org.micropsi.nodenet
Class ActorNode

java.lang.Object
  org.micropsi.nodenet.NetEntity
      org.micropsi.nodenet.Node
          org.micropsi.nodenet.ActorNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

GateTypesIF, NetIntegrityIF

public class ActorNode

extends Node

Node that writes its activation to an ActorDataTarget.

See Also:

ActorDataTargetIF

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	dataTarget
protected SensActRegistry	sensorReg

Fields inherited from class org.micropsi.nodenet.Node

genericLinks, genSlot

Fields inherited from class org.micropsi.nodenet.NetEntity

entityManager, gates, slots

Fields inherited from interface org.micropsi.nodenet.GateTypesIF

GT_ASSOCIATION, GT_CAT, GT_DISSOCIATION, GT_EXP, GT_GEN, GT_POR, GT_REF, GT_RET, GT_SUB, GT_SUR, GT_SYM

Fields inherited from interface org.micropsi.nodenet.NetIntegrityIF

BAD_KEY, BAD_LINK, BAD_OUTPUT_FUNCTION, BAD_SLOT, DUPLICATE_KEY, UNKNOWN_ENTITY, UNKNOWN_MODULE

Constructor Summary

protected

ActorNode(java.lang.String nodeID, NetEntityManager manager, SensActRegistry sensorReg) Constructor.

Method Summary

protected void	calculateGates() Extended to write to the data target and set the GEN gate with the success of the execution
void	connectActor(java.lang.String dataTarget) Connects the ActorNode to the given dataTarget.
void	disconnectActor() Disconnects the ActorNode from it's current dataTarget.
java.lang.String	getDataType() Returns the dataTarget the ActorNode is connected to.
boolean	isConnected() Checks if the ActorNode is connected.
protected void	use() Some nodes perform low-level java operations when activated.

Methods inherited from class org.micropsi.nodenet.Node

getEntityType, getGenActivation, getType, propagateActivation

Methods inherited from class org.micropsi.nodenet.NetEntity

addGate, addSlot, changeParameter, checkIntegrity, confirmNewActivation, createLinkTo, createLinkTo, deleteGate, deleteLink, deleteSlot, destroy, getEntityName, getFirstLinkAt, getGate, getGates, getID, getLastLinkAt, getLink, getNumberOfGates, getNumberOfSlots, getParentID, getSlot, getSlots, hasName, isActive, reportIntegrityStatus, setEntityName, setParentID, toString, unlinkCompletely, updateDecayState

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

sensorReg

protected SensActRegistry sensorReg

dataTarget

protected java.lang.String dataTarget

Constructor Detail

ActorNode

protected ActorNode(java.lang.String nodeID,
                    NetEntityManager manager,
                    SensActRegistry sensorReg)

Constructor.

Parameters:

nodeID - the ID of this node

manager - the entity manager

sensorReg - the sensor/actor registry to be used

Method Detail

connectActor

public void connectActor(java.lang.String dataTarget)

Connects the ActorNode to the given dataTarget. There is no check if the corresponding dataTarget exists. If there is no such dataTarget, the ActorNode will be connected anyway, but of course nothing is written nowhere as long as the dataTarget is not there.

Parameters:

dataTarget - the dataTarget to connect to.

disconnectActor

public void disconnectActor()

Disconnects the ActorNode from it's current dataTarget.

isConnected

public boolean isConnected()

Checks if the ActorNode is connected.

Returns:

boolean truf if the ActorNode is connected.

calculateGates

protected void calculateGates()
                       throws NetIntegrityException

Extended to write to the data target and set the GEN gate with the success of the execution

Overrides:

calculateGates in class Node

Throws:

NetIntegrityException

See Also:

NetEntity.calculateGates()

use

protected void use()
            throws NetIntegrityException

Description copied from class: Node

Some nodes perform low-level java operations when activated. (Dissociators, activators and the like.) This method is not meant to get java functionality into the net - use NativeModules for this purpose!

Specified by:

use in class Node

Throws:

NetIntegrityException - if something is wrong with the net

See Also:

Node.use()

getDataType

public java.lang.String getDataType()

Returns the dataTarget the ActorNode is connected to.

Returns:

String the dataType.