spade 3.0.6

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_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

3.0.6 (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.