genius.core.protocol

Class MediatorFeedbackBasedProtocol

java.lang.Object

genius.core.protocol.DefaultMultilateralProtocol

genius.core.protocol.MediatorProtocol

genius.core.protocol.MediatorFeedbackBasedProtocol

All Implemented Interfaces:

MultilateralProtocol

public class MediatorFeedbackBasedProtocol
extends MediatorProtocol

This is the protocol for the mediated feedback. This protocol has this cycle:

1. mediator proposes bid
2. participants give feedback (better, worse, same)

The accepted bid is the bid from the last round that contained only "better" or "same" votes.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class genius.core.protocol.DefaultMultilateralProtocol

isAborted

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MediatorFeedbackBasedProtocol()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Map<NegotiationParty,java.util.List<NegotiationParty>>	getActionListeners(java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties) Get a map of parties that are listening to each other's response
Bid	getCurrentAgreement(Session session, java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties) Returns the last offer that got accepted.
Round	getRoundStructure(java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties, Session session) Get the structure of the current round.

Methods inherited from class genius.core.protocol.MediatorProtocol

getMediator, getNonMediators

Methods inherited from class genius.core.protocol.DefaultMultilateralProtocol

afterSession, applyAction, beforeSession, checkOffer, endNegotiation, endNegotiation, exclude, getNumberOfAgreeingParties, includeOnly, isFinished, listenToAll, listenToNone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MediatorFeedbackBasedProtocol

public MediatorFeedbackBasedProtocol()

Method Detail

getRoundStructure

public Round getRoundStructure(java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties,
                               Session session)

Description copied from interface: MultilateralProtocol

Get the structure of the current round. Each round, this method receives a list of all the NegotiationParty and the complete Session which can be used to diversify the round structure at some point during the session.

Specified by:

getRoundStructure in interface MultilateralProtocol

Overrides:

getRoundStructure in class DefaultMultilateralProtocol

Parameters:

parties - The parties currently participating

session - The complete session history

Returns:

A list of possible actions

getActionListeners

public java.util.Map<NegotiationParty,java.util.List<NegotiationParty>> getActionListeners(java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties)

Description copied from class: DefaultMultilateralProtocol

Get a map of parties that are listening to each other's response

Specified by:

getActionListeners in interface MultilateralProtocol

Overrides:

getActionListeners in class DefaultMultilateralProtocol

Parameters:

parties - The parties involved in the current negotiation

Returns:

A map where the key is a NegotiationParty that is responding to a NegotiationParty.chooseAction(java.util.List) event, and the value is a list of NegotiationParty that are listening to that key party's response.

getCurrentAgreement

public Bid getCurrentAgreement(Session session,
                               java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties)

Returns the last offer that got accepted.

Specified by:

getCurrentAgreement in interface MultilateralProtocol

Overrides:

getCurrentAgreement in class DefaultMultilateralProtocol

Parameters:

session - The complete session history up to this point

parties - The parties involved in the current negotiation

Returns:

The current agreement (the bid from the last action from the mediator that was Vote.ACCEPT), or null if no agreement yet.