edu.cmu.cs.coral.icf.plan_based.planners
Class Planner

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

PIP

public abstract class Planner

extends java.lang.Object

Represents a Planner.

Since:

ICF 0.0

Version:

$Id$

Field Summary

protected DomainReader	domainReader The DomainReader to use for this Planner, defaults to a PlannerDomainReader.
protected ProblemReader	problemReader The ProblemReader to use for this Planner, defaults to a PlannerProblemReader.

Constructor Summary

protected

Planner() Constructs a new Planner.

Method Summary

DomainReader	getDomainReader() Gets a DomainReader.
ProblemReader	getProblemReader() Gets a ProblemReader.
abstract Plan	solveProblem(PlannerDomain domain, PlannerProblem problem) Solves a planning problem generating a plan.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

domainReader

protected DomainReader domainReader

The DomainReader to use for this Planner, defaults to a PlannerDomainReader. This field should be set in the constructor unless getDomainReader is overridden. Any preprocessing of the Domain that needs to occur before using the domain can be done in the DomainReader.

Since:

ICF 0.0

problemReader

protected ProblemReader problemReader

The ProblemReader to use for this Planner, defaults to a PlannerProblemReader. This field should be set in the constructor unless getProblemReader is overridden. Any preprocessing of the Problem that needs to occur before using the problem can be done in the ProblemReader.

Since:

ICF 0.0

Constructor Detail

Planner

protected Planner()

Constructs a new Planner.

Since:

ICF 0.0

Method Detail

getProblemReader

public ProblemReader getProblemReader()

Gets a ProblemReader.

Returns:

a ProblemReader for reading Planner Problem's

Since:

ICF 0.0

getDomainReader

public DomainReader getDomainReader()

Gets a DomainReader.

Returns:

a DomainReader for reading Planner Domain's

Since:

ICF 0.0

solveProblem

public abstract Plan solveProblem(PlannerDomain domain,
                                  PlannerProblem problem)

Solves a planning problem generating a plan. This method is the main entry point into the Planner.

Parameters:

domain - information about the world that the problem occurs in

problem - specifics of the problem

Returns:

a Plan solving the problem

Since:

ICF 0.0