pingagent.java

JADE(JAVA Agent开发框架)是一个完全由JAVA语言开发的软件,它简化了多Agent系统的实现。

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package examples.messaging;

import jade.core.Agent;
import jade.core.behaviours.CyclicBehaviour;
import jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage;
import jade.lang.acl.MessageTemplate;

/**
   This example shows an agent able to respond to other agents wishing
   to know if it is alive. More in details we use a 
   <code>CyclicBehaviour</code> that receives only messages of type 
   <code>QUERY_IF</code> and using the <code>presence</code> ontology.
   All other messages are ignored. This is acheved by specifying a 
   proper <code>MessageTemplate</code>. Whenever such a message is 
   received an <code>INFORM</code> message is sent back as reply.
   @author Giovanni Caire - TILAB
 */
public class PingAgent extends Agent {
	private MessageTemplate template = MessageTemplate.and(
		MessageTemplate.MatchPerformative(ACLMessage.QUERY_IF),
		MessageTemplate.MatchOntology("presence") );
		
	protected void setup() {
		addBehaviour(new CyclicBehaviour(this) {
			public void action() {
				ACLMessage msg = myAgent.receive(template);
				if (msg != null) {
					System.out.println("Received QUERY_IF message from agent "+msg.getSender().getName());
					ACLMessage reply = msg.createReply();
					if ("alive".equals(msg.getContent())) {
						reply.setPerformative(ACLMessage.INFORM);
						reply.setContent("alive");
					}
					else {
						reply.setPerformative(ACLMessage.NOT_UNDERSTOOD);
						reply.setContent("Unknown-content");
					}
					myAgent.send(reply);
				}
				else {
					block();
				}
			}
		} );
	}
}