Class Slot

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Slot

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class is the entries of the address book an agent maintains in order to communicate and build its "community. It stores the name of agents it communicates with, a counter that keeps track of the story of the interactions and methods to add to and delete agents from the address book.

Since:

JDK 1.3

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private int	address the reference of an agent in the address book
private Agent	agent an agent
private static XCSConstants	cons Stores the relevant constants for XCS.
private int	exchangeCounter the counter keeping track of the exchange occuring with one agent.
private XClassifier	exchangedCl
private int	timeAB Counts the time an agent stays in an address book. reflects the stability of the relationship

Constructor Summary

Slot()
The constructor for a slot that will be inserted in an address book.

Method Summary

void	actualizeCounter() Actualize the indicator of inputs provided by the agent.
void	actualizeTime() Counts the time spent in the address book by an agent
int	getAddress() Returns the name of an agent stored at a given place in the address book
XClassifier	getAnswer() Returns the classifier passed from one agent to another.
int	getExchangeCounter() Returns the exchange counter
int	getTime() Returns the time spent by an agent in an address book.
void	setAddress(int name) Sets the name of an agent in a slot when it is introduced in the address book.
XClassifier	trackExchange(XClassifier cl) Returns the classifier passed from one agent to another.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

address

private int address

the reference of an agent in the address book

exchangedCl

private XClassifier exchangedCl

exchangeCounter

private int exchangeCounter

the counter keeping track of the exchange occuring with one agent. This counter is set at initExval when an agent is introduced in the address book and decreased by 1 each time the agent does not answer. When it equals 0, the agent is removed from the address book.

timeAB

private int timeAB

Counts the time an agent stays in an address book. reflects the stability of the relationship

cons

private static XCSConstants cons

Stores the relevant constants for XCS.

See Also:

XCSConstants

agent

private Agent agent

an agent

Constructor Detail

Slot

public Slot()

The constructor for a slot that will be inserted in an address book. it contains the name of the agent, the value of its exchange counter (indicator of the imputs provided by this agent) and a counter of the time this agent lasted in the address book.

See Also:

XCSConstants.initExVal

Method Detail

actualizeCounter

public void actualizeCounter()

Actualize the indicator of inputs provided by the agent. Decreased by one each time an agent does not answer when sollicited.

actualizeTime

public void actualizeTime()

Counts the time spent in the address book by an agent

getExchangeCounter

public int getExchangeCounter()

Returns the exchange counter

setAddress

public void setAddress(int name)

Sets the name of an agent in a slot when it is introduced in the address book.

Parameters:

name - The name of the inserted agent

getAddress

public int getAddress()

Returns the name of an agent stored at a given place in the address book

getTime

public int getTime()

Returns the time spent by an agent in an address book.

trackExchange

public XClassifier trackExchange(XClassifier cl)

Returns the classifier passed from one agent to another. Mostly used for debugging.

Parameters:

cl - The exchanged classifier

getAnswer

public XClassifier getAnswer()

Returns the classifier passed from one agent to another. Used for debugging.