net.obvj.agents.util

Class AgentFactory

java.lang.Object

net.obvj.agents.util.AgentFactory

public class AgentFactory
extends Object

A factory that creates AbstractAgent objects based on given AgentConfiguration.

Author:

oswaldo.bapvic.jr

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static AbstractAgent	create(AgentConfiguration configuration) Creates a new agent instance from the given AgentConfiguration.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

create

public static AbstractAgent create(AgentConfiguration configuration)

Creates a new agent instance from the given AgentConfiguration.

Parameters:

configuration - the AgentConfiguration to be processed, not null

Returns:

an AbstractAgent from the given AgentConfiguration, not null

Throws:

NullPointerException - if a null AgentConfiguration is received

InvalidClassException - if any exception regarding a reflective operation (e.g.: required class or method not found) occurs