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A
- AgentId - interface alice.tuplemedium.AgentId.
- Represents an agent identifier It's used inside tuple centre to identify an agent interacting with the medium.
- acceptEvent(Event) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Accepts a communication event It is the input service of the tuple centre machine, the only way to make the virtual machine aware of an external event to be processed.
- add(Event) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- Adds an event to the multiset
- add(TriggeredReaction) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet
- Adds a triggered reaction to the multiset
- add(Tuple) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Adds a tuple to the multiset
- addObservableEventListener(ObservableEventListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Registers a new listener to observable events
- alice.tuplemedium - package alice.tuplemedium
- arg - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- auxiliary information about the event
B
- beginTransaction() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet
- Begins a transaction section Every operation on multiset can be undone
- beginTransaction() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Begins a transaction section Every operation on multiset can be undone
- bootTime - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- tuple centre boot time in ms
D
- direction - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- the direction of the event (from tuple centre to agent or viceversa)
E
- Event - class alice.tuplemedium.Event.
- Represents internal events of the tuple centre virtual machine According to the tuple centre model, an event is characterised by the operation which caused the event, the tuple or the tuple template as information content of the operation, the direction of the event (from agent to the tuple centre, or viceversa), the identification of the agent responsible of the operation, the identification of the tuple centre where the event has happened.
- Event() - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- Event(Long, AgentId, EventOperation, TupleCentreId, int, Tuple, TupleTemplate) - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- EventDirection - class alice.tuplemedium.EventDirection.
- this class defines the direction of a tuple centre event from virtual machine to outside, with success from virtual machine to outside, with failure from outside to virtual machine
- EventDirection() - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.EventDirection
- EventOperation - class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation.
- Defines the possible operation types which caused an tuple centre virtual machine event, according to the coordination language of the tuple medium The string representation of the operation involves the name of the operation and the number of argument it requires.
- EventOperation() - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation
- EventSet - interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet.
- Specifies the services which must be provided by component inside tuple centre virtual machine that manages communication events as a multiset
- empty() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- Empties the multiset
- empty() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet
- Empties the multiset
- empty() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Empties the multiset
- endTransaction(boolean) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet
- Ends a transaction section specifying if operations must be committed or undone
- endTransaction(boolean) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Ends a transaction section specifying if operations must be committed or undone
- ev - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.ReceiverInfo
- evTimeStamp - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- unique event timestamp, incremented each time a communication event is generated
- evalReaction(TriggeredReaction) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.Reactor
- Evaluates (executes) a reaction.
- event - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TriggeredReaction
- the event triggering the reaction
- eventVMListeners - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- listener to observable virtual machine event (not communication event)
F
- FROMSPACE_FAIL - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventDirection
- FROMSPACE_SUCCESS - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventDirection
- fetchTriggeredReactions(Event) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Collects triggered reaction in zSet
G
- GETSPEC - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation
- get() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- Gets (with removal) not-deterministically an event from the mset
- get() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet
- Gets not-deterministically (with removal) a triggered reaction from the multiset
- getArg() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- Gets the auxiliary information provided by the event
- getBootTime() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- gets virtual machine boot time
- getCurrentTime() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- gets current virtual machine time
- getFirstMatching(TupleSet) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- Gets (with removal) non-deterministically an event with a tuple template matching a tuple in the specified tuple set
- getId() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Gets the identifier of the tuple centre
- getIterator() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- Gets an iterator to navigate through the elements of the multiset
- getIterator() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet
- Gets an iterator to navigate through triggered reactions
- getIterator() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Gets an iterator to navigate through tuples of the multiset
- getMatchingTuple(TupleTemplate) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Gets (and removes) non-deterministically a tuple of the multiset matching the template specified
- getReactionSpec() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.Reactor
- Gets the current reactive behaviour of the tuple centre
- getReactor() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- gets raective component of the vm
- getSpec(TupleTemplate, AgentId, VMListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Sends a getSpec message to the tuple centre virtual machine (the getSpec gets current behaviour specification of the tuple centre)
- getTRSet() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- gets triggered event set
- getTSet() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- gets tuple set
- getTime() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- Gets the time at which the event has been observed inside the tuple centre VM
- getTriggeredReactions(Event) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.Reactor
- Gets the reactions triggered by a communication event It represents the reaction specification function sigma.Z(event) of tuple centre formal model
- getType() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- Gets the type of the event
- getWnSet() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- gets unsatisfied event set
H
- hasMatchingTuple(TupleTemplate) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Checks if exists a tuple inside the tuple set matching the template
I
- IN - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation
- INP - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation
- InvalidTupleException - exception alice.tuplemedium.InvalidTupleException.
- This exception is thrown when a not well-formed tuple is found, for instance when invoking a coordination language primitive with a null tuple.
- InvalidTupleException() - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.InvalidTupleException
- InvalidTupleTemplateException - exception alice.tuplemedium.InvalidTupleTemplateException.
- This exception is thrown when a not well-formed tuple template is found, for instance when invoking a coordination language primitive with a null tuple template.
- InvalidTupleTemplateException() - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.InvalidTupleTemplateException
- id - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- a unique id identifying the event
- id - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- idAgent - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- the identifier of the agent involved in the event
- idTupleCentre - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- the identifier of the tuple centre where the event took place
- in(TupleTemplate, AgentId, VMListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Sends an in message to the tuple centre virtual machine (the in gets a matching tuple from tuple centre)
- inp(TupleTemplate, AgentId, VMListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Sends an inp message to the tuple centre virtual machine (the inp gets if present a matching tuple from tuple centre)
- inputEvents - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- input event queue
- isEmpty() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- tests if multiset is empty
- isEmpty() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet
- Tests if the multiset is empty
- isEmpty() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Tests if the multiset is empty
L
- listen(Event) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- listening transition
M
- match(Tuple) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleTemplate
- specifies if the tuple template matches the tuple, or rather if tuples bolongs to the set identified by the template.
N
- notify(Event) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.VMListener
- This service is invoked (by a tuple centre virtual machine able to dispatch output events) when a new output communication is produced
- notifyObservableEvent(ObservableEvent) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Notifies registered listeners of a new observable event
- notifyOutputEvents() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Specifies how to dispatch output events (collected in outputEventSet) to related agents
- notifyOutputEvents() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Dispatches output events to receivers
O
- OUT - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation
- ObservableEvent - class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent.
- Represents observable (by inspectors) events happening inside tuple centre virtual machine
- ObservableEvent(Object, int) - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- ObservableEvent(Object, int, Object) - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- ObservableEventListener - interface alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEventListener.
- Defines listeners of tuple centre virtual machine observable events (actually inspectors)
- onNewVMStableState() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.Reactor
- invoked by the tuple centre virtual machine when stable state is reached
- onObservableEvent(ObservableEvent) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEventListener
- Method triggered by the tuple centre virtual machine when an observable event is observed inside the VM
- operation - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- the type of the operation which caused the event
- out(Tuple, AgentId, VMListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Sends an out message to the tuple centre virtual machine (the out puts a tuple in tuple centre)
- outputEventSet - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- multiset of not satisfiable pending queries Wn - W/(Wn+Wp)
P
- propagate(Tuple) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleTemplate
- tries to change the tuple template object and the tuple argument in order to meld information
R
- RD - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation
- RDP - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation
- Reaction - interface alice.tuplemedium.Reaction.
- Represents the reaction concept of tuple centre model.
- Reactor - interface alice.tuplemedium.Reactor.
- Defines the tuple centre reactive behaviour, which is the core of its coordination ability.
- ReceiverInfo - class alice.tuplemedium.ReceiverInfo.
- Keeps track of virtual machine communication event listeners
- ReceiverInfo(Event, VMListener) - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.ReceiverInfo
- rd(TupleTemplate, AgentId, VMListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Sends a rd message to the tuple centre virtual machine (the rd gets without removing a matching tuple from tuple centre)
- rdp(TupleTemplate, AgentId, VMListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Sends a rdp message to the tuple centre virtual machine (the rdp gets without removing if present a matching tuple from tuple centre)
- react() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Reaction transition
- reaction - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TriggeredReaction
- the reaction triggered
- reactionSpec - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- reactions specification (tuple centre reaction behaviour)
- reactor - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- reactions manager
- readMatchingTuple(TupleTemplate) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Gets (wtihout removal) non-deterministically a tuple of the multiset matching the template specified
- receiver - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.ReceiverInfo
- receiversMap - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- registered listeners of communication events generated by the virtual machine (that are tuple centre clients)
- removeAgentEvents(AgentId) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- removes all pending events of an agent
- removeEventsOf(AgentId) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- Removes all the events with a specified agent identifier
- removeEventsOf(AgentId) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Removes all events of specified agent This services is executed in paraller to the virtual machine thread of control.
- removeObservableEventListener(ObservableEventListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Removes (if present) a listener to observable events
- reset() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.Reactor
- Resets the reactive component of the machine
- reset() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- resets the virtual machine to boot state
- run() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- Expresses the behaviour of the thread of control of the virtual machine
S
- SETSPEC - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventOperation
- setArgument(Object) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Specifies auxiliary information used to initialize tuple centre virtual machine, which depends on the specific tuple centre model
- setId(TupleCentreId) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Specifies the identifier of the tuple centre
- setReactionSpec(Tuple) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.Reactor
- Sets the specification describing the reactive behaviour It's like the program specyfing the behaviour of the tuple centre reacting to communication events.
- setSpec(Tuple, AgentId, VMListener) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- Sends a setSpec message to the tuple centre virtual machine (the setSpec sets a new behaviour of the tuple centre)
- size() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- Gets the number of events inside the multiset
- size() - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Gets the number of tuples inside the multiset
- speak() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- speaking transition (see articles).
- spy(String) - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- spyState() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- sub(Event) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.EventSet
- Removes (if present) an event from multiset
- sub(TriggeredReaction) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet
- Removes a triggered reaction from the multiset
- sub(Tuple) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet
- Removes a tuple to the multiset
T
- TOSPACE - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.EventDirection
- TRSet - interface alice.tuplemedium.TRSet.
- Specifies the services which must be provided by the component inside the tuple centre virtual machine collecting and managing triggered reactions as a multiset An important aspect of the component implementing this interface is the ability to execute transactions, that is execute sequence of operations that could be commited or asked to be undone.
- TYPE_NEWSTATE - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- constant tag identifying new state reached by tuple centre VM
- TYPE_REACTIONFAIL - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- constant tag identifying a failed reaction happened inside tuple centre VM
- TYPE_REACTIONOK - Static variable in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- constant tag identifying a succesfull reaction happened inside tuple centre VM
- TriggeredReaction - class alice.tuplemedium.TriggeredReaction.
- Represents a reaction which has been triggered inside a tuple centre by a specific event
- TriggeredReaction(Event, Reaction) - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.TriggeredReaction
- Tuple - interface alice.tuplemedium.Tuple.
- Defines the information content of tuple centre and exchanged thorugh interactions.
- TupleCentreId - interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreId.
- Represents identifier for a tuple centre
- TupleCentreVM - class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM.
- Defines the core behaviour of a tuple centre virtual machine.
- TupleCentreVM() - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- TupleCentreVMImpl - class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl.
- This class extends base virtual machine core in order to make the tuple centre reachable with a proper interface and specifying a way to dispatch output events.The concept of VMListener is introduced to identify targets of output communication events.
- TupleCentreVMImpl() - Constructor for class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVMImpl
- TupleSet - interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleSet.
- Specifies the services which must be provided by the component inside the tuple centre virtual machine collecting and managing tuples as a multiset An important aspect of the component implementing this interface is the ability to execute transactions, that is execute sequence of operations that could be commited or asked to be undone.
- TupleTemplate - interface alice.tuplemedium.TupleTemplate.
- Defines the template used to retrieve tuple information from Tuple Centres, thorugh interactions.
- tSet - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- multiset of tuples T
- template - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- if speficied, the information template content of the operation
- time - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- virtual machine time at which the event has been observed
- toString() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- triggerReaction(Event) - Method in interface alice.tuplemedium.Reactor
- Checks if any reaction is triggered by a communication event
- tuple - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.Event
- if specified, the information content of the operation
- type - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.ObservableEvent
- the type of the vent happened
V
- VMListener - interface alice.tuplemedium.VMListener.
- Defines the services that must be provided by any object which must receive commounication output events produced by a tuple centre
W
- waitEvents() - Method in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- blocks the current thread waiting for event incoming pre condition: zSet, wsSet, wpSet empty and inputEvents empty
- wnSet - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- multiset of not satisfiable pending queries Wn - W/(Wn+Wp)
- wpSet - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- multiset of satisfiable pending queries Wp - predicatives (inp,rdp)
- wsSet - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- multiset of satisfiable pending queries Ws - not predicatives (in,rd)
Z
- zSet - Variable in class alice.tuplemedium.TupleCentreVM
- multiset of triggered reactions Z
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