Class agent.Agent.Agent 
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Class agent.Agent.Agent 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.lang.Thread
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           +----agent.Agent.Agent
public class Agent
extends Thread
The base class for all Agents in the agent system. An almost purely abstract class, with the only bit of implementation embodied in the setAgentContext method.
See Also:
AgentContext, AgentServer

Variable Index

o ac
The Agent's interface to the AgentServer.

Method Index

o configure(Frame)
Called by the AgentLauncher to get the arguments needed for this run of this agent.
o getArguments()
Called by the AgentLauncher to get the arguments that were set via configure.
o setAgentContext(AgentContext)
Called by the AgentServer to set an AgentContext for this agent to use when reporting status or creating/reporting results.
o setArguments(Vector)
Called by the AgentServer to set the arguments this run of this agent will use.

Variables

o ac 
  public AgentContext ac
The Agent's interface to the AgentServer. If the Agent is loaded on an AgentLauncher, as it will be when it is being configured, this will be null.

Methods

o setAgentContext 
  public void setAgentContext(AgentContext a)
Called by the AgentServer to set an AgentContext for this agent to use when reporting status or creating/reporting results.
Parameters:
agentContext - An object implementing the AgentContext interface. Usually the AgentServer itself.
o configure 
  public abstract void configure(Frame frame)
Called by the AgentLauncher to get the arguments needed for this run of this agent. Usually creates a Dialog to get input from the browser user.
Parameters:
frame - A Frame object, usually the Frame of the browser.
o getArguments 
  public abstract Vector getArguments()
Called by the AgentLauncher to get the arguments that were set via configure.
Returns:
A Vector of Strings that will be passed back to the Agent when the AgentServer instantiates it on a server. The Strings can contain any data that might be meaningful to the Agent. There is no limit on the number of arguments.
See Also:
Dialog
o setArguments 
  public abstract void setArguments(Vector args)
Called by the AgentServer to set the arguments this run of this agent will use. The arguments obtained from the browser user are stuffed into a portion of the agent load message. The AgentServer extracts the args from the message, creates a Vector of Strings and passes that Vector to the agent via this call.
Parameters:
args - A Vector of Strings that are exactly what the AgentLauncher returned to the AgentLauncher from getArguments. 
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