dialogues.md

packages.fetchai.protocols.state_update.dialogues

This module contains the classes required for state_update dialogue management.

• StateUpdateDialogue: The dialogue class maintains state of a dialogue and manages it.
• StateUpdateDialogues: The dialogues class keeps track of all dialogues.

StateUpdateDialogue Objects

class StateUpdateDialogue(Dialogue)

The state_update dialogue class maintains state of a dialogue and manages it.

Role Objects

class Role(Dialogue.Role)

This class defines the agent's role in a state_update dialogue.

EndState Objects

class EndState(Dialogue.EndState)

This class defines the end states of a state_update dialogue.

__init__

def __init__(
        dialogue_label: DialogueLabel,
        self_address: Address,
        role: Dialogue.Role,
        message_class: Type[StateUpdateMessage] = StateUpdateMessage) -> None

Initialize a dialogue.

Arguments:

• dialogue_label: the identifier of the dialogue
• self_address: the address of the entity for whom this dialogue is maintained
• role: the role of the agent this dialogue is maintained for
• message_class: the message class used

StateUpdateDialogues Objects

class StateUpdateDialogues(Dialogues, ABC)

This class keeps track of all state_update dialogues.

__init__

def __init__(
        self_address: Address,
        role_from_first_message: Callable[[Message, Address], Dialogue.Role],
        dialogue_class: Type[StateUpdateDialogue] = StateUpdateDialogue
) -> None

Initialize dialogues.

Arguments:

• self_address: the address of the entity for whom dialogues are maintained
• dialogue_class: the dialogue class used
• role_from_first_message: the callable determining role from first message