org.jactr.core.buffer
Class AbstractActivationBuffer

java.lang.Object
  org.jactr.core.buffer.AbstractActivationBuffer

All Implemented Interfaces:

IActivationBuffer, IInitializable, IParameterized

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractActivationBuffer6

public abstract class AbstractActivationBuffer
extends java.lang.Object
implements IActivationBuffer, IParameterized

basic implementation of an activation buffer that handles the spreading of activation to chunks. this is thread safe.

Author:

developer

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	ACTIVATION Comment for ACTIVATION
static java.lang.String	GOAL_VALUE Comment for GOAL_VALUE
static java.lang.String	STRICT_HARVESTING_PARAM

Fields inherited from interface org.jactr.core.buffer.IActivationBuffer

AURAL, AURAL_LOCATION, GOAL, IMAGINAL, MOTOR, RETRIEVAL, VISUAL, VISUAL_LOCATION, VOCAL

Constructor Summary

AbstractActivationBuffer(java.lang.String name, IModel model, IModule module)

Method Summary

void	addListener(IActivationBufferListener abl, java.util.concurrent.Executor executor) add a buffer listener
IChunk	addSourceChunk(IChunk c) add chunk to the buffer.
void	clear() will call removeSourceChunkInternal for all the chunks and then recalculate activation
IChunk	contains(IChunk c) returns the buffer's source chunk that is symbolically equal to c, or null if none is available or symbolically equal.
void	dispose() clean up resources, called by the module that created the buffer
double	getActivation() return the activation of the buffer
double	getG() return the goal value of this buffer.
IModel	getModel()
IModule	getModule() return the module that controls this buffer
java.lang.String	getName() return the buffer's name
java.lang.String	getParameter(java.lang.String parameter) return parameter value - null if not defined.
java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>	getPossibleParameters() Return all parameters that can be read
java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>	getSetableParameters() Return list of all parameters that can be set.
IChunk	getSourceChunk() return a chunk from the buffer - the exact behavior is specified by the particular buffer
java.util.Collection<IChunk>	getSourceChunks() return all the chunks in the buffer
boolean	handlesEncoding() returns true if this buffer is responsible for handling the encoding of chunks that are in it.
void	initialize() intialize this component
boolean	isStrictHarvestingEnabled() strict harvesting forces the removal of buffer content that is matched against in the LHS, but not acted upon in the RHS.
void	matched(IChunk chunk) called from within an instantiation notifying the buffer that this chunk has been matched in the production that is about to fire.
void	removeListener(IActivationBufferListener abl) remove a buffer listener
void	removeSourceChunk(IChunk c) remove the chunk from the buffer.
void	setActivation(double activation) Set the value of the spreading activation.
void	setG(double g) set the goal value of this buffer..
void	setParameter(java.lang.String parameter, java.lang.String value) Set the named parameter
void	setStrictHarvestingEnabled(boolean enabled)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ACTIVATION

public static final java.lang.String ACTIVATION

Comment for ACTIVATION

See Also:

Constant Field Values

GOAL_VALUE

public static final java.lang.String GOAL_VALUE

Comment for GOAL_VALUE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

STRICT_HARVESTING_PARAM

public static final java.lang.String STRICT_HARVESTING_PARAM

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AbstractActivationBuffer

public AbstractActivationBuffer(java.lang.String name,
                                IModel model,
                                IModule module)

Method Detail

dispose

public void dispose()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

clean up resources, called by the module that created the buffer

Specified by:

dispose in interface IActivationBuffer

matched

public void matched(IChunk chunk)

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

called from within an instantiation notifying the buffer that this chunk has been matched in the production that is about to fire.

Specified by:

matched in interface IActivationBuffer

setActivation

public final void setActivation(double activation)

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

Set the value of the spreading activation. The source chunk will have this value applied to it and propogated to its contained chunks (contained the source chunk?s slots). Note: the specific behavior of this is not fully defined. Multiple capacity buffers might not implement an all or nothing contract and instead might distribute activation across chunks equally or by some other means.

Specified by:

setActivation in interface IActivationBuffer

Parameters:

activation - 0.0 to deactivate

getActivation

public final double getActivation()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

return the activation of the buffer

Specified by:

getActivation in interface IActivationBuffer

Returns:

The activation value

setG

public final void setG(double g)

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

set the goal value of this buffer.. only used for the goal buffer at present

Specified by:

setG in interface IActivationBuffer

Parameters:

g - The new g value

getG

public final double getG()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

return the goal value of this buffer.

Specified by:

getG in interface IActivationBuffer

Returns:

The g value

setStrictHarvestingEnabled

public final void setStrictHarvestingEnabled(boolean enabled)

isStrictHarvestingEnabled

public final boolean isStrictHarvestingEnabled()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

strict harvesting forces the removal of buffer content that is matched against in the LHS, but not acted upon in the RHS. The buffer is not actually responsible for enforcing strict harvesting. see DefaultProceduralModule6

Specified by:

isStrictHarvestingEnabled in interface IActivationBuffer

Returns:

clear

public void clear()

will call removeSourceChunkInternal for all the chunks and then recalculate activation

Specified by:

clear in interface IActivationBuffer

See Also:

IActivationBuffer.clear()

addSourceChunk

public IChunk addSourceChunk(IChunk c)

add chunk to the buffer. if addSourceChunkInternal(IChunk) returns not null, activation is spread and an event is fired

Specified by:

addSourceChunk in interface IActivationBuffer

Parameters:

c - chunk to be added

Returns:

the actual chunk added (in case a copy was made)

See Also:

IActivationBuffer.addSourceChunk(org.jactr.core.chunk.IChunk)

removeSourceChunk

public void removeSourceChunk(IChunk c)

remove the chunk from the buffer. if removeSourceChunkInternal(IChunk) returns true activation is reset and event fired

Specified by:

removeSourceChunk in interface IActivationBuffer

See Also:

IActivationBuffer.removeSourceChunk(org.jactr.core.chunk.IChunk)

getSourceChunk

public final IChunk getSourceChunk()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

return a chunk from the buffer - the exact behavior is specified by the particular buffer

Specified by:

getSourceChunk in interface IActivationBuffer

getSourceChunks

public final java.util.Collection<IChunk> getSourceChunks()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

return all the chunks in the buffer

Specified by:

getSourceChunks in interface IActivationBuffer

contains

public IChunk contains(IChunk c)

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

returns the buffer's source chunk that is symbolically equal to c, or null if none is available or symbolically equal. For exact equality, use #getSourceChunks()#contains(IChunk)

Specified by:

contains in interface IActivationBuffer

See Also:

IChunk.equalsSymbolic(IChunk)

addListener

public void addListener(IActivationBufferListener abl,
                        java.util.concurrent.Executor executor)

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

add a buffer listener

Specified by:

addListener in interface IActivationBuffer

removeListener

public void removeListener(IActivationBufferListener abl)

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

remove a buffer listener

Specified by:

removeListener in interface IActivationBuffer

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

return the buffer's name

Specified by:

getName in interface IActivationBuffer

Returns:

The name value

getModel

public IModel getModel()

Specified by:

getModel in interface IActivationBuffer

handlesEncoding

public boolean handlesEncoding()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

returns true if this buffer is responsible for handling the encoding of chunks that are in it. otherwise, the model will encode at removeSourceChunk

Specified by:

handlesEncoding in interface IActivationBuffer

Returns:

getModule

public IModule getModule()

Description copied from interface: IActivationBuffer

return the module that controls this buffer

Specified by:

getModule in interface IActivationBuffer

Returns:

getSetableParameters

public java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> getSetableParameters()

Description copied from interface: IParameterized

Return list of all parameters that can be set.

Specified by:

getSetableParameters in interface IParameterized

Returns:

See Also:

IParameterized.getSetableParameters()

getPossibleParameters

public java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> getPossibleParameters()

Description copied from interface: IParameterized

Return all parameters that can be read

Specified by:

getPossibleParameters in interface IParameterized

Returns:

See Also:

IParameterized.getPossibleParameters()

getParameter

public java.lang.String getParameter(java.lang.String parameter)

Description copied from interface: IParameterized

return parameter value - null if not defined.

Specified by:

getParameter in interface IParameterized

Parameters:

parameter -

Returns:

See Also:

IParameterized.getParameter(java.lang.String)

setParameter

public void setParameter(java.lang.String parameter,
                         java.lang.String value)

Description copied from interface: IParameterized

Set the named parameter

Specified by:

setParameter in interface IParameterized

Parameters:

parameter -

value -

See Also:

IParameterized.setParameter(java.lang.String, String)

initialize

public void initialize()

Description copied from interface: IInitializable

intialize this component

Specified by:

initialize in interface IInitializable