/// <summary>
/// Returns the action / competence / actionpattern with the given name.
///
/// This method looks for the element with the given name and
/// returns it. If the element is an action, then it creates a
/// new L{POSH.strict.Action} object from the agent's behaviour
/// dictionary. Otherwise it just returns the competence or action
/// pattern object.
///
/// The method also checks if the the given name is both an action and a
/// competence / action pattern. In that case a NameError is raised.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="agent">The agent that the element belongs to.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name of the element.</param>
/// <param name="competences">A competence object dictionary.</param>
/// <param name="actionPatterns">An action pattern object dictionary.</param>
/// <returns>The element with the given name either POSH.strict.Action, POSH.strict.Competence
/// or POSH.strict.ActionPattern.</returns>
/// <exception cref="NameException">
/// If actions and competences / action pattern have
/// the same name.</exception>
internal CopiableElement getTriggerable(Agent agent, string name, Dictionary <string, Competence> competences,
Dictionary <string, ActionPattern> actionPatterns)
{
// creating an action would raise a NameError when looking up the
// according behaviour in the behaviour dictionary. Hence, if no
// behaviour provides that action, we need to check competences and
// action pattern
POSH.sys.strict.POSHAction element;
try
{
element = new POSH.sys.strict.POSHAction(agent, name);
}
catch (NameException)
{
if (competences is Dictionary <string, Competence> &&
competences.ContainsKey(name))
{
return(competences[name]);
}
else if (actionPatterns is Dictionary <string, ActionPattern> &&
actionPatterns.ContainsKey(name))
{
return(actionPatterns[name]);
}
else
{
throw new NameException(string.Format("No action / competence / action pattern " +
"with name '{0}' found", name));
}
}
// we get here only if the action was created successfully,
// check now for clashes with competences / action pattern
if ((competences is Dictionary <string, Competence> && competences.ContainsKey(name)) ||
(actionPatterns is Dictionary <string, ActionPattern> && actionPatterns.ContainsKey(name)))
{
throw new NameException(string.Format("Name of action '{0}' also held by other " +
"competence / action pattern", name));
}
return(element);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the action / competence / actionpattern with the given name.
///
/// This method looks for the element with the given name and
/// returns it. If the element is an action, then it creates a
/// new L{POSH.strict.Action} object from the agent's behaviour
/// dictionary. Otherwise it just returns the competence or action
/// pattern object.
///
/// The method also checks if the the given name is both an action and a
/// competence / action pattern. In that case a NameError is raised.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="agent">The agent that the element belongs to.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name of the element.</param>
/// <param name="competences">A competence object dictionary.</param>
/// <param name="actionPatterns">An action pattern object dictionary.</param>
/// <returns>The element with the given name either POSH.strict.Action, POSH.strict.Competence
/// or POSH.strict.ActionPattern.</returns>
/// <exception cref="NameException">
/// If actions and competences / action pattern have
/// the same name.</exception>
internal CopiableElement getTriggerable(Agent agent, string name, Dictionary<string,Competence> competences,
Dictionary<string,ActionPattern> actionPatterns)
{
// creating an action would raise a NameError when looking up the
// according behaviour in the behaviour dictionary. Hence, if no
// behaviour provides that action, we need to check competences and
// action pattern
POSH.sys.strict.POSHAction element;
try
{
element = new POSH.sys.strict.POSHAction(agent,name);
}
catch (NameException)
{
if (competences is Dictionary<string,Competence> &&
competences.ContainsKey(name))
return competences[name];
else if (actionPatterns is Dictionary<string,ActionPattern> &&
actionPatterns.ContainsKey(name))
return actionPatterns[name];
else
throw new NameException(string.Format("No action / competence / action pattern " +
"with name '{0}' found", name));
}
// we get here only if the action was created successfully,
// check now for clashes with competences / action pattern
if ( (competences is Dictionary<string,Competence> && competences.ContainsKey(name) ) ||
( actionPatterns is Dictionary<string,ActionPattern> && actionPatterns.ContainsKey(name)))
throw new NameException(string.Format("Name of action '{0}' also held by other " +
"competence / action pattern", name));
return element;
}
