ou4.message

Class Agent

java.lang.Object

ou4.message.Message

ou4.message.Agent

public class Agent
extends Message

Agent is a type of message that traverses and shares information throughout the network.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ou4.message.Message

maxSteps

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Agent(int maxsteps, Node node) Creates an Agent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	eventSync() Syncs event data with the current node.
Node	getLastNode() Returns the agents last node
boolean	move() Move the Query one step.
void	update(Node node) Sets the message handle for the Query.

Methods inherited from class ou4.message.Message

die, isAlive

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Agent

public Agent(int maxsteps,
             Node node)
      throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Creates an Agent.

Parameters:

maxsteps - the Agent can go and node, where

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if input is invalid.

Method Detail

eventSync

public void eventSync()

Syncs event data with the current node.

move

public boolean move()

Move the Query one step.

Specified by:

move in class Message

update

public void update(Node node)

Sets the message handle for the Query.

Specified by:

update in class Message

Parameters:

node - node agent is waiting in

getLastNode

public Node getLastNode()

Returns the agents last node

Returns:

last node