Package com.tnsai.coordination.negotiation

Interface NegotiationProtocol

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuctionAdapter, BilateralNegotiation, ContractNetAdapter, MonotonicConcessionProtocol

public interface NegotiationProtocol

Interface for negotiation protocol implementations.

Each protocol defines a specific negotiation mechanism (bilateral, auction, contract net, etc.) and produces a NegotiationOutcome.

Since:

0.0.2

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
com.tnsai.annotations.Coordination.NegotiationType	getType()	Returns the negotiation type this protocol handles.
NegotiationOutcome	negotiate(List<com.tnsai.agents.Agent> parties, NegotiationConfig config)	Executes the negotiation between the given parties.

Method Details

negotiate

NegotiationOutcome negotiate(List<com.tnsai.agents.Agent> parties,
 NegotiationConfig config)

Executes the negotiation between the given parties.

Parameters:

parties - the agents participating in negotiation

config - negotiation configuration

Returns:

the negotiation outcome

getType

com.tnsai.annotations.Coordination.NegotiationType getType()

Returns the negotiation type this protocol handles.

Returns:

the supported negotiation type