uk.ac.liv.auction.core
Class AscendingAuctioneer

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.liv.auction.core.AbstractAuctioneer
      uk.ac.liv.auction.core.KAuctioneer
          uk.ac.liv.auction.core.AscendingAuctioneer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Auctioneer, java.lang.Cloneable, Parameterizable, ParameterizablePricing, Prototypeable, QuoteProvider, Resetable, java.io.Serializable

public class AscendingAuctioneer

extends KAuctioneer

implements java.io.Serializable

Auctioneer for standard multi-unit english ascending auction.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	P_QUANTITY
static java.lang.String	P_RESERVEPRICE
static java.lang.String	P_SELLER
protected double	reservePrice The reservation price.
protected TradingAgent	seller The seller.

Fields inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.core.KAuctioneer

clearingQuote, P_PRICING, pricingPolicy

Fields inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.core.AbstractAuctioneer

auction, currentQuote, shoutEngine

Constructor Summary

AscendingAuctioneer()

AscendingAuctioneer(Auction auction, TradingAgent seller, int quantity, double reservePrice)

Method Summary

void	endOfAuctionProcessing()
void	endOfRoundProcessing()
void	generateQuote()
void	initialise()
void	newShout(Shout shout) Code for handling a new shout in the auction.
void	setup(ec.util.ParameterDatabase parameters, ec.util.Parameter base) Initialise this object from a parameter database.
boolean	shoutsVisible() Return true if the shouts of others are visible.

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.core.KAuctioneer

askQuote, bidQuote, clear, determineClearingPrice, getK, setK, setPricingPolicy

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.core.AbstractAuctioneer

askIterator, bidIterator, endOfDayProcessing, getAuction, getQuote, newAsk, newBid, printState, protoClone, removeShout, reset, setAuction

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

reservePrice

protected double reservePrice

The reservation price.

seller

protected TradingAgent seller

The seller.

P_RESERVEPRICE

public static final java.lang.String P_RESERVEPRICE

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Constant Field Values

P_QUANTITY

public static final java.lang.String P_QUANTITY

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Constant Field Values

P_SELLER

public static final java.lang.String P_SELLER

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AscendingAuctioneer

public AscendingAuctioneer(Auction auction,
                           TradingAgent seller,
                           int quantity,
                           double reservePrice)

AscendingAuctioneer

public AscendingAuctioneer()

Method Detail

initialise

public void initialise()

Overrides:

initialise in class AbstractAuctioneer

setup

public void setup(ec.util.ParameterDatabase parameters,
                  ec.util.Parameter base)

Description copied from interface: Parameterizable

Initialise this object from a parameter database.

Specified by:

setup in interface Parameterizable

Overrides:

setup in class KAuctioneer

endOfRoundProcessing

public void endOfRoundProcessing()

Specified by:

endOfRoundProcessing in interface Auctioneer

endOfAuctionProcessing

public void endOfAuctionProcessing()

Specified by:

endOfAuctionProcessing in interface Auctioneer

generateQuote

public void generateQuote()

Specified by:

generateQuote in class AbstractAuctioneer

newShout

public void newShout(Shout shout)
              throws IllegalShoutException

Description copied from class: AbstractAuctioneer

Code for handling a new shout in the auction. Subclasses should override this method if they wish to provide different handling for different auction rules.

Specified by:

newShout in interface Auctioneer

Overrides:

newShout in class AbstractAuctioneer

Parameters:

shout - The new shout to be processed

Throws:

IllegalShoutException - Thrown if the shout is invalid in some way.

shoutsVisible

public boolean shoutsVisible()

Description copied from interface: Auctioneer

Return true if the shouts of others are visible.

Specified by:

shoutsVisible in interface Auctioneer