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Class JavaAgent.context.AgentFrame 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.Component
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           +----java.awt.Container
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                   +----java.awt.Window
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                           +----java.awt.Frame
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                                   +----JavaAgent.context.AgentFrame
public class AgentFrame
extends Frame
AgentFrame provides a graphical interface for an Agent.

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

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

RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND: Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph(c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 and in similar clauses in the FAR and NASA FAR supplement.

This software is bound by the terms and conditions listed in the attached LICENSE file.

Variable Index

o Action
o cmp
o ComposeMessage
o context
o Controls
o Help
o HelpAbout
o incoming
o IncomingLength
o lmp
o LoadMessage
o LoadResource
o lrp
o Messages
o name
o NumReceived
o NumSent
o outgoing
o OutgoingLength
o Quit
o received
o Resources
o sent
o smp
o SystemMessageStorage
o SystemStatPanel
o ViewMessage
o ViewResource
o vmp
o vrp

Constructor Index

o AgentFrame(AgentContext, String)
Constructor for an AgentFrame.

Method Index

o action(Event, Object)
Called when an event happens in the AgentFrame.
o addPanel(Panel)
Takes a panel created by the Agent and passed through the MessageOutput object and displays it in a new top-level window.
o addSystemMessage(String)
Displays the message in the SystemMessages TextArea.
o ComposeMessageAction()
Called when "Compose Message" is selected from the menu bar.
o CreateNewFrame(Panel, int, int, String)
Generic method for creating a new top-level window with the specified width, height and name to contain the specified panel.
o getAgent()
o HelpAboutAction()
Called when "About Java(tm) Agent" is selected from the menu bar.
o informPanel(InterfacePanel, String)
o killPanel(InterfacePanel)
Sets the InterfacePanel's reference to null.
o LoadMessageAction()
Called when "Load Messages" is selected from the menu bar.
o LoadResourceAction()
Called when "Load Resources" is selected from the menu bar.
o QuitAction()
Called when "Quit" is selected from the menu bar.
o resourceChanged(String)
Called when some Agent resource has changed.
o SystemMessagesAction()
Create a SystemMessagesPanel.
o terminate()
Called by the AgentContext to dispose of the gui.
o terminatePanel(InterfacePanel)
Terminates a specific panel.
o terminatePanels()
Terminates all of the panels.
o ViewMessageAction()
Called when "View Messages" is selected from the menu bar.
o ViewResourceAction()
Called when "View Resources" is selected from the menu bar.

Variables

o name 
 protected String name
o context 
 protected AgentContext context
o outgoing 
 protected int outgoing
o incoming 
 protected int incoming
o sent 
 protected int sent
o received 
 protected int received
o vrp 
 protected ViewResourcePanel vrp
o lrp 
 protected LoadResourcePanel lrp
o vmp 
 protected ViewMessagePanel vmp
o lmp 
 protected LoadMessagePanel lmp
o cmp 
 protected ComposeMessagePanel cmp
o smp 
 protected SystemMessagesPanel smp
o Controls 
 protected MenuBar Controls
o Action 
 protected Menu Action
o Quit 
 protected MenuItem Quit
o Messages 
 protected Menu Messages
o ViewMessage 
 protected MenuItem ViewMessage
o LoadMessage 
 protected MenuItem LoadMessage
o ComposeMessage 
 protected MenuItem ComposeMessage
o Resources 
 protected Menu Resources
o ViewResource 
 protected MenuItem ViewResource
o LoadResource 
 protected MenuItem LoadResource
o Help 
 protected Menu Help
o HelpAbout 
 protected MenuItem HelpAbout
o SystemStatPanel 
 protected Panel SystemStatPanel
o NumReceived 
 protected Label NumReceived
o NumSent 
 protected Label NumSent
o OutgoingLength 
 protected Label OutgoingLength
o IncomingLength 
 protected Label IncomingLength
o SystemMessageStorage 
 protected Vector SystemMessageStorage

Constructors

o AgentFrame 
 protected AgentFrame(AgentContext context,
                      String title)
Constructor for an AgentFrame. Creates GUI components.

Parameters:
context - AgentContext which created this gui.
title - Title for the frame.

Methods

o getAgent 
 protected Agent getAgent()
Returns:
Agent contained by context.
o action 
 public boolean action(Event evt,
                       Object arg)
Called when an event happens in the AgentFrame. Used to take action on menu bar selections.

Parameters:
evt - The event which triggered the method call.
arg - Who called the method. For buttons, string name of button.
Overrides:
action in class Component
o CreateNewFrame 
 protected void CreateNewFrame(Panel p,
                               int width,
                               int height,
                               String name)
Generic method for creating a new top-level window with the specified width, height and name to contain the specified panel.

o QuitAction 
 protected void QuitAction()
Called when "Quit" is selected from the menu bar.

o terminate 
 protected void terminate()
Called by the AgentContext to dispose of the gui.

o terminatePanels 
 protected void terminatePanels()
Terminates all of the panels.

o terminatePanel 
 protected void terminatePanel(InterfacePanel p)
Terminates a specific panel.

o killPanel 
 protected void killPanel(InterfacePanel p)
Sets the InterfacePanel's reference to null.

o SystemMessagesAction 
 protected void SystemMessagesAction()
Create a SystemMessagesPanel.

o ComposeMessageAction 
 protected void ComposeMessageAction()
Called when "Compose Message" is selected from the menu bar. Creates a new top-level frame for the interactive creations of a KQML message. Has a default message to start with.

o ViewMessageAction 
 protected void ViewMessageAction()
Called when "View Messages" is selected from the menu bar. Creates a new top-level frame for the interactive viewing of received KQML messages.

o LoadMessageAction 
 protected void LoadMessageAction()
Called when "Load Messages" is selected from the menu bar. Creates a new top-level frame which allows the user to select a file from which to load a set of messages.

o resourceChanged 
 public void resourceChanged(String type)
Called when some Agent resource has changed.

Parameters:
type - String identifying the type of the resource.
o informPanel 
 protected void informPanel(InterfacePanel p,
                            String type)
o ViewResourceAction 
 protected void ViewResourceAction()
Called when "View Resources" is selected from the menu bar. Creates a new top-level frame which allows the user to view the resources currently possessed by the Agent.

o LoadResourceAction 
 protected void LoadResourceAction()
Called when "Load Resources" is selected from the menu bar. Creates a new top-level frame which allows the user to load new resources from somewhere on the Internet.

o HelpAboutAction 
 protected void HelpAboutAction()
Called when "About Java(tm) Agent" is selected from the menu bar. Creates a new top-level frame which tells the user about the Functionality of the Java(tm) Agent.

o addSystemMessage 
 public void addSystemMessage(String message)
Displays the message in the SystemMessages TextArea.

Parameters:
message - The message to output.
o addPanel 
 public void addPanel(Panel p)
Takes a panel created by the Agent and passed through the MessageOutput object and displays it in a new top-level window. 

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