public void act(BucketbotBase self) {
// make sure bucketbot is in vacinity of station, otherwise go there
if (self.getDistance(station.getX(), station.getY())
> SimulationWorldSimpleExample.getSimulationWorld().getMap().getTolerance()) {
stateQueue.add(0, new BucketbotMove(station.getX(), station.getY()));
return;
}
// if it's the first time, request the letters be taken
if (!requested_letters_take) {
station.requestLetterTake(self, letter, null);
requested_letters_take = true;
}
if (self.getBucket() == null) {
// something wrong happened... don't have a bucket!
SimulationWorldSimpleExample.getSimulationWorld()
.bucketbotManager
.taskAborted(self, getCurrentTask());
stateQueue.remove(0);
if (stateQueue.size() > 0) stateQueue.get(0).act(self);
return;
}
// see if letter has been taken from the bucket
if (!self.getBucket().containsLetter(letter)) {
stateQueue.remove(0);
if (stateQueue.size() > 0) stateQueue.get(0).act(self);
return;
}
}
/* (non-Javadoc)
* @see alphabetsoup.framework.Updateable#update(double, double)
*/
public void update(double last_time, double cur_time) {
curTime = cur_time;
WordList wl = SimulationWorldMarketTaskAllocation.getSimulationWorld().getWordList();
LetterManager lm =
((LetterManager)
((SimulationWorldMarketTaskAllocation)
SimulationWorldMarketTaskAllocation.getSimulationWorld())
.letterManager);
// see if all done
if (wl.getAvailableWords().size() == 0) return;
// see if have all the words on the market,
// if not, add them
if (wordMarket.size() < wl.getAvailableWords().size()) {
for (Word w : wl.getAvailableWords())
if (!wordMarket.containsKey(w)) addNewWordToWordMarket(w);
}
// check every word station to see if it's in need of a new word
for (WordStation ws :
SimulationWorldMarketTaskAllocation.getSimulationWorld().getWordStations()) {
// give the station words if it needs them and is currently winning it
// if a word station is winning more than one, then choose the one
// that has the largest bid-ask spread, that is, the one that it can do most efficiently
if (ws.getAssignedWords().size() < ws.getCapacity()) {
// of all words, see if this word station is currently winning any auctions
// and if so, choose the one that takes the least cost
int best_word_index = -1;
float largest_spread = 0.0f;
WordStationAgent wsa = (WordStationAgent) ws;
for (int word_index = 0; word_index < wl.getAvailableWords().size(); word_index++) {
Word w = wl.getAvailableWords().get(word_index);
DoubleAuction<Word, WordStationAgent, WordOrderManager> market = wordMarket.get(w);
// only look at winning results
if (!market.isSellerInTradingSet(wsa)) continue;
// if the profit for this word is best, then use it
float spread = market.getAskPrice() - market.getBidPrice();
if (spread > largest_spread) {
largest_spread = spread;
best_word_index = word_index;
}
}
// this word station wasn't winning anything
if (best_word_index == -1) continue;
// a word exchange is taking place!
Word w = wl.takeAvailableWord(best_word_index);
// make a market for the new word that came in by taking a word
if (wl.getAvailableWords().size() > 0)
addNewWordToWordMarket(wl.getAvailableWords().get(wl.getAvailableWords().size() - 1));
// get exchange, and then get rid of the market for that word
Exchange e = wordMarket.get(w).acceptNextSellerExchange(wsa);
wordMarket.remove(w);
// assign the word
wsa.assignWord(w);
wsa.setProfit(wsa.getProfit() + e.value);
setProfit(getProfit() - e.value);
// let other things know that the word has been assigned
lm.newWordAssignedToStation(ws, w);
}
// can't continue if out of words
if (wl.getAvailableWords().size() == 0) return;
}
}
