org.jactr.modules.pm.aural.memory.impl.encoder
Class AbstractAuralEncoder

java.lang.Object
  org.jactr.modules.pm.aural.memory.impl.encoder.AbstractAuralEncoder

All Implemented Interfaces:

IPerceptualEncoder

Direct Known Subclasses:

DigitAuralEncoder, SpeechAuralEncoder, ToneAuralEncoder, WordAuralEncoder

public abstract class AbstractAuralEncoder
extends java.lang.Object
implements IPerceptualEncoder

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.jactr.modules.pm.common.memory.IPerceptualEncoder

COMMONREALITY_IDENTIFIER_META_KEY

Constructor Summary

AbstractAuralEncoder(java.lang.String chunkTypeName)

Method Summary

IChunk	encode(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject, IPerceptualMemory memory)
static IChunk	getAudioEvent(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferent, IAuralMemory memory)
boolean	isDirty(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject, IChunk oldChunk, IPerceptualMemory memory) return true if the prior encoding of the percept needs to be amended
boolean	isInterestedIn(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject)
IChunk	update(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject, IChunk oldChunk, IPerceptualMemory memory) update the contents of the encoded chunk.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractAuralEncoder

public AbstractAuralEncoder(java.lang.String chunkTypeName)

Method Detail

getAudioEvent

public static IChunk getAudioEvent(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferent,
                                   IAuralMemory memory)

encode

public IChunk encode(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject,
                     IPerceptualMemory memory)

Specified by:

encode in interface IPerceptualEncoder

Returns:

isDirty

public boolean isDirty(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject,
                       IChunk oldChunk,
                       IPerceptualMemory memory)

Description copied from interface: IPerceptualEncoder

return true if the prior encoding of the percept needs to be amended

Specified by:

isDirty in interface IPerceptualEncoder

Returns:

isInterestedIn

public boolean isInterestedIn(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject)

Specified by:

isInterestedIn in interface IPerceptualEncoder

Returns:

update

public IChunk update(org.commonreality.object.IAfferentObject afferentObject,
                     IChunk oldChunk,
                     IPerceptualMemory memory)

Description copied from interface: IPerceptualEncoder

update the contents of the encoded chunk. If the percept has changed too much, a new chunk can be returned.

Specified by:

update in interface IPerceptualEncoder

Returns: