public Stimulus(StimulusSource source, int sourceAllegiance, StimulusType type, float radius, Vector2 pos, Object handle)
{
source_ = source;
sourceAllegiance_ = sourceAllegiance;
type_ = type;
radius_ = radius;
position_ = pos;
handle_ = handle;
message_ = null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Broadcasts the belief to all agents within the broadcast radius
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">The message to broadcast</param>
protected void broadcastMessage(Message message)
{
isBroadcasting_ = true;
//communicationRequested_ = false;
framesSinceLastCommunication_ = 0;
framesLeftToBroadcast_ = message.TimeToBroadcast();
broadcastMessage_ = message.ToString();
WorldState.Audial_.Remove(key_);
WorldState.Audial_.Add(key_,
new Stimulus(StimulusSource.CharacterAbstract, AI_.Character_.Allegiance_, StimulusType.Message, broadcastRadius_, AI_.Character_.getPosition(), AI_.Character_, message));
if (communicationLevel_ == CommunicationLevel.High && message.MessageType_ == Message.MessageType.Data)
{
CommLogger.sentMsg();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Try to broadcast something based on a preference list of BeliefTypes
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bTList">The preference list of BeliefTypes</param>
/// <param name="hiTime">How long to wait before issuing a Hi message</param>
protected void broadcastHelper(List<BeliefType> bTList, int hiTime)
{
for (int i = 0; i < bTList.Count; i++)
{
framesSinceCommunicatingThisType_[bTList[i]]++;
}
bool communicatedSomething = false;
if (communicationRequested_)
{
// Attempt to broadcast new info
for (int i = 0; i < bTList.Count; i++)
{
if (AI_.Memory_.getBeliefs(bTList[i]).Count > 0 && framesSinceCommunicatingThisType_[bTList[i]] > SECONDS_BEFORE_REPEATING_SELF * FRAMERATE)
{
Message msg = new Message(Message.MessageType.Data);
msg.Belief_ = AI_.Memory_.getFirstBelief(bTList[i]);
broadcastMessage(msg);
framesSinceCommunicatingThisType_[bTList[i]] = 0;
communicatedSomething = true;
break;
}
}
// If we can't broadcast new info, then re-broadcast old info.
if (!communicatedSomething)
{
for (int i = 0; i < bTList.Count; i++)
{
if (AI_.Memory_.getBeliefs(bTList[i]).Count > 0)
{
Message msg = new Message(Message.MessageType.Data);
msg.Belief_ = AI_.Memory_.getFirstBelief(bTList[i]);
broadcastMessage(msg);
framesSinceCommunicatingThisType_[bTList[i]] = 0;
communicatedSomething = true;
break;
}
}
}
}
// If there is still nothing to be communicated, then we announce
// that we are ready to communicate.
if (!communicatedSomething)
{
if (framesSinceLastCommunication_ > hiTime * FRAMERATE)
{
Message msg = new Message(Message.MessageType.Hi);
broadcastMessage(msg);
}
}
}