SysAgentHelper

The System Agents have their own helper to access the resources of the platform. It should make it a little more secure since not all System Agents need direct access to the platform (the AgentSystem class). The only System Agents known to need this are the admin System Agents. The SysAgentHelper provides the following methods for the System Agents:

getSystemName()

Returns the name of the System.

getSystemID()

Returns the ID of the System.

getSystemInfo()

Returns the AgentSystemInfo of the System.

getSystem()

Returns a reference to the System itself. This can only be used by admin System Agents because it provides full and direct access to the platform which is not needed by other System Agents.

getParameter(SysAgent agent)

Every System Agent can have its own section in the configuration file. This method returns the entries of its section (an OTMHashtable).

print(String s), println(String s), print(Exception e)

Has to be used to do output. This is the same as used by the normal Agents. System Agent should also not use the System.out.print methods to do their output. Instead the use of the helper methods is strongly recommended.

prepareForMove, transferOK, receiveAgent, getLoader, getClasses

These methods are used by the communication services. For a description see at page .

getProxy

Returns the proxy for the given resource.

registerProxy

Lets the System Agent register its service proxy at the platform.

unregisterProxy

Lets the System Agent unregister its service proxy at the platform.