jadex.micro.quickstart

Class TimeProviderAgent

java.lang.Object

jadex.micro.quickstart.TimeProviderAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

IComponentStep<Void>, ITimeService

public class TimeProviderAgent
extends Object
implements ITimeService, IComponentStep<Void>

The time provider periodically sends out time values to all subscribers. For simplicity, the agent implements the time service itself.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TimeProviderAgent()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IFuture<Void>	execute(IInternalAccess ia) Due to annotation, called once after agent is initialized.
String	getName() Get the name of the platform, where the time service runs.
ISubscriptionIntermediateFuture<Date>	subscribe() Subscribe to the time service.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TimeProviderAgent

public TimeProviderAgent()

Method Detail

execute

public IFuture<Void> execute(IInternalAccess ia)

Due to annotation, called once after agent is initialized. Also used as step and thus called periodically as rersult of waitFor().

Specified by:

execute in interface IComponentStep<Void>

getName

public String getName()

Get the name of the platform, where the time service runs. Name is a constant value for each service, therefore it can be cached and no future is needed.

Specified by:

getName in interface ITimeService

subscribe

public ISubscriptionIntermediateFuture<Date> subscribe()

Subscribe to the time service. Every couple of seconds, the current time will be sent to the subscriber.

Specified by:

subscribe in interface ITimeService