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using System;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;

namespace AgentService.Platform.AMS
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Enum AgentState. Enumeration of the Agent's state [ref: FIPA specifications].
	/// </summary>
	[Serializable]
    [DataContract]
 	public enum AgentState
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// An agent is in the Unknown state when it is not yet created or after is terminated.
		/// </summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Unknown,
		/// <summary>
		/// An agent is in the Initiated state when it is just created and is ready to run.
		/// </summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Initiated,
		/// <summary>
		/// An agent is in the Active state when it is running.
		/// </summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Active,
		/// <summary>
		/// An agent is in the Suspended state when it is suspended by the scheduler.
		/// </summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Suspended,
		/// <summary>
		/// An agent is in the Waiting state when it is waiting for an event.
		/// </summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Waiting,
		/// <summary>
		/// An agent is in the Transit state when it is moving from one platform to another.
		/// </summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Transit,
		/// <summary>
		/// An agent is in the Terminated state when it completed all its activities.
		/// </summary>
        [EnumMember]
        Terminated
	}
}