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# Class JavaAgent.context.SocketContext

    java.lang.Object
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       +----JavaAgent.context.AgentContext
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               +----JavaAgent.context.SocketContext

public class SocketContext
extends AgentContext

Subclass of AgentContext which uses the SocketInterface class for communication.

Copyright (c) 1995, H. Robert Frost, Stanford University. All rights reserved.

Copyright (c) 1996, H. Robert Frost, Enterprise Integration Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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SocketContext(SocketParams)
  Sets the parameters and creates the CommInterface, represented Agent and possibly the AgentFrame.

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addAgent()
  Creates an Agent object.
createCommInterface()
  Creates a SocketInterface for the Agent.
main(String[])
  Called if the SocketContext is started as an application from the command line.
setAgentAddress(int)
  Sets the agents address, and name if no name was specified.
SubmitAddress()
  Send the agent's name and address to the ANS.

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SocketContext

     public SocketContext(SocketParams params)

  Sets the parameters and creates the CommInterface, represented Agent and possibly the AgentFrame.

  Parameters:
    params - Runtime parameters for the AgentContext.

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addAgent

     protected boolean addAgent()

  Creates an Agent object.

  Returns:
    Success of creation.
  Overrides:
    addAgent in class AgentContext

createCommInterface

     protected void createCommInterface()

  Creates a SocketInterface for the Agent.

  Overrides:
    createCommInterface in class AgentContext

setAgentAddress

     protected void setAgentAddress(int port)

  Sets the agents address, and name if no name was specified.

SubmitAddress

     protected void SubmitAddress()

  Send the agent's name and address to the ANS.

main

     public static void main(String arg[])

  Called if the SocketContext is started as an application from the command line. Command line args:

  - -i init_file URL
  - [-s] shared classes URL, for classes and other files which will be shared with other agents.
  - [-l] local directory for writing to the shared classes URL.
  - [-w] working directory for saving local files, this should not be included if the agent cannot access the local disk
  - [-n] name, only included if the Agent should automatically connect to the network.
  - [-gui] create a GUI if this flag is included
  - [-p] For for ServerSocket

  Parameters:
    arg - Array of command line arguments.

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