Requirements
You will need Java 2 SDK 1.4.2 (you can find it at
http://java.sun.com)
to be able to develop and run TAC agents using this AgentWare.
Getting the DummyAgent to run
There are brief documentation about a few of the important methods
and callbacks in the header of the DummyAgent file.
Compiling
Type compile.bat (or compile.sh for unix) to
compile the AgentWare (and the DummyAgent).
Running
Register your agent at http://tac1.sics.se:8080/ and
then enter your agent name and password in the configuration file
agent.conf.
Then type java -jar tacagent.jar to run an example agent.
If everything is all right the DummyAgent will connect to the server
and a window showing the "internal" state of the agent will be shown.
Game results and a game viewer can be found at
http://tac1.sics.se:8080/. For
information about other TAC Classic servers please see
http://www.sics.se/tac/server/.
Configuration
The AgentWare is reading the configuration file agent.conf at
startup. This file allows, among other things, the configuration
of log levels and agent implementation. See the file agent.conf
for more information.
Note: by default most TAC Classic servers automatically create a new
game for the agent after a game has ended. You can specify how many
games the agent automatically will play by setting the
exitAfterGames option in the configuration file
agent.conf.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this AgentWare
please contact tac-dev@sics.se
or post a message at our
forum.
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SICS AB. All Rights Reserved.
For more information about the TAC AgentWare
please email tac-dev@sics.se.