[Modeling] Modeling an Agent Class- register your opinion

[James Odell]

Hossam,

Thank you for the clarification.

Just a quick note: Passive Class and Active Class are not UML classes, per
se.  Class has a Boolean property of isActive which identifies whether or
not its objects are active.  So, in reality, we only have AgentClass.

Does that make sense?

Cheers,
Jim


On 6/13/03 5:44 PM, "Hossam Allam" indited:

> Dear Mr. Odell
> 
> At 03:08 Õ 13/06/2003, you wrote:
>> On 6/12/03 7:56 PM, "Hossam Allam" indited:
>> 
>>> I would go to the option of having Class as the supertype of Agent Class.
>>> The definition of  Class will need to be changed to "A Class is a
>>> description of a set of Objects and Agents that share ............". AUML
>>> will have passive class, active class, and agent class.
>> 
>> So, if I understand you correctly: you would
>> 
>> 1) extend the feature of Class at they are now defined in UML to include
>> additional features.
>> 2) create three new subclasses of the newly extended Class called: passive
>> class, active class, and agent class.
>> 
> 
> Passive Class and Active Class are already UML classes; Agent class is the
> new extension to UML Class. I believe this will make it easier for  people
> that are using UML for object-oriented systems to merge to systems that
> contains agents and objects. I believe that current and new software
> systems will contain both objects and agents.
> 
> 
>> Is that correct?  That is an interesting proposition, as well.   What
>> features would each of these three new subclasses have that would
>> differentiate themselves from each other?
> 
> Instances of Passive class are passive objects that holds data, but does
> not initiate control (as described by UML)
> 
> Instances of Active Class are active objects that owns a thread of Control
> and may initiate control activity (as described by UML).
> 
> Instances of Agent Class are agents that have all the agency features that
> differentiate agent from object such as the ability to refuse requests from
> other active objects, agents, or users.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Regards
> 
> Hossam Allam
> 
> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
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