Agent Frameworks: A Comprehensive Guide for Developers

1// A simple JADE agent
2import jade.core.Agent;
3import jade.core.behaviours.CyclicBehaviour;
4import jade.lang.acl.ACLMessage;
5
6public class MyAgent extends Agent {
7    protected void setup() {
8        System.out.println("Agent " + getLocalName() + " started.");
9
10        addBehaviour(new CyclicBehaviour(this) {
11            public void action() {
12                ACLMessage msg = receive();
13                if (msg != null) {
14                    System.out.println(" - " + myAgent.getLocalName() + " - Received: " + msg.getContent());
15                }
16                block();
17            }
18        });
19    }
20}
21

1// Basic MASON simulation setup
2import sim.engine.*;
3import sim.field.continuous.*;
4import sim.util.*;
5
6public class ExampleSimulation extends SimState {
7    public Continuous2D space = new Continuous2D(1.0, 100, 100);
8
9    public ExampleSimulation(long seed) {
10        super(seed);
11    }
12
13    public void start() {
14        super.start();
15        space.clear();
16
17        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
18            ExampleAgent agent = new ExampleAgent();
19            space.setObjectLocation(agent, new Double2D(random.nextDouble() * 100, random.nextDouble() * 100));
20            schedule.scheduleRepeating(agent);
21        }
22    }
23
24    public static void main(String[] args) {
25        doLoop(ExampleSimulation.class, args);
26        System.exit(0);
27    }
28}
29

1// Repast Simphony model setup
2
3import repast.simphony.engine.schedule.ScheduledMethod;
4import repast.simphony.space.continuous.ContinuousSpace;
5import repast.simphony.space.grid.Grid;
6import repast.simphony.context.Context;
7
8public class Model {
9
10    private ContinuousSpace<Object> space;
11    private Grid<Object> grid;
12    private Context<Object> context;
13
14    public Model(ContinuousSpace<Object> space, Grid<Object> grid, Context<Object> context) {
15        this.space = space;
16        this.grid = grid;
17        this.context = context;
18    }
19
20    @ScheduledMethod(start = 1, interval = 1)
21    public void step() {
22        // Model logic here
23    }
24}
25