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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2004 ScalAgent Distributed Technologies
3  *
4  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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9  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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11  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
13  *
14  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
16  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
17  * USA.
18  */
19 package fr.dyade.aaa.agent;
20
21 public interface AgentMBean {
22   /**
23    * Returns this <code>Agent</code>'s name.
24    *
25    * @return this <code>Agent</code>'s name.
26    */
27   public String JavaDoc getName();
28
29   /**
30    * Returns the global unique identifier of the agent.
31    *
32    * @return the global unique identifier of the agent.
33    */
34   public String JavaDoc getAgentId();
35
36 // /**
37 // * Returns log topic for the agent.
38 // */
39 // protected String getLogTopic();
40
41   /**
42    * Tests if the agent is pinned in memory.
43    *
44    * @return true if this agent is pinned in memory; false otherwise.
45    */
46   public boolean isFixed();
47
48   /**
49    * Permits this agent to destroy it.
50    */
51   public void delete();
52
53   /**
54    * Returns a string representation of this agent, including the agent's
55    * class, name, global identication, and fixed property.
56    *
57    * @return A string representation of this agent.
58    */
59   public String JavaDoc toString();
60 }
61
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