// The message should be formatted as [<dest>][{tag1, ..., tagN}][<content>]
// where <dest> is either "WorkingMemory" or "LongTermMemory". The tag list is optional for items
// inserted into working memory, but must be present for long-term memory items. If tags are included,
// they are added to the tag list of the memory item. Then the content (specified in <content>, without
// the < >) is added as well.
// Note that the message must have PRECISELY the shape defined above!
private void ProcessInternetInput(string message)
{
StringMemoryItem internetInputItem = new StringMemoryItem();
char leftSeparationCharacter = AgentConstants.INTERNET_INPUT_LEFT_SEPARATION_CHARACTER;
char rightSeparationCharacter = AgentConstants.INTERNET_INPUT_RIGHT_SEPARATION_CHARACTER;
List <string> messageSplit = message.Split(new char[] { leftSeparationCharacter, rightSeparationCharacter }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).ToList();
if (messageSplit.Count == 2) // No tags
{
if (messageSplit[0] == AgentConstants.WORKING_MEMORY_NAME)
{
string content = messageSplit[1];
if (content != null)
{
if (content.Length > 0)
{
internetInputItem.SetContent(content);
internetInputItem.TagList.Add(internetInputTag);
workingMemory.AddItem(internetInputItem);
timeOfLastInternetInput = internetInputItem.InsertionTime;
// if (!busy) { HandleInput(internetInputItem); }
}
}
}
}
else if (messageSplit.Count == 3)
{
if (messageSplit[0] == AgentConstants.WORKING_MEMORY_NAME)
{
string content = messageSplit[2];
if (content != null)
{
if (content.Length > 0)
{
internetInputItem.SetContent(content);
internetInputItem.TagList.Add(internetInputTag);
char leftListCharacter = AgentConstants.INTERNET_INPUT_TAG_LIST_LEFT_CHARACTER;
char rightListCharacter = AgentConstants.INTERNET_INPUT_TAG_LIST_RIGHT_CHARACTER;
char separator = AgentConstants.INTERNET_INPUT_TAG_LIST_SEPARATOR_CHARACTER;
List <string> tagListSplit = messageSplit[1].Split(new char[] { leftListCharacter, rightListCharacter, separator },
StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).ToList();
if (tagListSplit != null)
{
if (tagListSplit.Count > 0)
{
foreach (string tag in tagListSplit)
{
internetInputItem.TagList.Add(tag);
}
}
}
workingMemory.AddItem(internetInputItem);
timeOfLastInternetInput = internetInputItem.InsertionTime;
// if (!busy) { HandleInput(internetInputItem); }
}
}
}
else if (messageSplit[0] == AgentConstants.LONG_TERM_MEMORY_NAME)
{
// Insertions on long-term memory do not trigger actions by the agent, but the contents
// will of course be available for later use.
// Also, for long-term memory items, tags are _required_. If no tags are present, the
// input is simply ignored.
char leftListCharacter = AgentConstants.INTERNET_INPUT_TAG_LIST_LEFT_CHARACTER;
char rightListCharacter = AgentConstants.INTERNET_INPUT_TAG_LIST_RIGHT_CHARACTER;
char separator = AgentConstants.INTERNET_INPUT_TAG_LIST_SEPARATOR_CHARACTER;
List <string> tagListSplit = messageSplit[1].Split(new char[] { leftListCharacter, rightListCharacter, separator },
StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).ToList();
if (tagListSplit != null)
{
if (tagListSplit.Count > 0)
{
foreach (string tag in tagListSplit)
{
internetInputItem.TagList.Add(tag);
}
string content = messageSplit[2];
if (content != null)
{
if (content.Length > 0)
{
internetInputItem.SetContent(content);
longtermMemory.AddItem(internetInputItem);
timeOfLastInternetInput = internetInputItem.InsertionTime;
}
}
}
}
}
}
}