Package dev.agenor.core.dialogue

Enum Class Performative

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Performative>

dev.agenor.core.dialogue.Performative

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Performative>, Constable

public enum Performative
extends Enum<Performative>

Communicative act types for agent dialogue. Reduced to 10 pragmatic primitives from FIPA's 22+.

Since:

0.5.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
AGREE	Accept to perform action
CANCEL	Cancel ongoing interaction
CFP	Call for proposals
FAILURE	Report action failure
INFORM	Provide information
NOTIFY	Notify of event
PROPOSE	Make a proposal
QUERY	Ask for information
REFUSE	Decline request
REQUEST	Request action execution

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	createsCommitment()
boolean	dischargesCommitment()
boolean	expectsResponse()
static Performative	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static Performative[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

REQUEST

public static final Performative REQUEST

Request action execution

QUERY

public static final Performative QUERY

Ask for information

INFORM

public static final Performative INFORM

Provide information

AGREE

public static final Performative AGREE

Accept to perform action

REFUSE

public static final Performative REFUSE

Decline request

FAILURE

public static final Performative FAILURE

Report action failure

PROPOSE

public static final Performative PROPOSE

Make a proposal

CFP

public static final Performative CFP

Call for proposals

CANCEL

public static final Performative CANCEL

Cancel ongoing interaction

NOTIFY

public static final Performative NOTIFY

Notify of event

Method Details

values

public static Performative[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Performative valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

createsCommitment

public boolean createsCommitment()

Returns:

true if this performative creates a commitment

dischargesCommitment

public boolean dischargesCommitment()

Returns:

true if this performative discharges a commitment

expectsResponse

public boolean expectsResponse()

Returns:

true if this performative expects a response