Class SocialEntity

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.biology.SocialEntity

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Identified<Identification>, Named, SimulationAgent

Direct Known Subclasses:

Individual, SocialCollective

public abstract class SocialEntity
extends Object
implements ComprehensiveIdentification, SimulationAgent

Base class for all social entities (individuals or collectives). Implements traits common to social science modeling such as prestige and influence.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected EventDrivenEngine	engine
protected final Identification	id
protected double	influence
protected double	prestige
protected final Map<String,Object>	traits

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SocialEntity(Identification id, EventDrivenEngine engine)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
EventDrivenEngine	getEngine()
Identification	getId()	Returns the unique identifier of this entity.
double	getInfluence()
double	getPrestige()
String	getSimId()	Returns the unique identifier of the agent in the simulation.
Map<String,Object>	getTraits()	Returns the traits map for this entity.
void	interact(String targetId, EventSpec type, Object... data)	Helper method to interact with another agent by sending an event.
abstract void	processEvent(Event event)	Process an event delivered to this agent.
void	setEngine(EventDrivenEngine engine)
void	setInfluence(double influence)
void	setPrestige(double prestige)

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, setComments

Methods inherited from interface ComprehensiveIdentification

getName, getTrait, setName, setTrait

Field Details

id

protected final Identification id

traits

protected final Map<String,Object> traits

prestige

protected double prestige

influence

protected double influence

engine

protected transient EventDrivenEngine engine

Constructor Details

SocialEntity

public SocialEntity(Identification id,
 EventDrivenEngine engine)

Method Details

getId

public Identification getId()

Description copied from interface: Identified

Returns the unique identifier of this entity.

Specified by:

getId in interface Identified<Identification>

Returns:

the identifier

getSimId

public String getSimId()

Description copied from interface: SimulationAgent

Returns the unique identifier of the agent in the simulation.

Specified by:

getSimId in interface SimulationAgent

getTraits

public Map<String,Object> getTraits()

Description copied from interface: ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns the traits map for this entity.

Specified by:

getTraits in interface Commented

Specified by:

getTraits in interface ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns:

the traits map

getPrestige

public double getPrestige()

setPrestige

public void setPrestige(double prestige)

getInfluence

public double getInfluence()

setInfluence

public void setInfluence(double influence)

getEngine

public EventDrivenEngine getEngine()

setEngine

public void setEngine(EventDrivenEngine engine)

interact

public void interact(String targetId,
 EventSpec type,
 Object... data)

Helper method to interact with another agent by sending an event.

processEvent

public abstract void processEvent(Event event)

Description copied from interface: SimulationAgent

Process an event delivered to this agent.

Specified by:

processEvent in interface SimulationAgent

Parameters:

event - The event to process