JADE Toshihiro Tamura 12/16/09. １． What’s the ＪＡＤＥ JADE = Java Agent DEvelopment framework JADE is based on JAVA and developed in Italy in 1998

JADE

Toshihiro Tamura12/16/09

１． What’s the ＪＡＤＥ JADE = Java Agent DEvelopment framework

JADE is based on JAVA and developed in Italy in 1998.

JADE is modified FIPA.

２． Advantage of using JADE We can watch the agents’ communication

easily.

２． Advantage of using JADE We can create about 1,000 agent’s in every

container.

２． Advantage of using JADE We can run JADE agents

on the Mobile Devices

Android(mobile phone) →

３． How to download JADE http://jade.tilab.com/ (Latest version is 3.7)

３． How to download JADE Click “New user”

３． How to download JADE

Input New user registration form

If you finish it, click “submit” button at the bottom of this page.

Then, a mail will be sent to you.


Click “continue” Button. （①）

Then you are back to the top page.

And click “JADE3.7” again. （②）

①②


Click “continue”


Read license and click “agree”


Please choose jadeAll.zip

４． How to install JADE

Unzip and confirm these files.

Bin ： JADE Doc ： JADE’s documentation Examples ： JADE’s sample program Src ： JADE’s source code

４． How to install JADE Unzip “Jade-bin-3.6.1.zip”

４． How to install JADEThere is a folder named “jade” in unzipped file.Move it to the folder that you want to install

JADE. (In this example, move to C: ＼ )

４． How to install JADE(Vista) Right-click “ コンピュータ” and choose “ プロパ

ティ”

４． How to install JADE(Vista) Click “ システムの詳細設定”

４． How to install JADE(Vista) Click “ 詳細設定” and “ 環境変数”

４． How to install JADE Click below “ 新規”

４． How to install JADEInput like this変数名： JADE_HOME変数値 : (JADE folder’s address)\jade

４． How to install JADE Choose CLASSPATH and click “ 編集”If there is not “CLASSPATH”, click ” 新規”

４． How to install JADEAdd these sentences in “ 変数値” %JADE_HOME%\lib\jade.jar; %JADE_HOME%\lib\jadeTools.jar; %JADE_HOME%\lib\http.jar; %JADE_HOME%\lib\iiop.jar; %JADE_HOME%\lib\commons-codec\commons-

codec-1.3.jar; %JADE_HOME%\classes

Don’t delete initial value!After adding, close all windows by choosing “OK”

５． How to run JADE Start “command prompt”

Input java jade.Boot -gui

５． How to run JADE Installing is success!

EJADE

Toshihiro Tamura

12/16/09

６． What’s the EJADE EJADE is a plug-in of eclipse.

We can program JADE on eclipse by using EJADE.

The version of eclipse recommends since 3.4.

７． How to install EJADE

Start eclipse.Click Help -> Install New Software

This eclipse is ver3.4 and translated to Japanese sorry


Click Available Software -> add site


Input

http://disi.unitn.it/~dnguyen/ejade/updateAnd click OK


Inputted site is added!Check the site and click install, then downloading start


Click Next when downloading finishAccept the license and click finish.


Restart eclipse


If there are these icons, installing is success!

８． How to develop on eclipse

Click File->Switch Workspace->OtherChange to “classes” folder set at p22

In this case C:\jade\classes


Create Java projectRight-click it and click “Toggle JADE/JADEX agent nature”


Adding the library to develop JADE, we can develop JADE on eclipse

９． How to run on eclipse

Confirm that there is no error and click EJADE->START JADE RMA (or click the icon in red circle)


JADE is started!


Right-click Java file and click EJADE->Deploy Agent(s)


Set these parameter and click finish

Agent name :agent’s nameAgent parameter :agent’s parameter(like argument)Number of clone :the number of this agent


Created the agent!

１０．ＤＥＭＯ Shop_1.java

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JADE Toshihiro Tamura 12/16/09. １． What’s the ＪＡＤＥ JADE = Java Agent DEvelopment framework JADE is based on JAVA and developed in Italy in 1998