JADE

You can download JADE from http://jade.tilab.com/download/jade/license/jade-download/?x=25&y=14

The download link contains 5 files. The only one required to install jade is jadeBin. However, jadeDoc and jadeExamples contain the resources necessary for familiarisation.

Download your preferred jade archive and extract it in your filesystem.

The jade/lib folder contains all the *.jar files which must be included in the java CLASSPATH in order to run JADE. It includes the lib/common-codec subdirectory where an external Base64 codec is distributed that should also be included in the java CLASSPATH.

Launching the platform:

• First, set the Java CLASSPATH to point to the lib directory jar files (as well as the codec jar files).
• There are several ways to launch jade. One of them is to launch the main agent container with gui and create agents from the gui-based system. This is probably the easier way. However, you can also embed jade launching code in a java program. In order to launch the main container, you need to run the following command: java jade.Boot -gui If the CLASSPATH has been set, the command will launch the jade container with gui.
• If you are using eclipse IDE, then then jade.jar file should be added to your project's build path.
• The best starter tutorial is the jade primer found here: http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~vaucher/Agents/Jade/JadePrimer.html§