DialogueManager (DIARC)

java.lang.Object

edu.tufts.hrilab.ava.display.DialogueManager

public class DialogueManager extends Object

Manages the dialogue messages for the Ava Display Component. Handles adding, removing, and clearing dialogue messages.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

DialogueManager()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

void

addMessage(String message, String speaker)

Adds a new dialogue message to the dialogue queue.

void

cancelAllMessages()

Cancels all messages in recentDialogue

List<DialogueMessage>

getMessages()

Returns messages to be handled based off of the chat setting

boolean

isUseChat()

Checks the chat mode

void

setUseChat(boolean useChat)

Toggles the chat mode of the manager

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- DialogueManager
  
  public DialogueManager()
Method Details
- addMessage
  
  public void addMessage(String message, String speaker)
  
  Adds a new dialogue message to the dialogue queue.
  
  Parameters:
  
  message - The text of the dialogue message
  
  speaker - The speaker of the dialogue message
- cancelAllMessages
  
  public void cancelAllMessages()
  
  Cancels all messages in recentDialogue
- getMessages
  
  public List<DialogueMessage> getMessages()
  
  Returns messages to be handled based off of the chat setting
  
  Returns:
  
  All active dialogue if using chat, most recent message if not
- setUseChat
  
  public void setUseChat(boolean useChat)
  
  Toggles the chat mode of the manager
  
  Parameters:
  
  useChat - true if to use chat, false otherwise
- isUseChat
  
  public boolean isUseChat()
  
  Checks the chat mode
  
  Returns:
  
  True if using the chat, false otherwise