Module `pacai.agents.capture.dummy`

Classes

class DummyAgent (index, **kwargs)

A Dummy agent to serve as an example of the necessary agent structure. You should look at pacai.core.baselineTeam for more details about how to create an agent.

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class DummyAgent(CaptureAgent):
    """
    A Dummy agent to serve as an example of the necessary agent structure.
    You should look at `pacai.core.baselineTeam` for more details about how to create an agent.
    """

    def __init__(self, index, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(index, **kwargs)

    def registerInitialState(self, gameState):
        """
        This method handles the initial setup of the agent and populates useful fields,
        such as the team the agent is on and the `pacai.core.distanceCalculator.Distancer`.

        IMPORTANT: If this method runs for more than 15 seconds, your agent will time out.
        """

        super().registerInitialState(gameState)

        # Your initialization code goes here, if you need any.

    def chooseAction(self, gameState):
        """
        Randomly pick an action.
        """

        actions = gameState.getLegalActions(self.index)
        return random.choice(actions)

Ancestors

Static methods

def loadAgent(name, index, args={}): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.loadAgent

Load an agent with the given class name. The name can be fully qualified or just the bare class name. If the bare name is given, the class should …

Methods

def chooseAction(self, gameState): Randomly pick an action.
def final(self, gameState): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.final

Inform the agent about the result of a game.
def getAction(self, gameState): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getAction

Calls CaptureAgent.chooseAction on a grid position, but continues on partial positions. If you subclass CaptureAgent, you shouldn't need to …
def getCurrentObservation(self): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getCurrentObservation

Returns the GameState object corresponding this agent's current observation (the observed state of the game - this may not include all of your …
def getFood(self, gameState): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getFood

Returns the food you're meant to eat. This is in the form of a Grid where m[x][y] = True if there is food you can eat (based on …
def getFoodYouAreDefending(self, gameState): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getFoodYouAreDefending

Returns the food you're meant to protect (i.e., that your opponent is supposed to eat). This is in the form of a Grid where `m[x][y] …
def getMazeDistance(self, pos1, pos2): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getMazeDistance

Returns the distance between two points using the builtin distancer.
def getOpponents(self, gameState): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getOpponents

Returns agent indices of your opponents. This is the list of the numbers of the agents (e.g., red might be 1, 3, 5)
def getPreviousObservation(self): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getPreviousObservation

Returns the AbstractGameState object corresponding to the last state this agent saw. That is the observed state of the game …
def getScore(self, gameState): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getScore

Returns how much you are beating the other team by in the form of a number that is the difference between your score and the opponents score. This …
def getTeam(self, gameState): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.getTeam

Returns agent indices of your team. This is the list of the numbers of the agents (e.g., red might be the list of 1,3,5)
def observationFunction(self, state): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.observationFunction

Make an observation on the state of the game. Called once for each round of the game.
def registerInitialState(self, gameState): This method handles the initial setup of the agent and populates useful fields, such as the team the agent is on and the Distancer.

IMPORTANT: If this method runs for more than 15 seconds, your agent will time out.
def registerTeam(self, agentsOnTeam): Inherited from: CaptureAgent.registerTeam

Fills the self.agentsOnTeam field with a list of the indices of the agents on your team.