evolution
Class KnowledgeCatalog

Direct Known Subclasses:

ActionKnowledgeCatalog, ConstructionKnowledgeCatalog, EvolutionKnowledgeCatalog, LandKnowledgeCatalog, ResourceKnowledgeCatalog

public abstract class KnowledgeCatalog

Abstract class of knowledgecatalogs.

protected KnowledgeCatalog(String fileName)
                      throws java.io.FileNotFoundException,
                             java.io.IOException

Create a new KnowledgeCatalog from the given file.

protected static Class dlClassForName(String packageName, String className)
                                throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Dynamically load a class by name. The class will first be searched in the evolution package and if not found in the resources package.

Parameters:

packageName - The subpackage name, e.g. actions

className - The class name, e.g. Fishing

public static String extractArgument(String spec)

Extract the argument of a name(argument) list. e.g. Cherries(BlueBerries) => BlueBerries

public static String extractName(String spec)

Extract the name of a name(value) or name(argument) list. e.g. Cherries(50) => Cherries

public static Double extractValue(String spec)

Extract the value of a name(value) list. e.g. Cherries(50) => 50

public String getFileName()

Return the filename from which this catalog was loaded.

public String getProperty(String name)

Get a property. If not found returns null.

public String getProperty(String name, String def)

Get a property. If the property is not found returns def.

public static String getResourcePath()

The resource path. If not set returns an empty string "".

public boolean isInitialized()

Is this catalog initialized.

public Map makeStringDoubleMap(String propertyName, String def)

Parse a string of name(value) pairs into a map from the property list.

Parameters:

propertyName - The string to parse, e.g. "Bananas(50) Cocos(13.4)"

def - If the property is not found, use def as string to parse.

result For the example: {"Bananas" => Double(50), "Cocos" => Double(13.4)}

protected void setResourcePath(String fileName)

Set the resource path from a fileName of a KnowledgeCatalog. If the resource path is already set, this method does nothing.

Parameters:

fileName - A relative path + filename (e.g. resources/evolution.prop). The directory separator is the one used in URL's and UNIX paths (a '/' thus).

public static List split(String delim, String str)

Split a given string in parts.

public static String stripPathFromClassName(String name)

Strip the path from a string representation of a class name. e.g. evolution.lands.Water => Water

public static String stripPathFromClassName(Class c)

Strip the path from the class name of this class.

public static String stripPathFromClassName(Object o)

Strip the path from the class name of this object.

Association Links

to Class java.util.Properties

Defines the behavior.

to Class java.net.URL

The url from where this catalog is loaded.

to Class java.lang.String

The resource path. This is stripped from the first filename used to load a KnowledgeCatalog.