edu.cmu.cs.coral.icf
Interface Controller

All Known Implementing Classes:

PlannerController

public abstract interface Controller

This interface specifies the API for a generic agent controller.

Since:

ICF 0.0

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

void	addAgent(Agent agent) Adds an Agent to be controlled by this Controller.
ActionStream	getActionStream(Agent agent) Gets the ActionStream to control this Agent.
ModelFactory	getModelFactory() Gets a factory which can be used to create components of a world model of an appropriate type to the Controller being used.
void	setFeedbackGenerator(FeedbackGenerator fbg) Sets the source of feedback to the Controller.

Method Detail

getModelFactory

public ModelFactory getModelFactory()

Gets a factory which can be used to create components of a world model of an appropriate type to the Controller being used.

Returns:

a ModelFactory which can generate models of the world for this Controller

Since:

ICF 0.0

setFeedbackGenerator

public void setFeedbackGenerator(FeedbackGenerator fbg)

Sets the source of feedback to the Controller.

Parameters:

fbg - the FeedbackGenerator to use for Feedback

Since:

ICF 0.0

addAgent

public void addAgent(Agent agent)

Adds an Agent to be controlled by this Controller.

Parameters:

agent - the agent to control

Since:

ICF 0.0

getActionStream

public ActionStream getActionStream(Agent agent)

Gets the ActionStream to control this Agent.

Parameters:

agent - the Agent to get the controlling stream for

Returns:

a stream of actions to control this agent

Since:

ICF 0.0