genius.core.protocol

Class MediatorProtocol

java.lang.Object

genius.core.protocol.DefaultMultilateralProtocol

genius.core.protocol.MediatorProtocol

All Implemented Interfaces:

MultilateralProtocol

Direct Known Subclasses:

MediatorFeedbackBasedProtocol, SimpleMediatorBasedProtocol

public abstract class MediatorProtocol
extends DefaultMultilateralProtocol

Base class for all mediator-based protocols

Author:

David Festen

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class genius.core.protocol.DefaultMultilateralProtocol

isAborted

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MediatorProtocol()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Mediator	getMediator(java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties) Returns the first mediator from a list of parties
static java.util.List<NegotiationParty>	getNonMediators(java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties) Get the non-mediator parties.

Methods inherited from class genius.core.protocol.DefaultMultilateralProtocol

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MediatorProtocol

public MediatorProtocol()

Method Detail

getMediator

public static Mediator getMediator(java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties)

Returns the first mediator from a list of parties

Parameters:

parties - The list of parties to find the mediator in

Returns:

The first mediator in the given list, or null if no such entity exists.

getNonMediators

public static java.util.List<NegotiationParty> getNonMediators(java.util.List<NegotiationParty> parties)

Get the non-mediator parties. assumption: there are only zero or one mediators in the list

Parameters:

parties - The list of parties with mediator

Returns:

The given without the mediators