From: chariya@verizon.not   
      
   I would like to build a system of agents to monitor specific   
   aspects of a software.   
   Want to start real simple:  a two agent team:   
   - monitoring agent (MA):  objective is to monitor a file   
   system that a software uses to cache some images files.   If   
   the usage is beyond a given threshold, MA will write a   
   status log (say a table in a database).   
   - acting agent (AA):  AA subscribes to the status log and   
   act on it.   
      
   Of course we would write a simple script such as perl to do   
   this easily, but I want to learn the concept of multi-agents   
   by actually building them.   If this is a success, then the   
   size of the team and tasks they perform  can be increased.   
      
   SO....  Anyone has could guide my into he right direction?   
   Any free java library some where I can use as a start?   
      
   Thanks.   
   packat   
      
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