/// <summary>
/// Start Agent if start is set
/// </summary>
/// <param name="agentToStart"></param>
public static void StartAgent(ReactiveAgent agentToStart)
{
if (agentToStart is null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(agentToStart));
}
agentToStart.Start();
}
/// <summary>
/// Stops the execution of the agent identified by name and removes it from the environment. Use the Remove method
/// instead of Agent.Stop
/// when the decision to stop an agent does not belong to the agent itself, but to some other agent or to an external
/// factor.
/// Don't call it directly, use WhitePages.RemoveAgent
/// </summary>
/// <param name="agent">The agent to be removed</param>
public void RemoveAgent(ReactiveAgent agent)
{
if (agent == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(agent));
}
//MetaNetwork.RemoveActor(agent.AgentId);
Agents.Remove(agent.AgentId);
StoppedAgents.Add(agent);
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds an agent to the environment. The agent should already have a name and its name should be unique.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="agent">The concurrent agent that will be added</param>
public void AddAgent(ReactiveAgent agent)
{
if (agent == null || agent.IsNull)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(agent));
}
if (Agents.Exists(agent.AgentId))
{
// todo => throw new ArgumentException("Trying to add an agent " + agent.AgentId.ClassId + " with an existing key: " + agent.AgentId);
//todo should be done only in reference
Agents.Remove(agent.AgentId);
}
Agents.Add(agent);
//todo should be done only in reference
if (!_agentsReference.Exists(x => x.AgentId.Equals(agent.AgentId)))
{
_agentsReference.Add(agent);
}
}
