Example #1
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  private Action proposeInitialBid() {
    Bid lBid = null;

    // Return (one of the) possible bid(s) with maximal utility.
    try {
      lBid = utilitySpace.getMaxUtilityBid();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
    myLastBid = lBid;
    return new Offer(getAgentID(), lBid);
  }
Example #2
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  public Action chooseAction() {
    Action lAction = null;
    ACTIONTYPE lActionType;
    Bid lOppntBid = null;

    lActionType = getActionType(messageOpponent);
    switch (lActionType) {
      case OFFER: // Offer received from opponent
        lOppntBid = ((Offer) messageOpponent).getBid();
        if (myLastAction == null)
          // Other agent started, lets propose my initial bid.
          lAction = proposeInitialBid();
        else {
          try {
            if (utilitySpace.getUtility(lOppntBid)
                >= (utilitySpace.getUtility(myLastBid)) - UTIlITYGAPSIZE)
              // 	Opponent bids equally, or outbids my previous bid, so lets accept.
              lAction = new Accept(getAgentID());
            else
              // 	Propose counteroffer. Get next bid.
              try {
                lAction = proposeNextBid(lOppntBid);
              } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
              }
          } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
        }
        break;
      case ACCEPT: // Presumably, opponent accepted last bid, but let's check...
      case BREAKOFF:
        // nothing left to do. Negotiation ended, which should be checked by
        // Negotiator...
        break;
      default:
        // I am starting, but not sure whether Negotiator checks this, so
        // lets check also myLastAction...
        if (myLastAction == null) lAction = proposeInitialBid();
        else
          // simply repeat last action
          lAction = myLastAction;
        break;
    }

    myLastAction = lAction;
    return lAction;
  }