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# Class JavaAgent.agent.CommInterface

    java.lang.Object
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       +----JavaAgent.agent.CommInterface

public abstract class CommInterface
extends Object

Abstract class which provides an interface between an Agent and the actual mechanisms used for message passing. Allows the agent to send messages and informs the agent when messages have been recieved. When a message is received, the CommInterface must parse the message to create a KQMLmessage object and then call the receiveMessage() method of the Agent. When the Agent calls the sendMessage() method of the CommInterace, the CommInterface will attempt to send the message and call the Agents's sendResult() method to report the success or failure of the transmission.

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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parent

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CommInterface(Agent)
  Contructs a CommInterace for a specific Agent.

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disconnect()
  Called by the Agent to disconnect the CommInterface.
sendMessage(KQMLmessage)
  Called to send a given KQMLmessage.

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parent

     protected Agent parent

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CommInterface

     public CommInterface(Agent A)

  Contructs a CommInterace for a specific Agent.

  Parameters:
    A - Agent which this CommInterface represents.

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sendMessage

     protected abstract void sendMessage(KQMLmessage message)

  Called to send a given KQMLmessage. Actual mechanism must be implemented separately.

  Parameters:
    message - The KQMLmessage to send.

disconnect

     protected abstract void disconnect()

  Called by the Agent to disconnect the CommInterface.

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