zeus.actors.outtrays
Class FIPA_PostMan

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      zeus.actors.PostMan
          zeus.actors.outtrays.FIPA_PostMan

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class FIPA_PostMan

extends PostMan

This class is a FIPA complient PostMan that can be used to build an ACC agent which when working with the NameServer provides a link between the Zeus platform and other FIPA complient platforms

Field Summary

private java.io.File	file
protected javax.naming.Context	initialNamingContext
private java.io.FileWriter	log

Fields inherited from class zeus.actors.PostMan

ccMail, dispatching, MAX_RETRY, mbox, myAddress, outMail, waitQueue

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

FIPA_PostMan(MailBox mbox, Queue outMail, Queue ccMail, Address myAddress)

Method Summary

private void	debug(java.lang.String str)
boolean	postFIPAMsg(FIPAPerformative msg, FIPA_AID_Address addr) posts the message to the appropriate transport, will set the return address to
void	run() this run method is the business end of the agent's communication infrastructure.

Methods inherited from class zeus.actors.PostMan

addressReceived, doPost, lowerStatus, postMsg, push, setFastAgent, stopDispatching

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

initialNamingContext

protected javax.naming.Context initialNamingContext

log

private java.io.FileWriter log

file

private java.io.File file

Constructor Detail

FIPA_PostMan

public FIPA_PostMan(MailBox mbox,
                    Queue outMail,
                    Queue ccMail,
                    Address myAddress)

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Description copied from class: PostMan

this run method is the business end of the agent's communication infrastructure. It works in the following way.

for every receiver of the message
if lookupAddress good then
if can send to that address tell the visualisers about the message else post an error and delete that address else ask the nameserver for the address and put this message on a todo list until the nameserver responds then service it.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class PostMan

postFIPAMsg

public boolean postFIPAMsg(FIPAPerformative msg,
                           FIPA_AID_Address addr)

posts the message to the appropriate transport, will set the return address to

debug

private void debug(java.lang.String str)