override internal void AgentHasArrived(AgentState agentState)
{
ConcurrentAgent a = Activator.CreateInstance(agentState.AgentType) as ConcurrentAgent;
a.LoadState(agentState);
a.Name = agentState.Name;
Add(a);
a.Start();
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds an agent to the environment. Its name should be unique.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="agent">The concurrent agent that will be added</param>
/// <param name="name">The name of the agent</param>
public void Add(ConcurrentAgent agent, string name)
{
if (Agents.ContainsKey(name))
{
throw new Exception("Trying to add an agent with an existing name: " + name + " (ConcurrentEnvironment.Add(agent, name))");
}
agent.Name = name;
agent.Environment = this;
Agents[name] = agent;
}
/// <summary>
/// Stops the execution of the agent 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.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="agent">The agent to be removed</param>
public void Remove(ConcurrentAgent agent)
{
if (Agents.ContainsValue(agent))
{
Agents.Remove(agent.Name);
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Agent " + agent.Name + " does not exist (ConcurrentEnvironment.Remove)");
}
}
/// <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 Add(ConcurrentAgent agent)
{
if (agent.Name == null || agent.Name == "")
{
throw new Exception("Trying to add an agent without a name (ConcurrentEnvironment.Add(agent))");
}
if (Agents.ContainsKey(agent.Name))
{
throw new Exception("Trying to add an agent with an existing name: " + agent.Name + " (ConcurrentEnvironment.Add(Agent))");
}
agent.Environment = this;
Agents[agent.Name] = agent;
}