ix.isim
Class ISim

java.lang.Object
  ix.icore.IXAgent
      ix.ip2.Ip2
          ix.isim.ISim

public class ISim
extends Ip2

This class is the entry point for starting an ISim agent. It essentially an Ip2 with the following modifications:

• it always has an ISimTimer associated with it that can be used to control other ISimTimers
• it has an ISimEngine associated with it that performs all the simulating of events; the interface to this simulator is provided as a "I-Sim Control" tool

Nested Class Summary

static class

ISim.AnimatedObjectList

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ix.ip2.Ip2

Ip2.AddExtensionsHandler, Ip2.AddHandlersHandler

Field Summary

protected ISimEngine

simulator the simulator used by this agent to modify the world state

Fields inherited from class ix.ip2.Ip2

activityViewer, agentTypeName, annotationViewer, controller, domain, frame, issueViewer, logoImage, logoLine1, logoLine2, modelManager, optionManager, resetHooks, showOptions, stateViewer

Fields inherited from class ix.icore.IXAgent

contactManager, displayName, eventLogger, exitHooks, initialDisplayName, ipcName, ipcStrategyName, iSimTimer, mainAgent, nameListeners, startupDate, startupHooks, symbolName, textFrame

Method Summary

void	completeStartup() This function creates the simulator that belongs to this ISim agent.
ISimEngine	getISimEngine() returns the simulation engine used by this ISim agent
static void	main(java.lang.String[] argv) This function creates the ISim I-X agent.
protected void	setupISimTimer() This function creates an ISimTimer for this ISim agent.

Methods inherited from class ix.ip2.Ip2

addAboutInfo, addForwardingHandler, addHandlers, addHandlers, addResetHook, addTest, addTestMenuItems, addTool, clearAllButState, clearModel, do_reloadViewers, ensureTool, getActivityPatternSyntaxes, getAgentTypeName, getController, getDomain, getFrame, getIp2ModelManager, getModelManager, getOptionManager, getPlan, handleInput, handleInputDirectly, handleNewActivity, handleNewChatMessage, handleNewConstraint, handleNewIssue, handleNewReport, initOptions, isReloadingViewers, loadDomain, loadInitialPlan, loadPlan, loadPlan, loadPlan, makeActivityViewer, makeAnnotationViewer, makeController, makeIp2Frame, makeIssueViewer, makeLogoPanel, makeModelManager, makeStateViewer, makeViewer, processCommandLineArguments, readDomain, readDomain, reloadViewers, reset, resetAllButState, resetViewers, savePlanAs, startup

Methods inherited from class ix.icore.IXAgent

addAgentNameListener, addExitHook, addStartupHook, adjustLookAndFeel, displayMessage, do_mainStartup, exit, fireSymbolNameChanged, getAgent, getAgentDisplayName, getAgentIPCName, getAgentStartupDate, getAgentSymbolName, getContactManager, getEventLogger, getISimTimer, getKnownAgents, handleReceivedReport, installAgentExtensions, installAgentExtensions, isMainAgent, log, mainStartup, notePossibleNewContact, pre_handleInput, preprocessInput, reportInputException, setAgentSymbolName, setEventLogger, startServer

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

simulator

protected ISimEngine simulator

the simulator used by this agent to modify the world state

Method Detail

completeStartup

public void completeStartup()

This function creates the simulator that belongs to this ISim agent. It is called automatically during the initialization of an Ip2. Use the getISimEngine() method to get the simulation engine.

Overrides:

completeStartup in class Ip2

See Also:

Ip2Frame.becomeVisible()

getISimEngine

public ISimEngine getISimEngine()

returns the simulation engine used by this ISim agent

Returns:

ISimEngine the simulator

setupISimTimer

protected void setupISimTimer()

This function creates an ISimTimer for this ISim agent. Whereas other IXAgents have an ISimTimer only if the "isim-agent-name" parameter has been given to them, an ISim agent always has an ISimTimer. This function is called automatically during the initialization of an IXAgent. Use this IXAgent's getISimTimer() method to retrieve the ISimTimer.

Overrides:

setupISimTimer in class IXAgent

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)

This function creates the ISim I-X agent. It starts up everything around it incl. communication services and user interface by creating an ISim and calling its mainStartup(...) function.

Parameters:

argv - String[] parameters for this ISim agent