/**
* ***************************************************************
* JADE - Java Agent DEvelopment Framework is a framework to develop
* multi-agent systems in compliance with the FIPA specifications.
* Copyright (C) 2000 CSELT S.p.A.
*
* GNU Lesser General Public License
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the
* Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
* Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
* **************************************************************
*/
package jade.content.abs;
import jade.util.leap.Serializable;
/**
* The common ancestor of all abstract descriptors
* @author Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma
* @author Giovanni Caire - TILAB
*/
public interface AbsObject extends Serializable {
public static final int UNKNOWN = -1;
public static final int ABS_PREDICATE = 1;
public static final int ABS_CONCEPT = 2;
public static final int ABS_AGENT_ACTION = 3;
public static final int ABS_PRIMITIVE = 4;
public static final int ABS_AGGREGATE = 5;
public static final int ABS_IRE = 6;
public static final int ABS_VARIABLE = 7;
public static final int ABS_CONTENT_ELEMENT_LIST = 8;
public static final int ABS_CONCEPT_SLOT_FUNCTION = 9;
/**
* @return The name of the type of the object held by this
* abstract descriptor.
*/
public String getTypeName();
/**
* Gets the value of an attribute of the object held by this
* abstract descriptor.
* @param name The name of the attribute.
* @return value The value of the attribute.
*/
public AbsObject getAbsObject(String name);
/**
* @return the name of all attributes.
*/
public String[] getNames();
/**
* Tests if the object is grounded, i.e., if no one of its attributes
* is associated with a variable
* @return <code>true</code> if the object is grounded.
*/
public boolean isGrounded();
/**
* Gets the number of attributes.
* @return the number of attributes.
*/
public int getCount();
public int getAbsType();
}