✨ randomly selects a voter to request a new voting to the mediator

src/main/java/simple_voting_structure/App.java

@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
  */
 package simple_voting_structure;
 
-import jade.core.AID;
 import jade.wrapper.AgentController;
 import jade.wrapper.AgentContainer;
 import jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+
+
 /**
  * Class that set the main agent and it's actions
  */
@@ -37,15 +38,19 @@ protected void setup() {
 			votersQuorum =  Integer.parseInt(args[0].toString());
 		}
 
+		int votingStarter = (int) (Math.random() * votersQuorum);
+
+		System.out.println("Agent number " + votingStarter + " will request to the mediator!");
+
 		for ( int i = 0; i < votersQuorum; ++i ) votersName.add("voter_" + i);
 
 		try {
 			// create agents on the same container of the creator agent
 			AgentContainer container = (AgentContainer) getContainerController(); // get a container controller for creating
 
 			votersName.forEach(voter -> {
-				this.launchAgent(voter, "simple_voting_structure.Voter", null);
-				
+				this.launchAgent(voter, "simple_voting_structure.Voter", null);	
+
 				System.out.println(getLocalName() + " CREATED AND STARTED NEW VOTER: " + voter + " ON CONTAINER " + container.getName());
 			});
 		} catch (Exception any) {
@@ -60,15 +65,15 @@ protected void setup() {
 
 		// send them a message demanding start;
 		System.out.println("Starting system!");		
-		sendMessage(m1AgentName, ACLMessage.INFORM, App.START);
+		sendMessage(votersName.get(votingStarter), ACLMessage.INFORM, App.START);
 	}
 
 
 
 	private void pauseSystem() {
 		try {
-            System.out.println("The system is paused -- this action is only here to let you activate the sniffer on the agents, if you want (see documentation)");
-            System.out.println("Press enter in the console to start the agents");
+            System.out.println(App.ANSI_YELLOW + "The system is paused -- this action is only here to let you activate the sniffer on the agents, if you want (see documentation)" + App.ANSI_RESET);
+            System.out.println(App.ANSI_YELLOW + "Press enter in the console to start the agents" + App.ANSI_RESET);
             System.in.read();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();

src/main/java/simple_voting_structure/BaseAgent.java

@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ public abstract class BaseAgent extends Agent {
 	public static final String THANKS = "THANKS";
 	public static final String START = "START";
 
+	public static final String ANSI_RESET = "\u001B[0m";
+	public static final String ANSI_BLUE = "\u001B[34m";
+	public static final String ANSI_BLACK = "\u001B[30m";
+	public static final String ANSI_RED = "\u001B[31m";
+	public static final String ANSI_GREEN = "\u001B[32m";
+	public static final String ANSI_YELLOW = "\033[1;93m";
+	public static final String ANSI_PURPLE = "\u001B[35m";
+	public static final String ANSI_CYAN = "\u001B[36m";
+	public static final String ANSI_WHITE = "\u001B[37m";
+
 	@Override
 	protected void setup() {}
 
@@ -48,6 +58,23 @@ protected void sendMessage(String agentName, int performative, String content) {
 		send(msg);
 	}
 
+	protected DFAgentDescription[] searchAgentByType (String type) {
+		DFAgentDescription search = new DFAgentDescription();
+		ServiceDescription sd = new ServiceDescription();
+		DFAgentDescription [] foundAgents = null;
+
+		sd.setType(type);
+		search.addServices(sd);
+
+		try {
+			foundAgents = DFService.search(this, search);
+		} catch ( Exception any ) {
+			any.printStackTrace();
+		}
+
+		return foundAgents;
+	}
+
 	protected void takeDown() {
 		// Deregister with the DF
 		try {

src/main/java/simple_voting_structure/Voter.java

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package simple_voting_structure;
 
+import jade.core.AID;
 import jade.core.behaviours.CyclicBehaviour;
+import jade.domain.DFService;
+import jade.domain.FIPAAgentManagement.DFAgentDescription;
+import jade.domain.FIPAAgentManagement.ServiceDescription;
 import jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage;
 import jade.lang.acl.MessageTemplate;
 
@@ -30,6 +34,25 @@ public void action() {
 						reply.setContent(Voter.ANSWER + " " + (Min + (int) (Math.random() * ((Max - Min) + 1))));
 						myAgent.send(reply);
 						System.out.println(myAgent.getLocalName() + " SENT ANSWER MESSAGE");
+					} else if (Voter.START.equalsIgnoreCase(msg.getContent())) {
+						ACLMessage msg2 = new ACLMessage(ACLMessage.INFORM);
+						msg2.setContent(Voter.START);
+
+						DFAgentDescription [] foundAgents = searchAgentByType("mediator");
+
+						try {
+							AID foundMediator = null;
+							if ( foundAgents.length > 0 ) {
+								foundMediator = foundAgents[0].getName();
+
+								msg2.addReceiver(foundMediator);
+
+								send(msg2);
+								System.out.println(getLocalName() + " SENT START MESSAGE  TO " + foundMediator);
+							}
+						} catch ( Exception any ) {
+							any.printStackTrace();
+						}
 					} else if (Voter.THANKS.equalsIgnoreCase(msg.getContent())) {
 						System.out
 								.println(myAgent.getLocalName() + " RECEIVED THANKS MESSAGE FROM " + msg.getSender().getLocalName());