GInvestigationAgent.h

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#ifndef GBEGINVESTIGATIONAGENTH
#define GBEGINVESTIGATIONAGENTH

#include <GAgent.h>
#include <GElementID.h>

#include <GElementInfluence.h>

#include <GWEInterface.h>

#include <qtimer.h>
#include <qvaluelist.h>
#include <qstringlist.h>

namespace GBE {

class GInvestigationAgent : public GCS::GAgent
{
  Q_OBJECT
  public:
    GInvestigationAgent(GWE::GWEInterface* gwe, int update_interval_msec = 500, QObject* parent = 0, const char* name = 0);

    ~GInvestigationAgent();

  protected:
  
    QTimer UpdateTimer;
  
    QValueList<GCS::GElementID> KnownElements;
    
    bool KnownElementsEmitPending;
  
    GWE::GWEInterface* Gwe;
    
    int UpdateInterval;
    
    unsigned long CurrentTarget;
    
    GCS::GVector3 CurrentSpeed;
  
    virtual void run();

    virtual void receiveInfluence(GCS::GElementInfluence& influence);
    
  protected slots:
  
    virtual void sendChangedSignals();
    
  public slots:
  
    virtual void createAndSendBasicInfluence(double fraction_of_own_energy, unsigned long targetID = 0);
    
    virtual void followTarget(unsigned long destinationElementID);
    
    virtual void setSpeed(const GCS::GVector3& new_speed);

  signals:
      
    void influenceReceived(const GCS::GElementInfluence& i);

    void knownElementsListChanged(const QStringList& known_elements);
    
    //note: there are standard signals already defined in GAgent,
    //      these are also emitted constantly to allow analysation
    //      especially energyChanged() and formChanged() are in use.
};

};

#endif

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