net.powermatcher.core

Class BaseAgent

java.lang.Object

net.powermatcher.core.BaseAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Agent, ObservableAgent

Direct Known Subclasses:

BaseAgentEndpoint, BaseMatcherEndpoint

public abstract class BaseAgent
extends java.lang.Object
implements ObservableAgent

Base implementation of an Agent. It provides basic functionality required in each Agent. Implements the ObservableAgent interface to make sure the instance van send AgentEvents to AgentObserver s.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.powermatcher.api.Agent

Agent.Status

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected org.flexiblepower.context.FlexiblePowerContext	context
protected org.slf4j.Logger	LOGGER

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BaseAgent()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addObserver(AgentObserver observer) Used to add an AgentObserver to the list of observers of this instance.
protected java.util.Date	now() Returns the current time in a Date object.
protected void	publishEvent(AgentEvent event) Publish an AgentEvent to the attached Observer services.
void	removeObserver(AgentObserver observer) Used to remove an AgentObserver from the list of observers of this instance.
void	setContext(org.flexiblepower.context.FlexiblePowerContext context) Give the agent a reference to a FlexiblePowerContext.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface net.powermatcher.api.Agent

getAgentId, getStatus

Field Detail

LOGGER

protected final org.slf4j.Logger LOGGER

context

protected volatile org.flexiblepower.context.FlexiblePowerContext context

Constructor Detail

BaseAgent

public BaseAgent()

Method Detail

setContext

public void setContext(org.flexiblepower.context.FlexiblePowerContext context)

Description copied from interface: Agent

Give the agent a reference to a FlexiblePowerContext. This should be done by the runtime bundle after the component is activated.

Specified by:

setContext in interface Agent

Parameters:

context - reference to the FlexiblePowerContext

See Also:

Agent.setContext(org.flexiblepower.context.FlexiblePowerContext)

now

protected java.util.Date now()

Returns the current time in a Date object.

Returns:

A Date object, representing the current date and time

addObserver

public void addObserver(AgentObserver observer)

Used to add an AgentObserver to the list of observers of this instance.

Specified by:

addObserver in interface ObservableAgent

Parameters:

observer - the new AgentObserver.

removeObserver

public void removeObserver(AgentObserver observer)

Used to remove an AgentObserver from the list of observers of this instance.

Specified by:

removeObserver in interface ObservableAgent

Parameters:

observer - the AgentObserver that will be removed.

publishEvent

protected final void publishEvent(AgentEvent event)

Publish an AgentEvent to the attached Observer services.

Parameters:

event - The event to publish.