Components

This document is meant to give an overview of the components in Sender and Receiver.

Sender

Sender agents have 6 components:

• SenderMemory: Keeps track of the suitable protocols and the number of conversations
• SenderTransporter: Manages the low-level communication between agents
• Querier: Sends a natural language query to the Receiver
• SenderNegotiator: Negotiates a protocol with the Receiver
• ProtocolPicker: Decides, among a list of protocols, which protocol should be used to perform a given task
• SenderProgrammer: Implements a protocol as a Python routine

Receiver

Receiver agents have 5 components:

• ReceiverMemory: Keeps track of known protocols and the number of conversations
• Responder: Replies to natural language queries from the Sender
• ReceiverNegotiator: Negotiates a protocol with the Sender
• ReceiverProtocolChecker: Verifies that a protocol (proposed by the Sender) is suitable for the Receiver
• ReceiverProgrammer: Implements a protocol as a Python routine

in addition to ReceiverServer, which serves a Receiver as a Flask server.