com.cometway.ak
Class StartupAgent

java.lang.Object
  com.cometway.props.Props
      com.cometway.ak.Agent
          com.cometway.ak.StartupAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

AgentInterface, HasStateMachineModel, java.io.FilenameFilter

Direct Known Subclasses:

StartupAgentBuilder, XMLStartupAgent

public class StartupAgent
extends Agent
implements java.io.FilenameFilter

This is the default Startup Agent for the Comet Way Agent Kernel. On startup, it scans the startup_dir for files ending in .startup, alphabetizes these filenames, and proceeds by loading a Props file for each, which it passes to the Agent Kernel to create and start an agent based on each set of Props.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.cometway.ak.Agent

agent_id, agentController, CREATING_STATE, debugReporter, DESTROYED_STATE, DESTROYING_STATE, errorReporter, FAILED_STATE, printlnReporter, props, RUNNING_STATE, STARTING_STATE, STOPPED_STATE, STOPPING_STATE, warningReporter

Constructor Summary

StartupAgent()

Method Summary

boolean	accept(java.io.File dir, java.lang.String name) Returns true if the passed file ends in .startup
protected java.util.Vector	getAgentList() Returns a List containing Props of agents to instantiate and start.
void	initProps() Initializes the Props for this agent.
void	start() Initiates the startup process by loading agents in the startup directory.
protected void	startAgents(java.util.Vector agentList) Instantiates and starts agents using the specified List of Props containing agent parameters.

Methods inherited from class com.cometway.ak.Agent

currentStateEquals, debug, destroy, error, error, getAgentController, getDateTimeStr, getProps, getServiceImpl, getStateMachineModel, println, register, registerService, setAgentController, setProps, stop, toString, unregister, unregisterService, warning, warning

Methods inherited from class com.cometway.props.Props

addListener, append, copy, copyFrom, copyTo, decrementInteger, dump, enableListeners, enumerateKeys, format, getBoolean, getByteArray, getCharacter, getDate, getDate, getDateString, getDouble, getFloat, getHexString, getInteger, getKeys, getLong, getNextKey, getProperty, getProperty, getPropsContainer, getSize, getString, getString, getTokens, getTokens, getTrimmedString, getVector, hasProperty, incrementInteger, insertProps, loadProps, notifyPropsChanged, notifyPropsChangedIgnore, notifyPropsChangedIgnore, parse, propertyMatchesRegEx, readFromFile, regExPropertyMatches, removeAll, removeListener, removeProperty, resumeNotify, saveProps, set, setBoolean, setCharacter, setDefault, setDouble, setFloat, setInteger, setLong, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setPropsContainer, suspendNotify, writeToFile

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StartupAgent

public StartupAgent()

Method Detail

accept

public boolean accept(java.io.File dir,
                      java.lang.String name)

Returns true if the passed file ends in .startup

Specified by:

accept in interface java.io.FilenameFilter

initProps

public void initProps()

Initializes the Props for this agent.

Specified by:

initProps in interface AgentInterface

Overrides:

initProps in class Agent

start

public void start()

Initiates the startup process by loading agents in the startup directory.

Specified by:

start in interface AgentInterface

Overrides:

start in class Agent

getAgentList

protected java.util.Vector getAgentList()

Returns a List containing Props of agents to instantiate and start.

startAgents

protected void startAgents(java.util.Vector agentList)

Instantiates and starts agents using the specified List of Props containing agent parameters.