Actions

The AGENT is capable of taking a small, fixed number of ACTIONs at any STATE in the WORLD:

FORWARD

Attempt to move forward - move one unit along the AGENT's current ORIENTATION.

BACK

Attempt to move backward - move one unit in the opposite DIRECTION of the AGENT's current ORIENTATION.

TURNCOUNTERCLOCK

Attempt to turn one sector in the counter-clockwise direction. For example, if the AGENT's current ORIENTATION is NorthWest, the TURNCOUNTERCLOCKaction attempts to change the AGENT's ORIENTATION to West.

TURNCLOCK

Attempt to turn one sector in the clockwise direction. For example, if the AGENT's current ORIENTATION is NorthWest, the TURNCOUNTERCLOCKaction attempts to change the AGENT's ORIENTATION to North.

NOOP

Attempt to do nothing, staying in the same LOCATION and not changing ORIENTATION.

Note that while the AGENT may attempt to do something, the environment may not play along. For example, the AGENT can't move through walls, while attempting to turn one sector while standing in mud may result in more (or less) turn than the AGENT intends. The WORLD SIMULATOR is responsible for determining the outcome of any specific ACTION.

ACTIONs are described by the Action interface in cs351_f05_p2_support-v1.jar (not to be confused with the javax.swing.Action interface).