Class WhatsNewResponder

java.lang.Object
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public class WhatsNewResponder

extends Responder

Responds to requests about what's new. The responder picks a headline news story from one of its online newspapers and returns the information.

Version:

1.2

Author:

Thaddeus O. Cooper

Constructor Summary

WhatsNewResponder()

Method Summary

protected void	buildResponse(java.lang.String s)
boolean	canProcess(Chatter c) Determines if this responder will respond to the data contained in the chatter.
protected boolean	fetchURL()
protected java.lang.String	getURL()
void	process() Actually process the input from the collaborative environment and add the actions and responses to the Vector to be output when this routine returns.
java.lang.String	serviceType() Returns a string the defines the type of service that this responder provides.

Methods inherited from class mstar.Responder

addAction, addResponse, addRobotAction, getAction, getActions, getCommands, getConnection, getHow, getInputStream, getMap, getOutputStream, getOwner, getPlayerMap, getProcessTable, getProperties, getResponse, getRobotName, getRoomParser, getShared, getState, getWhat, getWho, setAction, setCommands, setConnection, setHow, setInputStream, setMap, setOutputStream, setOwner, setPlayerMap, setProcessTable, setProperties, setResponse, setRobotName, setRoomParser, setShared, setState, setWhat, setWho

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WhatsNewResponder

public WhatsNewResponder()

Method Detail

getURL

protected java.lang.String getURL()

fetchURL

protected boolean fetchURL()

buildResponse

protected void buildResponse(java.lang.String s)

process

public void process()

Description copied from class: Responder

Actually process the input from the collaborative environment and add the actions and responses to the Vector to be output when this routine returns.

Overrides:

process in class Responder

serviceType

public java.lang.String serviceType()

Description copied from class: Responder

Returns a string the defines the type of service that this responder provides. Some examples include: NEWS, DIRECTIONS, and DEFAULT.

Overrides:

serviceType in class Responder

Tags copied from class: Responder

Returns:

the String that defines the type of service.

canProcess

public boolean canProcess(Chatter c)

Description copied from class: Responder

Determines if this responder will respond to the data contained in the chatter. If the chatter is able to be processed by this responder, then it should return true, if not it should return false.

Overrides:

canProcess in class Responder

Tags copied from class: Responder

Returns:

true if this reponder can process the input, false otherwise.