gov.nasa.arc.brahms.vm.rt
Interface IRuntimeConceptCtx

All Known Implementing Classes:

VMActiveInstanceCtx, VMAgentCtx, VMAreaCtx, VMConceptualInstanceCtx, VMExternalAgentCtx, VMObjectInstanceCtx, VMPathCtx

public interface IRuntimeConceptCtx

Marks a concept context as a runtime concept context that can be initialized and reset. The runtime concept also extends the MessageListener interface requiring the implementation of a receiveMessage method required for distributed agent communication.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2008/02/28 18:33:05 $ $Author: rvhoof $

Author:

Ron van Hoof

Method Summary

void	initialize(gov.nasa.arc.brahms.vm.controller.VMController vmc, long time) Initializes the concept for use in a virtual machine controller by the specified virtual machine controller.
void	reset() Resets the concept removing its context and any references and additional components created to use this concept in a virtual machine.

Method Detail

initialize

void initialize(gov.nasa.arc.brahms.vm.controller.VMController vmc,
                long time)
                throws VMException

Initializes the concept for use in a virtual machine controller by the specified virtual machine controller. The initialization sets up any additional components required for the concept to be used in the virtual machine.

Parameters:

vmc - the VMController controlling the virtual machine in which this concept is to be used.

time - the time at which the initialization takes place

Throws:

VMException - if an error occurs in initializing the concept

reset

void reset()
           throws VMException

Resets the concept removing its context and any references and additional components created to use this concept in a virtual machine.

Throws:

VMException - if in error occurs in resetting the active instance