/**
* ***************************************************************
* 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.schema;
import jade.content.onto.*;
import jade.content.abs.*;
/**
* This class represents the schema of a variable.
* @author Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma
*/
public class VariableSchema extends TermSchema {
public static final String BASE_NAME = "Variable";
private static VariableSchema baseSchema = new VariableSchema();
public static final String NAME = "Name";
public static final String VALUE_TYPE = "ValueType";
/**
* Construct a schema that vinculates an entity to be a generic
* variable.
* Note that there are no different types of variable as it
* happens for concepts (e.g. Person, Address...), IREs (e.g. IOTA,
* ANY, ALL...) and the like. Therefore there is no VariableSchema
* constructor that takes a String parameter.
* Not also that the type of the values that can be assumed by
* the variable is another story and is defined by the
* VARIABLE_VALUE_TYPE slot of the VariableSchema
*/
private VariableSchema() {
super(BASE_NAME);
try {
add(NAME, BasicOntology.getInstance().getSchema(BasicOntology.STRING));
add(VALUE_TYPE, BasicOntology.getInstance().getSchema(BasicOntology.STRING), ObjectSchema.OPTIONAL);
}
catch (OntologyException oe) {
oe.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
* Retrieve the generic base schema for all variables.
*
* @return the generic base schema for all variables.
*/
public static ObjectSchema getBaseSchema() {
return baseSchema;
}
/**
* Creates an Abstract descriptor to hold a variable
*/
public AbsObject newInstance() throws OntologyException {
return new AbsVariable();
}
/**
Check whether a given abstract descriptor complies with this
schema.
@param abs The abstract descriptor to be checked
@throws OntologyException If the abstract descriptor does not
complies with this schema
*/
public void validate(AbsObject abs, Ontology onto) throws OntologyException {
// Check the type of the abstract descriptor
if (!(abs instanceof AbsVariable)) {
throw new OntologyException(abs+" is not an AbsVariable");
}
// Check the slots
validateSlots(abs, onto);
}
/**
A variable can be put whereever a term of whatever type is
required --> A VariableSchema is
compatible with s if s descends from TermSchema.getBaseSchema()
*/
public boolean isCompatibleWith(ObjectSchema s) {
if (s != null) {
return s.descendsFrom(TermSchema.getBaseSchema());
}
else {
return false;
}
}
/**
Return true if
- s is the base schema for the XXXSchema class this schema is
an instance of (e.g. s is ConceptSchema.getBaseSchema() and this
schema is an instance of ConceptSchema)
- s is the base schema for a super-class of the XXXSchema class
this schema is an instance of (e.g. s is TermSchema.getBaseSchema()
and this schema is an instance of ConceptSchema)
*/
protected boolean descendsFrom(ObjectSchema s) {
if (s != null) {
if (s.equals(getBaseSchema())) {
return true;
}
return super.descendsFrom(s);
}
else {
return false;
}
}
}