genius.core

Class AgentID

java.lang.Object

genius.core.AgentID

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class AgentID
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Unique ID for an agent. Immutable. Not guaranteed to be unique.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AgentID(java.lang.String id)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
static AgentID	generateID(java.lang.String basename) factory function
java.lang.String	getName()
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AgentID

public AgentID(java.lang.String id)

Method Detail

generateID

public static AgentID generateID(java.lang.String basename)

factory function

Parameters:

basename - the basename for the agent ID

Returns:

a new unique AgentID based on the basename plus a unique serial number. These are unique only for a single run of the system, you can not assume new generated IDs to be different from IDs generated in earlier runs.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

the agent's name, but with the serial number ("@X" with X a integer) extension stripped if there is such an extension