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AWB-Expandability
How can AWB be extended, and what can be extended?

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?
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Time Models
How to specify the simulation time?
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Project Plug-Ins
How to react to user interactions on projects like save, load, change setup etc.?
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Project Tabs
How to add a new tab to the project window?
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Menus / Menu items / Toolbar Buttons
How to add components for user interactions?
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Ontologies
How to create ontologies for AWB projects and use them?
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Agents
How to implement and configure agents?
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JADE Services
How to extend the functionality provided by the JADE platform to the agents?
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Load Balancing (static, dynamic)
How to atuomatically manage the distribution of agents automatically?
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Bundle Properties
How to persist bundle-specific information?
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Database Conenctors
How to connect AWB to different database management systems?
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Database Scheme Access
How to get read / write access to customized database structures (using Hibernate)?
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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 a feature summarizing several bundles and install it into AWB from a p2 repository
When to build a project bundle? When to build a feature?
What to extend?
Extensibility Overview