Tutorial 5 - Building coalitions

We demonstrate the use of Coalition of agents to group agents together. Rationale of grouping depends on the users and application. For example, we can group sensors which are measuring the same measurand. To this end, the coalition consists of a list of agent names and provides aesthetic differences in the dashboard.

All coalitions visible by the agent_network can be accessed via agent_network.coalitions.

[1]:
# %load tutorial_5_coalition.py
from agentMET4FOF.agents import AgentNetwork, MonitorAgent, SineGeneratorAgent


def demonstrate_generator_agent_use():
    # Start agent network server.
    agent_network = AgentNetwork()

    # Initialize agents by adding them to the agent network.
    gen_agent_1 = agent_network.add_agent(agentType=SineGeneratorAgent)
    gen_agent_2 = agent_network.add_agent(agentType=SineGeneratorAgent)
    monitor_agent = agent_network.add_agent(agentType=MonitorAgent)

    # bind generator agents outputs to monitor
    agent_network.bind_agents(gen_agent_1, monitor_agent)
    agent_network.bind_agents(gen_agent_2, monitor_agent)

    # setup health coalition group
    agent_network.add_coalition(
        "REDUNDANT_SENSORS", [gen_agent_1, gen_agent_2, monitor_agent]
    )

    # Set all agents' states to "Running".
    agent_network.set_running_state()

    # Allow for shutting down the network after execution
    return agent_network


if __name__ == "__main__":
    demonstrate_generator_agent_use()

Starting NameServer...
Broadcast server running on 0.0.0.0:9091
NS running on 127.0.0.1:3333 (127.0.0.1)
URI = PYRO:Pyro.NameServer@127.0.0.1:3333

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| Your agent network is starting up. Open your browser and   |
| visit the agentMET4FOF dashboard on http://127.0.0.1:8050/ |
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INFO [2021-02-05 19:34:50.491737] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): INITIALIZED
INFO [2021-02-05 19:34:50.524928] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): INITIALIZED
INFO [2021-02-05 19:34:50.557538] (MonitorAgent_1): INITIALIZED
[2021-02-05 19:34:50.574726] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Connected output module: MonitorAgent_1
[2021-02-05 19:34:50.583164] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Connected output module: MonitorAgent_1
SET STATE:   Running
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.499491] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Pack time: 0.001512
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.502797] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Sending: [0.]
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.507439] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_1', 'data': array([0.]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.543076] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Pack time: 0.002763
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.509952] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.546875] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Sending: [0.]
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.511171] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.002834
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.544997] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_2', 'data': array([0.]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.554497] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:51.555370] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.009853
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.495894] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Pack time: 0.00018
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.496930] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Sending: [0.06279052]
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.497336] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_1', 'data': array([0.06279052]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.498583] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.498796] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.001265
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.528407] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Pack time: 0.000181
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.529454] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_2', 'data': array([0.06279052]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.529242] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Sending: [0.06279052]
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.530661] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:52.530827] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.001183
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.496614] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Pack time: 0.000331
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.497841] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Sending: [0.12533323]
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.499000] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_1', 'data': array([0.12533323]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.535469] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Pack time: 0.000494
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.503180] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.537256] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Sending: [0.12533323]
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.503676] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.004153
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.541731] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_2', 'data': array([0.12533323]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.545969] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:53.554543] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.011906
NS shut down.
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.497690] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Pack time: 0.000662
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.504170] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_1', 'data': array([0.18738131]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.502583] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Sending: [0.18738131]
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.515421] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.528529] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Pack time: 0.000237
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.529196] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Sending: [0.18738131]
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.519541] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.014505
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.531254] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_2', 'data': array([0.18738131]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.532868] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:54.533451] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.001834
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.497332] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Pack time: 0.00057
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.499010] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Sending: [0.24868989]
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.500133] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_1', 'data': array([0.24868989]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.533920] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Pack time: 0.001052
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.538313] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Sending: [0.24868989]
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.503852] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.504382] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.003753
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.538319] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_2', 'data': array([0.24868989]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.544134] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:55.545007] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.005636
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.496439] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Pack time: 0.000345
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.499405] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_1', 'data': array([0.30901699]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.497380] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Sending: [0.30901699]
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.503408] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.530998] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Pack time: 0.000148
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.503616] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.003954
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.531354] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Sending: [0.30901699]
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.532137] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_2', 'data': array([0.30901699]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.532882] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:56.533007] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.000751
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.497217] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Pack time: 0.000607
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.498990] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Sending: [0.36812455]
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.499886] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_1', 'data': array([0.36812455]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.529841] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Pack time: 0.000718
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.505595] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699, 0.36812455]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.531642] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Sending: [0.36812455]
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.506484] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.006025
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.548550] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_2', 'data': array([0.36812455]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.568741] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699, 0.36812455]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699, 0.36812455])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:57.570422] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.021339
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.495766] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_1', 'data': array([0.42577929]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.496176] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699, 0.36812455, 0.42577929]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699, 0.36812455])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.495362] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Pack time: 7.8e-05
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.496226] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.000388
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.495629] (SineGeneratorAgent_1): Sending: [0.42577929]
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.527965] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Pack time: 9.5e-05
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.528730] (MonitorAgent_1): Received: {'from': 'SineGeneratorAgent_2', 'data': array([0.42577929]), 'senderType': 'SineGeneratorAgent', 'channel': 'default'}
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.528211] (SineGeneratorAgent_2): Sending: [0.42577929]
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.529372] (MonitorAgent_1): Buffer: {'SineGeneratorAgent_1': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699, 0.36812455, 0.42577929]), 'SineGeneratorAgent_2': array([0.        , 0.06279052, 0.12533323, 0.18738131, 0.24868989,
       0.30901699, 0.36812455, 0.42577929])}
[2021-02-05 19:34:58.529423] (MonitorAgent_1): Tproc: 0.000622