edu.cuny.cat
Class TraderClient

java.lang.Object
  edu.cuny.cat.GameClient
      edu.cuny.cat.TraderClient

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConnectionListener<CatpMessage>, AuctionEventListener, edu.cuny.config.param.Parameterizable, java.lang.Runnable, java.util.Observer

public class TraderClient
extends GameClient
implements java.util.Observer

Main class of a trader client, used to launch a single such client. To start a jcat competition simulation with game server and multiple clients, the Game class should be used and in this case, TraderClient is involved but not as a main class.

A trader client creates a TradingAgent to choose markets and determine prices to offer.

Version:

$Revision: 1.88 $

Author:

Kai Cai

Nested Class Summary

protected class

TraderClient.TransactionSession

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class edu.cuny.cat.GameClient

GameClient.CheckInSession, GameClient.DayClosedSession, GameClient.GameOverSession, GameClient.GameStartedSession, GameClient.GameStartingSession, GameClient.OracleSession, GameClient.PostAskSession, GameClient.PostBidSession, GameClient.PostClientListSession, GameClient.PostFeeSession, GameClient.PostProfitSession, GameClient.PostSession, GameClient.PostShoutSession, GameClient.PostSpecialistSession, GameClient.PostTraderSession, GameClient.PostTransactionSession, GameClient.RoundClosedSession, GameClient.RoundClosingSession, GameClient.RoundOpenedSession, GameClient.SubscribeToSpecialistSession, GameClient.SyncSession

Field Summary

protected TradingAgent	agent the trading agent that bids and chooses markets for this client.
protected Shout	currentShout currently placed or pending shout if null, no such shout.
protected Specialist	registeredSpecialist the specialist this trader registers with on the current day
protected Trader	trader this client as a Trader.

Fields inherited from class edu.cuny.cat.GameClient

clientConnector, clientId, connection, connTrialMax, dispatcher, eventEngine, eventListeners, infrast, logging, P_CONNECTION_TRIAL_MAX, P_DEF_BASE, P_ID, P_LOGGING, P_REPORT, P_TYPE, prng, proactiveSessions, reactiveSessions, registry, report, tag, type

Constructor Summary

TraderClient()

Method Summary

ClientRegistry	createRegistry()
void	eventOccurred(AuctionEvent event)
TradingAgent	getAgent()
protected CatpReactiveSession	getDayOpenedSessionInstance()
protected CatpReactiveSession	getDayOpeningSessionInstance()
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) for starting trader clients alone, separating from market clients and server
protected void	postTransactionReceived(Transaction transaction) This method should be implemented by TraderClient and MarketClient respectively to check the validity of the posted transaction.
void	setup(edu.cuny.config.param.ParameterDatabase parameters, edu.cuny.config.param.Parameter base)
void	update(java.util.Observable source, java.lang.Object arg)

Methods inherited from class edu.cuny.cat.GameClient

addAuctionEventListener, addEventDispatchingTask, addReport, checkAndUpdateMatchedShout, cleanUpDaily, cleanUpGamely, clearPendingProactiveSessions, close, connectToServer, createMatchedShoutSimple, dectedAndRunReactiveSessions, dispatchEvent, getId, getReport, getType, loginfo, messageArrived, printDayInfo, printGameInfo, printRoundInfo, processEventDispatchingTasks, removeAuctionEventListener, reportDynamics, reportDynamics, run, setExpectedReactiveSession, setExpectedReactiveSessions, setId, setReport, setType, showSessions, startProactiveSession, testMarketTimeout, testTimeout, testTraderTimeout, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

agent

protected TradingAgent agent

the trading agent that bids and chooses markets for this client.

trader

protected Trader trader

this client as a Trader.

registeredSpecialist

protected Specialist registeredSpecialist

the specialist this trader registers with on the current day

currentShout

protected Shout currentShout

currently placed or pending shout if null, no such shout.

Constructor Detail

TraderClient

public TraderClient()

Method Detail

createRegistry

public ClientRegistry createRegistry()

Specified by:

createRegistry in class GameClient

setup

public void setup(edu.cuny.config.param.ParameterDatabase parameters,
                  edu.cuny.config.param.Parameter base)

Specified by:

setup in interface edu.cuny.config.param.Parameterizable

Overrides:

setup in class GameClient

getAgent

public TradingAgent getAgent()

update

public void update(java.util.Observable source,
                   java.lang.Object arg)

Specified by:

update in interface java.util.Observer

Overrides:

update in class GameClient

getDayOpeningSessionInstance

protected CatpReactiveSession getDayOpeningSessionInstance()

Specified by:

getDayOpeningSessionInstance in class GameClient

getDayOpenedSessionInstance

protected CatpReactiveSession getDayOpenedSessionInstance()

Specified by:

getDayOpenedSessionInstance in class GameClient

postTransactionReceived

protected void postTransactionReceived(Transaction transaction)

Description copied from class: GameClient

This method should be implemented by TraderClient and MarketClient respectively to check the validity of the posted transaction.

Specified by:

postTransactionReceived in class GameClient

Parameters:

transaction - the posted transaction

eventOccurred

public void eventOccurred(AuctionEvent event)

Specified by:

eventOccurred in interface AuctionEventListener

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

for starting trader clients alone, separating from market clients and server

Parameters:

args -