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	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 oldest 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(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.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.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.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.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(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(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(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	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, in the order they were received.

Methods in madkit.kernel with parameters of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	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(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.
AbstractAgent.ReturnCode	AbstractAgent.sendMessage(AgentAddress receiver, Message messageToSend)	Sends a message to an agent using an agent address.
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.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.
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.
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.
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.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.
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	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	MapMessage<K,V>	This class could be used to build message conveying Map objects between MaDKit agents.
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	Description
boolean	ConversationFilter.accept(Message m)
boolean	MessageFilter.accept(Message m)	Tests if a specified message matches the requirement.
boolean	SenderRoleFilter.accept(Message m)

Constructors in madkit.message with parameters of type Message

Modifier	Constructor	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	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	Description
Message	MessageEvent.getMessage()

Constructors in madkit.message.hook with parameters of type Message

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	MessageEvent(HookMessage.AgentActionEvent agentAction, Message m)