Function Term

See Table  7 on page  .

 

Table 7: Function Term Block

function_term	::=
	type_ identifier
	function_identifier
	``(''
	parameter_list
	``)''
	function_contract
parameter_list	::=
	variable_term | ``,'' parameter_list
function_contract	::=
	function_quality_of_service
	function_performance
function_quality_of_service	::=
	``errors tolerated,'' | ``highly available,'' | ``fault tolerant,''
function_performance	::=
	``performance'' | ``latency'' | ``error rate''
	``(''
	``min'' ``='' <integer>
	``max'' ``='' <integer>
	``avg'' ``='' <integer>
	``rms'' ``='' <float>
	``)''
	``certainty'' <integer>
	`` '' | ``,'' function_performance

 

A function term represents a service provided by a dagent. This puts a restriction on the class of dagents able to emit this term. Only dagents which provide the function or service can participate in the conversation.