spade 3.3.2

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 >=3.8

• 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

3.3.2 (2023-09-18)

• Added add_template_path function to the web component.

3.3.1 (2023-09-18)

• Added menu entries support for the web interface.

• Minor typos in documentation.

3.3.0 (2023-06-13)

• Updated to Python>=3.8

• Changed the way agents are launched (now with spade.run())

• Python 3.11 still not supported due to a bug in aiohttp

• Deprecated support for Python<=3.7

3.2.3 (2022-12-13)

• Updated third-party libs

3.2.2 (2021-11-25)

• Hotfix for the event loop in windows when python is 3.6

3.2.1 (2021-11-16)

• Fixed event loop for windows

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 writing 3.0 version.