unifier
Interface PerspectiveUnifier

All Superinterfaces:

Component

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPerspectiveUnifier

public interface PerspectiveUnifier

extends Component

The interface responsible for taking in WorldImages and a WorldState and returning the DeltaState regarding what has changed between the two.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Author:

Method Summary

world.WorldState

unify(world.WorldState current, world.WorldImage deltaWorld) Merges the information contained within the WorldImage with the existing information of the current WorldState.

Methods inherited from interface connect.Component

connect, getConnection

Method Detail

unify

public world.WorldState unify(world.WorldState current,
                              world.WorldImage deltaWorld)

Merges the information contained within the WorldImage with the existing information of the current WorldState.

Parameters:

current - the current list of known objects

deltaWorld - processed information from a ObjectLocater

Returns:

the new world state with updated information