. Replies the clock used by the environment.
void	init() Deprecated. Initialize this environment.
boolean	isAlive() Deprecated. Replies if this environment is alive.
void	postAgentScheduling(Kernel<AT,?,?,?> runningKernel) Deprecated. This function is invoked by the kernel after the scheduling of the agents.
void	preAgentScheduling(Kernel<AT,?,?,?> runningKernel) Deprecated. This function is invoked by the kernel before the scheduling of the agents.
void	putAgent(AT agent) Deprecated. Put the given agent inside the environment.
void	removeAgent(AgentIdentifier agent) Deprecated. Remove the given agent from the environment.
void	shutdown() Deprecated. Shutdown this environment.

Method Detail

init

void init()

Deprecated.

Initialize this environment.

shutdown

void shutdown()

Deprecated.

Shutdown this environment.

putAgent

void putAgent(AT agent)

Deprecated.

Put the given agent inside the environment.

The implementation of this method is problem-dependent because several type of environments should not contains the agents.

removeAgent

void removeAgent(AgentIdentifier agent)

Deprecated.

Remove the given agent from the environment.

The implementation of this method is problem-dependent because several type of environments should not contains the agents.

preAgentScheduling

void preAgentScheduling(Kernel<AT,?,?,?> runningKernel)

Deprecated.

This function is invoked by the kernel before the scheduling of the agents.

Parameters:

runningKernel - is the instance of the kernel that is running this environment.

postAgentScheduling

void postAgentScheduling(Kernel<AT,?,?,?> runningKernel)

Deprecated.

This function is invoked by the kernel after the scheduling of the agents.

Parameters:

runningKernel - is the instance of the kernel that is running this environment.

isAlive

boolean isAlive()

Deprecated.

Replies if this environment is alive.

If the environment is not alive, the multiagent kernel will quit.

getSimulationClock

SimulationClock getSimulationClock()

Deprecated.

Replies the clock used by the environment.

Returns:

never null