org.volante.abm.agent

Interface InnovationAgent

All Superinterfaces:

Agent, de.cesr.more.basic.agent.MoreObservingNetworkAgent<Agent>

All Known Subinterfaces:

SocialInnovationAgent

All Known Implementing Classes:

BoundedSocialInnovationAgent, DefaultSocialInnovationAgent

public interface InnovationAgent
extends Agent

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface de.cesr.more.basic.agent.MoreObservingNetworkAgent

de.cesr.more.basic.agent.MoreObservingNetworkAgent.NetworkObservation, de.cesr.more.basic.agent.MoreObservingNetworkAgent.NetworkObservations

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.volante.abm.agent.Agent

NOT_MANAGED, NOT_MANAGED_COMPETITION, NOT_MANAGED_ID

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	considerAdoption(Innovation innovation) Lets this agent decide whether to adopt the given innovation.
void	considerInnovationsNextStep() Checks each registered innovation for its status in order to consider taking the next status.
void	considerRejection(Innovation innovation) Lets this agent decide whether to reject the given innovation.
void	considerTrial(Innovation innovation) Lets this agent decide whether to trial the given innovation.
Set<Innovation>	getInnovationsAwareOf() Provides a set of Innovations this agent is aware of.
ProductionModel	getProductionModel() Returns the production model of this agent.
InnovationState	getState(Innovation innovation)
void	makeAdopted(Innovation innovation) Adopts the given innovation.
void	makeAware(Innovation innovation) Make this agent aware of the given innovation, i.e.
void	makeTrial(Innovation innovation) Gives the given innovation a trial.
void	rejectInnovation(Innovation innovation) Rejects the given innovation.
void	removeInnovation(Innovation innvoation)

Methods inherited from interface org.volante.abm.agent.Agent

addCell, canTakeOver, considerGivingUp, die, getAge, getCells, getCompetitiveness, getGivingIn, getGivingUp, getHomeCell, getID, getRegion, getType, infoString, removeCell, setAge, setGivingIn, setGivingUp, setRegion, supply, tickEndUpdate, tickStartUpdate, toRemove, updateCompetitiveness, updateSupply

Methods inherited from interface de.cesr.more.basic.agent.MoreObservingNetworkAgent

receiveNotification

Method Detail

considerInnovationsNextStep

void considerInnovationsNextStep()

Checks each registered innovation for its status in order to consider taking the next status. Calls considerTrial(Innovation), considerAdoption(Innovation), or considerRejection(Innovation) as appropriate. This method is usually called by the schedule.

makeAware

void makeAware(Innovation innovation)

Make this agent aware of the given innovation, i.e. set the innovation status to InnovationStates.AWARE.

Parameters:

innovation -

considerTrial

void considerTrial(Innovation innovation)

Lets this agent decide whether to trial the given innovation.

Parameters:

innovation -

makeTrial

void makeTrial(Innovation innovation)

Gives the given innovation a trial. Sets the innovation's state to InnovationStates.TRIAL.

Parameters:

innovation -

considerAdoption

void considerAdoption(Innovation innovation)

Lets this agent decide whether to adopt the given innovation.

Parameters:

innovation -

makeAdopted

void makeAdopted(Innovation innovation)

Adopts the given innovation. Sets the innovation's state to InnovationStates.ADOPTED.

Parameters:

innovation -

considerRejection

void considerRejection(Innovation innovation)

Lets this agent decide whether to reject the given innovation.

Parameters:

innovation -

rejectInnovation

void rejectInnovation(Innovation innovation)

Rejects the given innovation. Sets the innovation's state to InnovationStates.REJECTED.

Parameters:

innovation -

removeInnovation

void removeInnovation(Innovation innvoation)

getInnovationsAwareOf

Set<Innovation> getInnovationsAwareOf()

Provides a set of Innovations this agent is aware of.

Returns:

set of innovations

getState

InnovationState getState(Innovation innovation)

Parameters:

innovation -

Returns:

the given innovation's current state

getProductionModel

ProductionModel getProductionModel()

Description copied from interface: Agent

Returns the production model of this agent.

Specified by:

getProductionModel in interface Agent

Returns:

this agents production model