Agent communication / Relay subjects

[Dimitrios Traskas]

Hi to all,

I have a question about best practices in regards with Relays and Agent
communication. Agent A sends a message to Agent B and expects replies of
three different types (CONFIRM, REFUSE, FAIL). These in a sense are three
Verbs that I can use for the Relay communication. The CONFIRM and REFUSE
messages should be sent with an object attached that can provide some
information about the reasons of confirmation or refusal. In an analogy we
have an email with subject CONFIRM or REFUSE and a body of text that gives
further explanations.

At the moment I am encapsulating within that body the subject of the Relay
message and just extract it when the message is received. Is there any other
way to have a subject and body for Relay messages? It would be useful to
hear some recommendations and examples from other people.



Many Thanks
Dimitris
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