edu.udo.cs.ie.cowbots.bdi.desgen
Class CDesire

Package class diagram package CDesire
java.lang.Object
  extended by edu.udo.cs.ie.cowbots.bdi.desgen.CDesire
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Comparable<CDesire>
Direct Known Subclasses:
DefaultDesire

public abstract class CDesire
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<CDesire>

Abstract class for any class which represents an agents desire. Each desire must have an unique name represented by a Literal. When returned to other classes as needed for intensity update, intensity of a desire should never be less than one. This interface also provides methods for intensity update, one for the normal update based on the current agents beliefs, and one for proof of mitigation, if the associated goal is fulfilled.


Constructor Summary
CDesire()
           
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object d)
          The equals method of all desires must be overwritten to check equality of the desires unique names.
abstract  int getIntensity()
           
abstract  Literal getUniqueName()
           
abstract  int updateIntensity(IEpistemicState bel)
          Updates the desires intensity based on the current agents beliefs.
abstract  int updateMitigation(IEpistemicState bel)
          Prooves if the associated goal is fulfilled to mitigate the desires intensity.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo
 

Constructor Detail

CDesire

public CDesire()
Method Detail

getUniqueName

public abstract Literal getUniqueName()
Returns:
The desires unique name

getIntensity

public abstract int getIntensity()
Returns:
The desires current intensity

updateIntensity

public abstract int updateIntensity(IEpistemicState bel)
Updates the desires intensity based on the current agents beliefs.

Parameters:
Current - agents beliefs for intensity update
Returns:
Updated desires intensity

updateMitigation

public abstract int updateMitigation(IEpistemicState bel)
Prooves if the associated goal is fulfilled to mitigate the desires intensity. This usually sets intensity to zero to cause deletion of the desire.

Parameters:
Current - agents beliefs for mitigation
Returns:
Updated desires intensity

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object d)
The equals method of all desires must be overwritten to check equality of the desires unique names.

Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object
Parameters:
Desire - to check equality with
Returns:
True, if the compared desire is equal