aea.aea

This module contains the implementation of an autonomous economic agent (AEA).

AEA

class AEA(Agent)

This class implements an autonomous economic agent.

__init__

 | __init__(identity: Identity, connections: List[Connection], wallet: Wallet, ledger_apis: LedgerApis, resources: Resources, loop: Optional[AbstractEventLoop] = None, timeout: float = 0.05, execution_timeout: float = 0, is_debug: bool = False, max_reactions: int = 20, decision_maker_handler_class: Type[
 |             DecisionMakerHandler
 |         ] = DefaultDecisionMakerHandler, skill_exception_policy: ExceptionPolicyEnum = ExceptionPolicyEnum.propagate, loop_mode: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs, ,) -> None

Instantiate the agent.

Arguments:

  • identity: the identity of the agent
  • connections: the list of connections of the agent.
  • wallet: the wallet of the agent.
  • ledger_apis: the APIs the agent will use to connect to ledgers.
  • resources: the resources (protocols and skills) of the agent.
  • loop: the event loop to run the connections.
  • timeout: the time in (fractions of) seconds to time out an agent between act and react
  • exeution_timeout: amount of time to limit single act/handle to execute.
  • is_debug: if True, run the agent in debug mode (does not connect the multiplexer).
  • loop_mode: loop_mode to choose agent run loop.
  • max_reactions: the processing rate of envelopes per tick (i.e. single loop).
  • decision_maker_handler_class: the class implementing the decision maker handler to be used.
  • skill_exception_policy: the skill exception policy enum
  • kwargs: keyword arguments to be attached in the agent context namespace.

Returns:

None

decision_maker

 | @property
 | decision_maker() -> DecisionMaker

Get decision maker.

context

 | @property
 | context() -> AgentContext

Get (agent) context.

resources

 | @resources.setter
 | resources(resources: "Resources") -> None

Set resources.

task_manager

 | @property
 | task_manager() -> TaskManager

Get the task manager.

setup

 | setup() -> None

Set up the agent.

Performs the following:

  • loads the resources (unless in programmatic mode)
  • starts the task manager
  • starts the decision maker
  • calls setup() on the resources

Returns:

None

act

 | act() -> None

Perform actions.

Calls act() of each active behaviour.

Returns:

None

react

 | react() -> None

React to incoming envelopes.

Gets up to max_reactions number of envelopes from the inbox and handles each envelope, which entailes:

  • fetching the protocol referenced by the envelope, and
  • returning an envelope to sender if the protocol is unsupported, using the error handler, or
  • returning an envelope to sender if there is a decoding error, using the error handler, or
  • returning an envelope to sender if no active handler is available for the specified protocol, using the error handler, or
  • handling the message recovered from the envelope with all active handlers for the specified protocol.

Returns:

None

update

 | update() -> None

Update the current state of the agent.

Handles the internal messages from the skills to the decision maker.

:return None

teardown

 | teardown() -> None

Tear down the agent.

Performs the following:

  • stops the decision maker
  • stops the task manager
  • tears down the resources.

Returns:

None

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