Package jadex.bridge.service

Interface IService

All Known Subinterfaces:

IInternalService

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicService, SharedClockService, SharedExecutionService, SharedService, SharedSimulationService, SharedThreadPoolService

public interface IService

The interface for platform services.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static IService[]	EMPTY_SERVICES	Empty service array.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
jadex.commons.future.IFuture<jadex.commons.MethodInfo[]>	getMethodInfos()	Get reflective info about the service methods, args, return types.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>	getPropertyMap()	Get the map of properties (considered as constant).
IServiceIdentifier	getServiceId()	Get the service identifier.
jadex.commons.future.IFuture<java.lang.Object>	invokeMethod(java.lang.String methodname, jadex.bridge.ClassInfo[] argtypes, java.lang.Object[] args, jadex.bridge.ClassInfo returntype)	todo: support also blackbox args (e.g.
jadex.commons.future.IFuture<java.lang.Boolean>	isValid()	Test if the service is valid.

Field Detail

EMPTY_SERVICES

static final IService[] EMPTY_SERVICES

Empty service array.

Method Detail

getServiceId

IServiceIdentifier getServiceId()

Get the service identifier.

Returns:

The service identifier.

isValid

jadex.commons.future.IFuture<java.lang.Boolean> isValid()

Test if the service is valid.

Returns:

True, if service can be used.

getPropertyMap

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getPropertyMap()

Get the map of properties (considered as constant).

Returns:

The service property map (if any).

invokeMethod

jadex.commons.future.IFuture<java.lang.Object> invokeMethod(java.lang.String methodname,
                                                            jadex.bridge.ClassInfo[] argtypes,
                                                            java.lang.Object[] args,
                                                            jadex.bridge.ClassInfo returntype)

todo: support also blackbox args (e.g. byte[]) as args could also use classes that are not available. Invoke a method reflectively.

Parameters:

methodname - The method name.

argtypes - The argument types (can be null if method exists only once).

args - The arguments.

returntype - The future return type if it is a specific future.

Returns:

The result.

getMethodInfos

jadex.commons.future.IFuture<jadex.commons.MethodInfo[]> getMethodInfos()

Get reflective info about the service methods, args, return types.

Returns:

The method infos.