spade 3.2.0

Smart Python Agent Development Environment

SPADE

Smart Python Agent Development Environment

A multi-agent systems platform written in Python and based on instant messaging (XMPP).

Develop agents that can chat both with other agents and humans.

• Free software: MIT license
• Documentation: http://spade-mas.readthedocs.io/

Features

• Multi-agent platform based on XMPP
• Presence notification allows the system to know the current state of the agents in real-time
• Python >=3.6
• Asyncio-based
• Agent model based on behaviours
• Supports FIPA metadata using XMPP Data Forms (XEP-0004: Data Forms)
• Web-based interface
• Use any XMPP server

Plugins

• spade_bdi (BDI agents with AgentSpeak):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_bdi

• spade_pubsub (PubSub protocol for agents):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_pubsub
  • documentation: https://spade-pubsub.readthedocs.io

• spade_artifact (Artifacts for SPADE):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_artifact
  • Documentation: https://spade-artifact.readthedocs.io

• spade_bokeh (bokeh plots for agents):

  • Code: https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_bokeh
  • Documentation: https://spade-bokeh.readthedocs.io

Credits

This package was created with Cookiecutter and the audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage project template.

History

3.2.0 (2021-07-13)

• Added support for Python 3.8 and 3.9
• Fixed support for Linux, Windows and macOS

3.1.9 (2021-07-08)

• Minor fix in docs.

3.1.8 (2021-07-08)

• Added examples.
• Fixed documentation examples.
• Added Github CI support.

3.1.7 (2021-06-25)

• Added hooks for plugins.
• Minor bug fixings.

3.1.6 (2020-05-22)

• Fixed coverage and ci.

3.1.5 (2020-05-21)

• Fixed how to stop behaviours.
• Fixed some tests.
• Blackstyled code.

3.1.4 (2019-11-04)

• Fixed issue with third party versions.
• Use factories in tests.
• Updated documentation and examples.
• Minor bug fixing.

3.1.3 (2019-07-18)

• Added BDI plugin (https://github.com/javipalanca/spade_bdi).
• Improved the platform stop (quit_spade).
• Minor bug fixing.

3.1.2 (2019-05-14)

• Hotfix docs.

3.1.1 (2019-05-14)

• Added Python 3.7 support.
• Added Code of Conduct.
• Minor bugs fixed.

3.1.0 (2019-03-22)

• Agents now run in a single event loop managed by the container.
• Behaviors can be waited for using the “join” method.
• To check if a behaviours is done you can now use the “is_done” method.
• The “setup” method is now a coroutine.
• New “quit_spade” helper to stop the whole process.
• The “start” and “stop” methods change depending on the context, since it is the container who will properly start or stop the agent. They return a coroutine or a future depending on whether they are called from a coroutine or a synchronous method.

3.0.9 (2018-10-24)

• Added raw parameter to allow raw web responses.
• Changed default agent urls to the “/spade” namespace to avoid conflicts.

3.0.8 (2018-10-02)

• Added a container mechanism to speedup local sends.
• Added performance example.
• Improved API doc.
• Added container tests.

3.0.7 (2018-09-27)

• Fixed bug when running FSM states.
• Improved Message __str__.
• Fixed bug when thread is not defined in a message.
• aioxmpp send method is now in client instead of stream.

3.0.6 (2018-09-27)

• Added statement to relinquish the cpu at each behaviour loop.
• Message Thread is now stored as metadata for simplicity.

3.0.5 (2018-09-21)

• Added JSON responses in web module.
• Some improvements in aiothread management.

3.0.4 (2018-09-20)

• Added coroutines to start agents from within other agents.
• Improved API doc format.

3.0.3 (2018-09-12)

• Rename internal templates to avoid conflicts.
• Added API doc.
• Minor bug fixes.

3.0.2 (2018-09-12)

• Fixed presence notification updates.
• Fixed FSM graphviz visualization.
• Raise AuthenticationFailure Exception when user is not registered or user or password is wrong.
• Import init improvements.
• Attribute auto_register is now default True.
• Improved documentation.
• Other minor fixes.

3.0.1 (2018-09-07)

• Minor doc fixings and improvements.

3.0.0 (2017-10-06)

• Started writting 3.0 version.