Class Agent

The abstract agent. This is the most generic agent form, it specifies the main execution cycle and several extension points available for specialized agent implementations.
Inheritance
System.Object
Agent
Implements
Inherited Members
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
Namespace: Mars.Components.Agents
Assembly: Mars.Components.dll
Syntax
public abstract class Agent : IAgent, ITickClient, IEntity, IModelObject

Constructors

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Agent(ILayer, RegisterAgent, UnregisterAgent, Byte[])

Constructor for an abstract agent. It serves as a base class that is extended with domain specific sensors, actions and reasoning, optionally containing a knowledge base.
Declaration
protected Agent(ILayer layer, RegisterAgent register, UnregisterAgent unregister, byte[] id = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ILayer layer Layer reference needed for delegate calls.
RegisterAgent register Agent registration function pointer.
UnregisterAgent unregister Delegate for unregistering function.
System.Byte[] id Fixed GUID to use in this agent (optional).

Fields

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IsAlive

Alive flag for execution and deletion checks.
Declaration
protected bool IsAlive
Field Value
Type Description
System.Boolean
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Layer

Layer reference needed for delegate calls.
Declaration
public readonly ILayer Layer
Field Value
Type Description
ILayer

Properties

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ID

The agent identifier.
Declaration
public Guid ID { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Guid

Methods

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GetHashCode()

The abstract agent. This is the most generic agent form, it specifies the main execution cycle and several extension points available for specialized agent implementations.
Declaration
public override int GetHashCode()
Returns
Type Description
System.Int32
Overrides
System.Object.GetHashCode()
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GetTick()

Returns the current simulation tick.
Declaration
public long GetTick()
Returns
Type Description
System.Int64 Execution tick counter value.
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Reason()

Abstract implementation requires sub-class to implement it.
Declaration
protected abstract void Reason()
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Remove()

The removal method stops external triggering of the agent. It is designed to be overridden by more specific methods calling down to this via 'base'.
Declaration
protected virtual void Remove()
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Tick()

This is the main function of the agent program. It executes all three steps, calling the concrete functions of the domain-specific agent, respectively. The execution is governed by some external runtime manager.
Declaration
public void Tick()
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ToString()

Default debug output. It may be overwritten by more concrete functions.
Declaration
public override string ToString()
Returns
Type Description
System.String Console output string.
Overrides
System.Object.ToString()

Implements

Extension Methods