org.jactr.modules.pm.common.memory
Interface IPerceptualEncoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAuralEncoder, AbstractVisualEncoder, BasicTextEncoder, CursorEncoder, DigitAuralEncoder, EmptySpaceEncoder, GUIEncoder, LineEncoder, PhraseEncoder, SpeechAuralEncoder, TextEncoder, ToneAuralEncoder, WordAuralEncoder

public interface IPerceptualEncoder

interface that is responsible for encoding a percept

Author:

harrison

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

COMMONREALITY_IDENTIFIER_META_KEY

Method Summary

IChunk	encode(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject, IPerceptualMemory memory)
boolean	isDirty(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject, IChunk oldChunk, IPerceptualMemory memory) return true if the prior encoding of the percept needs to be amended
boolean	isInterestedIn(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject)
IChunk	update(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject, IChunk oldChunk, IPerceptualMemory memory) update the contents of the encoded chunk.

Field Detail

COMMONREALITY_IDENTIFIER_META_KEY

static final java.lang.String COMMONREALITY_IDENTIFIER_META_KEY

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

isInterestedIn

boolean isInterestedIn(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject)

Parameters:

afferentObject -

Returns:

encode

IChunk encode(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject,
              IPerceptualMemory memory)

Parameters:

afferentObject -

memory -

Returns:

isDirty

boolean isDirty(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject,
                IChunk oldChunk,
                IPerceptualMemory memory)

return true if the prior encoding of the percept needs to be amended

Parameters:

afferentObject -

oldChunk -

memory -

Returns:

update

IChunk update(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject,
              IChunk oldChunk,
              IPerceptualMemory memory)

update the contents of the encoded chunk. If the percept has changed too much, a new chunk can be returned.

Parameters:

afferentObject -

oldChunk -

memory -

Returns: