org.vizzini.example.ant
Class AntContext

java.lang.Object
  org.vizzini.ai.geneticalgorithm.AbstractContext
      org.vizzini.example.ant.AntContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

IContext

public class AntContext
extends AbstractContext

State variables: x - ant x position y - ant y position heading - ant heading [north,east,south,west] t - time food - number of food pellets consumed

Author:

Jeffrey M. Thompson

Field Summary

static String	GRID_NAME State variable name for the grid.
static String	HEADING_NAME State variable name for the ant heading.
static String	POSITION_NAME State variable name for the position.
static String	TIME_NAME State variable name for time.

Constructor Summary

AntContext()
Construct this object.

Method Summary

void	addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener) Add a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
protected void	addToStateVariable(String name, int delta) Add the given delta to the specified state variable.
void	decrementX() Decrement X.
void	decrementY() Decrement Y.
int	getFood() Return food.
Grid	getGrid() Return grid.
String	getHeading() Return heading.
IntegerPosition	getPosition() Return position.
int	getTime() Return time.
void	incrementTime() Increment the time state variable.
void	incrementX() Increment X.
void	incrementY() Increment Y.
void	initialize() Initialize the state of the context.
void	removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener) Remove a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
void	setAnt() Set the ant at the x, y coordinates.
void	setFootprint() Set a footprint at the x, y coordinates.
void	setHeading(String heading) Set heading.
void	setPosition(int x, int y) Set position.
protected void	setTime(int time) Set time.

Methods inherited from class org.vizzini.ai.geneticalgorithm.AbstractContext

add, getCurrentFitnessCase, getCurrentFitnessCaseIndex, getFitnessCaseCount, getStateVariable, incrementCurrentFitnessCase, reset, setStateVariable, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

GRID_NAME

public static final String GRID_NAME

State variable name for the grid.

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Constant Field Values

POSITION_NAME

public static final String POSITION_NAME

State variable name for the position.

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Constant Field Values

HEADING_NAME

public static final String HEADING_NAME

State variable name for the ant heading.

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Constant Field Values

TIME_NAME

public static final String TIME_NAME

State variable name for time.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AntContext

public AntContext()

Construct this object.

Since:

v0.3

Method Detail

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName,
                                      PropertyChangeListener listener)

Add a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property. The listener will be invoked only when a call on firePropertyChange names that specific property.

Parameters:

propertyName - The name of the property to listen on.

listener - The PropertyChangeListener to be added.

Since:

v0.3

decrementX

public void decrementX()

Decrement X.

Since:

v0.3

decrementY

public void decrementY()

Decrement Y.

Since:

v0.3

getFood

public int getFood()

Return food.

Since:

v0.3

getGrid

public Grid getGrid()

Return grid.

Since:

v0.3

getHeading

public String getHeading()

Return heading.

Since:

v0.3

getPosition

public IntegerPosition getPosition()

Return position.

Since:

v0.3

getTime

public int getTime()

Return time.

Since:

v0.3

incrementTime

public void incrementTime()

Increment the time state variable.

Since:

v0.3

incrementX

public void incrementX()

Increment X.

Since:

v0.3

incrementY

public void incrementY()

Increment Y.

Since:

v0.3

initialize

public void initialize()

Initialize the state of the context.

Since:

v0.3

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName,
                                         PropertyChangeListener listener)

Remove a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.

Parameters:

propertyName - The name of the property that was listened on.

listener - The PropertyChangeListener to be removed.

Since:

v0.3

setAnt

public void setAnt()

Set the ant at the x, y coordinates.

Since:

v0.3

setFootprint

public void setFootprint()

Set a footprint at the x, y coordinates.

Since:

v0.3

setHeading

public void setHeading(String heading)

Set heading.

Since:

v0.3

setPosition

public void setPosition(int x,
                        int y)

Set position.

Since:

v0.3

addToStateVariable

protected void addToStateVariable(String name,
                                  int delta)

Add the given delta to the specified state variable.

Parameters:

name - State variable name.

delta - Amount to add.

Since:

v0.3

setTime

protected void setTime(int time)

Set time.

Since:

v0.3