## Uses of Class
madkit.kernel.Message

- Packages that use Message
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  madkit.kernel | Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of MaDKit applications.
  madkit.message | Contains subclasses of `Message` which could be easily reused.
  madkit.message.hook | Contains message classes useful for monitoring MaDKit kernel events.

- - ### Uses of Message in madkit.kernel

    Methods in madkit.kernel that return Message
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected Message` | Message.`clone()` Returns a shadow copy of the message.
    `Message` | AbstractAgent.`getLastReceivedMessage()` Gets the last received message.
    `Message` | AbstractAgent.`getLastReceivedMessage(MessageFilter filter)` Gets the last received message according to a filter.
    `Message` | AbstractAgent.`getReplyTo(Message originalMessage)` Gets the next message which is a reply to the originalMessage.
    `Message` | AbstractAgent.`nextMessage()` Retrieves and removes the oldest received message contained in the mailbox.
    `Message` | AbstractAgent.`nextMessage(MessageFilter filter)` Retrieves and removes the first message of the mailbox that matches the filter.
    `Message` | AbstractAgent.`purgeMailbox()` Purges the mailbox and returns the most recent received message at that time.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageAndWaitForReply(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend)` Sends a message and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageAndWaitForReply(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend, int timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageAndWaitForReply(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageAndWaitForReply(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend, int timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReply(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend, String senderRole)` Sends a message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReply(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend, String senderRole, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReply(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend, String senderRole)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReply(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend, String senderRole, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendReplyAndWaitForReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply)` Sends a reply message and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendReplyAndWaitForReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply, int timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a reply message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendReplyWithRoleAndWaitForReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply, String senderRole)` Sends a reply message and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendReplyWithRoleAndWaitForReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply, String senderRole, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a reply message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`waitAnswer(Message query)` Retrieves and removes the next message that is a reply to the query message, waiting for ever if necessary until a matching reply becomes available.
    `Message` | Agent.`waitAnswer(Message query, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Retrieves and removes the next message that is a reply to the query message, waiting for ever if necessary until a matching reply becomes available.
    `Message` | Agent.`waitNextMessage()` This method is the blocking version of nextMessage().
    `Message` | Agent.`waitNextMessage(Integer timeOutMilliseconds, MessageFilter filter)` This method gets the next message of the mailbox or waits for a new incoming acceptable message up to a certain delay.
    `Message` | Agent.`waitNextMessage(long timeOutMilliseconds)` This method gets the next message of the mailbox or waits for a new incoming message considering a certain delay.
    `Message` | Agent.`waitNextMessage(MessageFilter filter)` Retrieves and removes the next message that complies with the filter, waiting for ever if necessary until a matching message becomes available.

    Methods in madkit.kernel that return types with arguments of type Message
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `List<Message>` | Agent.`broadcastMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReplies(String community, String group, String role, Message message, String senderRole, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Broadcasts a message and wait for answers considering a timeout duration.
    `List<Message>` | AbstractAgent.`nextMessages(MessageFilter filter)` Retrieves and removes all the messages of the mailbox that match the filter.

    Methods in madkit.kernel with parameters of type Message
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AbstractAgent.ReturnCode` | AbstractAgent.`broadcastMessage(String community, String group, String role, Message message)` Broadcasts a message to every agent having a role in a group in a community, but not to the sender.
    `AbstractAgent.ReturnCode` | AbstractAgent.`broadcastMessageWithRole(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend, String senderRole)` Broadcasts a message to every agent having a role in a group in a community using a specific role for the sender.
    `List<Message>` | Agent.`broadcastMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReplies(String community, String group, String role, Message message, String senderRole, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Broadcasts a message and wait for answers considering a timeout duration.
    `protected void` | Scheduler.`checkMail(Message m)` Changes my state according to a `SchedulingMessage` and sends a reply to the sender as acknowledgment.
    `Message` | AbstractAgent.`getReplyTo(Message originalMessage)` Gets the next message which is a reply to the originalMessage.
    `void` | AbstractAgent.`receiveMessage(Message m)` This method offers a convenient way for regular object to send messages to Agents, especially threaded agents.
    `AbstractAgent.ReturnCode` | AbstractAgent.`sendMessage(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend)` Sends a message to an agent using an agent address.
    `AbstractAgent.ReturnCode` | AbstractAgent.`sendMessage(String community, String group, String role, Message message)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization, specifying explicitly the role used to send it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageAndWaitForReply(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend)` Sends a message and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageAndWaitForReply(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend, int timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageAndWaitForReply(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageAndWaitForReply(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend, int timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization and waits for an answer to it.
    `AbstractAgent.ReturnCode` | AbstractAgent.`sendMessageWithRole(AgentAddress receiver, Message message, String senderRole)` Sends a message, using an agent address, specifying explicitly the role used to send it.
    `AbstractAgent.ReturnCode` | AbstractAgent.`sendMessageWithRole(String community, String group, String role, Message message, String senderRole)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReply(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend, String senderRole)` Sends a message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReply(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend, String senderRole, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReply(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend, String senderRole)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendMessageWithRoleAndWaitForReply(String community, String group, String role, Message messageToSend, String senderRole, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a message to an agent having this position in the organization and waits for an answer to it.
    `AbstractAgent.ReturnCode` | AbstractAgent.`sendReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply)` Sends a message by replying to a previously received message.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendReplyAndWaitForReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply)` Sends a reply message and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendReplyAndWaitForReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply, int timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a reply message and waits for an answer to it.
    `AbstractAgent.ReturnCode` | AbstractAgent.`sendReplyWithRole(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply, String senderRole)` Sends a message by replying to a previously received message.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendReplyWithRoleAndWaitForReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply, String senderRole)` Sends a reply message and waits indefinitely for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`sendReplyWithRoleAndWaitForReply(Message messageToReplyTo, Message reply, String senderRole, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Sends a reply message and waits for an answer to it.
    `Message` | Agent.`waitAnswer(Message query)` Retrieves and removes the next message that is a reply to the query message, waiting for ever if necessary until a matching reply becomes available.
    `Message` | Agent.`waitAnswer(Message query, Integer timeOutMilliSeconds)` Retrieves and removes the next message that is a reply to the query message, waiting for ever if necessary until a matching reply becomes available.

  - ### Uses of Message in madkit.message

    Subclasses of Message in madkit.message
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `ACLMessage` This class describes an ACL message.
    `class` | `ActMessage` This class describes a generic speech act message.
    `class` | `BooleanMessage` A message class that conveys a boolean value.
    `class` | `EnumMessage<E extends Enum<E>>` This parameterizable class could be used to build a message tagged with an enumeration and conveying any java objects using an array of Object.
    `class` | `GUIMessage` Message type that could be used to ask the gui manager to do something
    `class` | `IntegerMessage` A message class that conveys an integer.
    `class` | `KernelMessage` The brand new version of KernelMessage.
    `class` | `KQMLMessage` This class describes a KQML message.
    `class` | `ObjectMessage<T>` This parameterizable class could be used to convey any Java Object between MaDKit agents.
    `class` | `SchedulingMessage` This message class could be used to interact with a Scheduler agent.
    `class` | `StringMessage` A message class that conveys a string.
    `class` | `XMLMessage` A message that carries an XML document.

    Methods in madkit.message with parameters of type Message
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | SenderRoleFilter.`accept(Message m)`
    `boolean` | ConversationFilter.`accept(Message m)`
    `boolean` | MessageFilter.`accept(Message m)` Tests if a specified message matches the requirement.

    Constructors in madkit.message with parameters of type Message
    Constructor and Description
    `ConversationFilter(Message origin)` a new filter that acts according to the conversationID of a message.

  - ### Uses of Message in madkit.message.hook

    Subclasses of Message in madkit.message.hook
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AgentLifeEvent` A message which is sent to agents that have requested a hook on `HookMessage.AgentActionEvent.AGENT_STARTED` or `HookMessage.AgentActionEvent.AGENT_TERMINATED`
    `class` | `CGREvent` Root class of messages which are sent to agents that have requested hooks to the kernel
    `class` | `HookMessage` This message could be used to request a kernel's hook on agent actions so that the sender will be kept informed when an agent performed particular action.
    `class` | `MessageEvent` A message which is sent to agents that have requested a hook on `HookMessage.AgentActionEvent.AGENT_STARTED` or `HookMessage.AgentActionEvent.AGENT_TERMINATED`
    `class` | `OrganizationEvent` A message which is sent to agents that have requested a hook on `HookMessage.AgentActionEvent.CREATE_GROUP`, `HookMessage.AgentActionEvent.REQUEST_ROLE`, `HookMessage.AgentActionEvent.LEAVE_GROUP`, or `HookMessage.AgentActionEvent.LEAVE_ROLE`

    Methods in madkit.message.hook that return Message
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Message` | MessageEvent.`getMessage()`

    Constructors in madkit.message.hook with parameters of type Message
    Constructor and Description
    `MessageEvent(HookMessage.AgentActionEvent agentAction, Message m)`

Fabien Michel, Olivier Gutknecht, Jacques Ferber - February 12 2016