AcceptancePolicy

class negmas.gb.AcceptancePolicy(*, negotiator=None)

Bases: GBComponent

Attributes Summary

negotiator

Methods Summary

__call__(state, offer, source)	Call self as a function.
after_join(nmi)	A call back called after joining a negotiation to confirm wwe joined.
after_proposing(state, offer)	Called after proposing
after_responding(state, offer, response[, ...])	Called before offering
before_proposing(state)	Called before proposing
before_responding(state, offer[, source])	Called before offering
can_join(nmi, state, *[, preferences, ufun, ...])	A call back called before joining a negotiation to confirm that we can join it.
on_leave(state)	A call back called after leaving a negotiation.
on_mechanism_error(state)	A call back called whenever an error happens in the mechanism.
on_negotiation_end(state)	A call back called at each negotiation end
on_negotiation_start(state)	A call back called at each negotiation start
on_partner_ended(partner)	Called when a partner ends the negotiation.
on_partner_joined(partner)	Called when a partner joins the negotiation.
on_partner_left(partner)	Called when a partner leaves the negotiation.
on_partner_proposal(state, partner_id, offer)	A callback called by the mechanism when a partner proposes something
on_partner_refused_to_propose(state, partner_id)	A callback called by the mechanism when a partner refuses to propose
on_partner_response(state, partner_id, ...)	A callback called by the mechanism when a partner responds to some offer
on_preferences_changed(changes)	Called to inform the component that the ufun has changed and the kinds of change that happened.
on_round_end(state)	A call back called at each negotiation round end
on_round_start(state)	A call back called at each negotiation round start
respond(state, offer, source)	Called to respond to an offer.
set_negotiator(negotiator)	Sets the negotiator of which this component is a part.

Attributes Documentation

negotiator

Methods Documentation

abstract __call__(state, offer, source)

Call self as a function.

Return type:

ResponseType

after_join(nmi)

A call back called after joining a negotiation to confirm wwe joined.

Return type:

None

after_proposing(state, offer)

Called after proposing

after_responding(state, offer, response, source=None)

Called before offering

before_proposing(state)

Called before proposing

before_responding(state, offer, source=None)

Called before offering

can_join(nmi, state, *, preferences=None, ufun=None, role='negotiator')

A call back called before joining a negotiation to confirm that we can join it.

Return type:

bool

on_leave(state)

A call back called after leaving a negotiation.

Return type:

None

on_mechanism_error(state)

A call back called whenever an error happens in the mechanism. The error and its explanation are accessible in state

Return type:

None

on_negotiation_end(state)

A call back called at each negotiation end

Return type:

None

on_negotiation_start(state)

A call back called at each negotiation start

Return type:

None

on_partner_ended(partner)

Called when a partner ends the negotiation.

Note that the negotiator owning this component may never receive this offer. This is only receivd if the mechanism is sending notifications on every offer.

on_partner_joined(partner)

Called when a partner joins the negotiation.

This is only receivd if the mechanism is sending notifications.

on_partner_left(partner)

Called when a partner leaves the negotiation.

This is only receivd if the mechanism is sending notifications.

on_partner_proposal(state, partner_id, offer)

A callback called by the mechanism when a partner proposes something

Parameters:

• state (GBState) – MechanismState giving the state of the negotiation when the offer was porposed.

• partner_id (str) – The ID of the agent who proposed

• offer (tuple) – The proposal.

Return type:

None

Remarks:

• Will only be called if enable_callbacks is set for the mechanism

on_partner_refused_to_propose(state, partner_id)

A callback called by the mechanism when a partner refuses to propose

Parameters:

• state (GBState) – MechanismState giving the state of the negotiation when the partner refused to offer.

• partner_id (str) – The ID of the agent who refused to propose

Return type:

None

Remarks:

• Will only be called if enable_callbacks is set for the mechanism

on_partner_response(state, partner_id, outcome, response)

A callback called by the mechanism when a partner responds to some offer

Parameters:

• state (GBState) – MechanismState giving the state of the negotiation when the partner responded.

• partner_id (str) – The ID of the agent who responded

• outcome (tuple | None) – The proposal being responded to.

• response (ResponseType) – The response

Return type:

None

Remarks:

• Will only be called if enable_callbacks is set for the mechanism

on_preferences_changed(changes)

Called to inform the component that the ufun has changed and the kinds of change that happened.

on_round_end(state)

A call back called at each negotiation round end

Return type:

None

on_round_start(state)

A call back called at each negotiation round start

Return type:

None

respond(state, offer, source)

Called to respond to an offer. This is the method that should be overriden to provide an acceptance strategy.

Parameters:

• state (GBState) – a GBState giving current state of the negotiation.

• offer (tuple | None) – offer being tested

Returns:

The response to the offer

Return type:

ResponseType

Remarks:

• The default implementation never ends the negotiation

• The default implementation asks the negotiator to propose`() and accepts the `offer if its utility was at least as good as the offer that it would have proposed (and above the reserved value).

set_negotiator(negotiator)

Sets the negotiator of which this component is a part.

Return type:

None