Package net.sf.tweety.agents.dialogues.structured

Class SasAgent

java.lang.Object

net.sf.tweety.agents.Agent

net.sf.tweety.agents.dialogues.structured.SasAgent

Direct Known Subclasses:

OvercautiousArgumentationAgent, TruthfulArgumentationAgent

public abstract class SasAgent
extends net.sf.tweety.agents.Agent

This class represents an agent in a structured argumentation system.

Author:

Matthias Thimm

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SasAgent(net.sf.tweety.arg.saf.syntax.StructuredArgumentationFramework view, UtilityFunction utility)	Creates a new (non-single-step) SasAgent with the given (local) view and utility function.
SasAgent(net.sf.tweety.arg.saf.syntax.StructuredArgumentationFramework view, UtilityFunction utility, boolean isSingleStep)	Creates a new SasAgent with the given (local) view and utility function.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected net.sf.tweety.arg.saf.syntax.StructuredArgumentationFramework	getCommonView()	Returns the common view of this agent.
protected Set<net.sf.tweety.arg.dung.syntax.Argument>	getPossibleArguments()	Returns the set of arguments this agent may bring forward.
protected UtilityFunction	getUtilityFunction()	Returns the utility function of this agent.
protected net.sf.tweety.arg.saf.syntax.StructuredArgumentationFramework	getView()	Returns the view of this agent.
boolean	isSingleStep()	Checks whether this agent is a single-step argumentation agent, i.e.
net.sf.tweety.agents.Executable	next(Collection<? extends net.sf.tweety.agents.Perceivable> percepts)
int	rank(Collection<? extends net.sf.tweety.logics.pl.syntax.Proposition> propositions)	Ranks the given collection of propositions wrt.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.tweety.agents.Agent

getName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SasAgent

public SasAgent(net.sf.tweety.arg.saf.syntax.StructuredArgumentationFramework view,
                UtilityFunction utility)

Creates a new (non-single-step) SasAgent with the given (local) view and utility function.

Parameters:

view - the view of the agent on the argumentation.

utility - a utility function.

SasAgent

public SasAgent(net.sf.tweety.arg.saf.syntax.StructuredArgumentationFramework view,
                UtilityFunction utility,
                boolean isSingleStep)

Creates a new SasAgent with the given (local) view and utility function.

Parameters:

view - the view of the agent on the argumentation.

utility - a utility function.

isSingleStep - indicates whether this agent is a single-step argumentation agent, i.e. whether he may bring forward only one argument at a time or multiple.

Method Detail

next

public net.sf.tweety.agents.Executable next(Collection<? extends net.sf.tweety.agents.Perceivable> percepts)

Specified by:

next in class net.sf.tweety.agents.Agent

getView

protected net.sf.tweety.arg.saf.syntax.StructuredArgumentationFramework getView()

Returns the view of this agent.

Returns:

the view of this agent.

getCommonView

protected net.sf.tweety.arg.saf.syntax.StructuredArgumentationFramework getCommonView()

Returns the common view of this agent.

Returns:

the common view of this agent.

getUtilityFunction

protected UtilityFunction getUtilityFunction()

Returns the utility function of this agent.

Returns:

the utility function of this agent.

isSingleStep

public boolean isSingleStep()

Checks whether this agent is a single-step argumentation agent, i.e. whether he may bring forward only one argument at a time or multiple.

Returns:

"true" if this agent is a single-step agent.

getPossibleArguments

protected Set<net.sf.tweety.arg.dung.syntax.Argument> getPossibleArguments()

Returns the set of arguments this agent may bring forward.

Returns:

The set of arguments this agent may bring forward.

rank

public int rank(Collection<? extends net.sf.tweety.logics.pl.syntax.Proposition> propositions)

Ranks the given collection of propositions wrt. this agent's utility function.

Parameters:

propositions - a collection of propositions.

Returns:

the rank of the given collection of propositions wrt. this agent's utility function.