source: src/test/java/bilateralexamples/ElicitationAgentExample.java@ 346

package bilateralexamples;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import genius.core.Bid;
import genius.core.actions.Accept;
import genius.core.actions.Action;
import genius.core.actions.Offer;
import genius.core.parties.AbstractNegotiationParty;
import genius.core.parties.NegotiationInfo;

/**
 * This class implements an example of an agent that uses elicitation in its strategy under uncertainty.
 * Note that the agent works exclusively under uncertainty.
 * @author Adel Magra
 *
 */

@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class ElicitationAgentExample extends AbstractNegotiationParty {

        private Random random = new Random();
        /**
         * Initializes a new instance of the agent.
         */
        @Override
        public void init(NegotiationInfo info) 
        {
                super.init(info);
                if (!hasPreferenceUncertainty())
                {
                        log("There is no preference uncertainty. Try this agent with a negotiation scenario that has preference uncertainty enabled.");
                        return;
                }
        }

        @Override
        
        public Action chooseAction(List<Class<? extends Action>> possibleActions) {
                
                List<Bid> bidOrder = userModel.getBidRanking().getBidOrder();
                
                if (getLastReceivedAction() instanceof Offer) {
                        Bid receivedBid = ((Offer) getLastReceivedAction()).getBid();
                        //Elicit receivedBid if it is not in bidOrder and TBC < 0.15
                        if(!bidOrder.contains(receivedBid) && user.getTotalBother()<0.15) {
                                userModel = user.elicitRank(receivedBid,userModel);
                                bidOrder = userModel.getBidRanking().getBidOrder();
                        }
                        //Accept if and only if received bid is in top 10% of known bids 
                        double percentile = (bidOrder.size() - bidOrder.indexOf(receivedBid)) / (double) bidOrder.size();
                        if (percentile < 0.1)
                                return new Accept(getPartyId(), receivedBid);
                        
                        //Otherwise, offer a random bid in the top 10% of known bids
                        int threshold = (int) (0.9*bidOrder.size());
                        List<Bid> topList = bidOrder.subList(threshold, bidOrder.size());
                        int index = random.nextInt(topList.size());
                        return new Offer(getPartyId(), topList.get(index));
                }
                //First action
                return new Offer(getPartyId(),bidOrder.get(bidOrder.size()-1));
        }

        @Override
        public String getDescription() {
                return "Elicitation Agent Example";
        }

        private void log(String string) {
                System.out.println(string);
        }

        
}