Package cmion.level3

Class CompetencyManager

java.lang.Object

ion.Meta.Element

cmion.architecture.CmionComponent

cmion.level3.CompetencyManager

public class CompetencyManager
extends CmionComponent

the competency manager receives actions from the mind for execution and decomposes them into a plan of competencies for execution

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class cmion.architecture.CmionComponent

architecture

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CompetencyManager(IArchitecture architecture, java.lang.String competencyManagerRulesFileName)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	cancelActionFromMind(MindAction a)	method that is called by the event handler whenever the mind initiates a new action
protected CompetencyManagerRule	findMatch(MindAction a, java.util.ArrayList<CompetencyManagerRule> rulesToIgnore)	find a rule from the rule base that maps the specified Mind Action to a competency execution plan
protected java.io.InputStream	openRulesFile(java.lang.String competencyManagerRulesFileName)
protected void	receiveActionFromMind(MindAction a)	method that is called by the event handler whenever the mind initiates a new action
void	registerHandlers()	in here the competency manager registers its request and event handlers with ION

Methods inherited from class cmion.architecture.CmionComponent

getArchitecture, isConnected, onDestroy, raise

Methods inherited from class ion.Meta.Element

destroy, getEventFilters, getEventHandlers, getRequestFilters, getRequestHandlers, getSimulation, getUID, schedule, wasDestroyed

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CompetencyManager

public CompetencyManager(IArchitecture architecture,
                         java.lang.String competencyManagerRulesFileName)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Method Detail

receiveActionFromMind

protected void receiveActionFromMind(MindAction a)

method that is called by the event handler whenever the mind initiates a new action

cancelActionFromMind

protected void cancelActionFromMind(MindAction a)

method that is called by the event handler whenever the mind initiates a new action

findMatch

protected CompetencyManagerRule findMatch(MindAction a,
                                          java.util.ArrayList<CompetencyManagerRule> rulesToIgnore)

find a rule from the rule base that maps the specified Mind Action to a competency execution plan

Parameters:

a - the mind action that we are checking matches for

rulesToIgnore - the rules that should not be matched with

Returns:

a rule that matches or null if no match could be found

registerHandlers

public final void registerHandlers()

in here the competency manager registers its request and event handlers with ION

Specified by:

registerHandlers in class CmionComponent

openRulesFile

protected java.io.InputStream openRulesFile(java.lang.String competencyManagerRulesFileName)
                                     throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception