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# AWB-Expandability

## How to extend?

### Extend superclasses provided by the framework (e.g. Agents, Environment Models, ...)

### Create one or more OSGI bundles and include it/them into an AWB project

Create new PlugIn Project in eclipse\
Write code\
Implement ClassLoadService\
Export into the project's plugin-folder

### Create a feature summarizing several bundles and install it into AWB from a p2 repository

What is a feature? -> Eclipse, p2 Repository\
How to create a feature?\
How to add a feature to AWB?

### When to build a project bundle? When to build a feature?

## What to extend?

### Extensibility Overview

The table below shows what can be extended, and is applicable for both types of extensions; project bundles as well as AWB features.

| Topic                                | Related Questions                                                                   | Tutorial/Explanation | Example |
| ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------- |
| Environment Models                   | How to specify an environment model for the agents to operate in?                   |                      |         |
| Time Models                          | How to specify the simulation time?                                                 |                      |         |
| Project Plug-Ins                     | How to react to user interactions on projects like save, load, change setup etc.?   |                      |         |
| Project Tabs                         | How to add a new tab to the project window?                                         |                      |         |
| Menus / Menu items / Toolbar Buttons | How to add components for user interactions?                                        |                      |         |
| Ontologies                           | How to create ontologies for AWB projects and use them?                             |                      |         |
| Agents                               | How to implement and configure agents?                                              |                      |         |
| JADE Services                        | How to extend the functionality provided by the JADE platform to the agents?        |                      |         |
| Load Balancing (static, dynamic)     | How to atuomatically manage the distribution of agents automatically?               |                      |         |
| Bundle Properties                    | How to persist bundle-specific information?                                         |                      |         |
| Database Conenctors                  | How to connect AWB to different database management systems?                        |                      |         |
| Database Scheme Access               | How to get read / write access to customized database structures (using Hibernate)? |                      |         |