/**
* ***************************************************************
* 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.lang;
import jade.content.ContentException;
import jade.content.onto.*;
import jade.util.leap.Serializable;
/**
* Generic base class for al content language codecs
* @author Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma
*/
public abstract class Codec implements Serializable {
/**
* Class CodecException.
*
* @author Federico Bergenti
*/
public static class CodecException extends ContentException {
/**
* Constructor
*
* @param message the message.
*
*/
public CodecException(String message) {
super(message);
}
/**
Construct a new <code>CodecException</code>
@param msg The message for this exception.
@param t The exception wrapped by this object.
*/
public CodecException(String msg, Throwable t) {
super(msg, t);
}
}
/** This string is the prefix of all the unnamed slots of a Frame **/
public static String UNNAMEDPREFIX = "_JADE.UNNAMED";
private String name = null;
/**
* Construct a Codec object with the given name
*/
protected Codec(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
/**
* Gets the name of this codec.
* @return the name of this codec.
*/
public String getName() {
return name;
}
/**
* @return the ontology containing the schemas of the operator
* defined in this language
*/
public Ontology getInnerOntology() {
return null;
}
}