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022 MABEAM SEPARATION

Documentation for 022_MABEAM_SEPARATION from the Foundation repository.

MABEAM Decoupling Analysis

This document analyzes the MABEAM feature and outlines the process of refactoring it into a separate, higher-level library.

MABEAM Overview

MABEAM (Multi-Agent BEAM) is a feature of the Foundation layer that provides a framework for building multi-agent systems. It includes components for:

  • Agent Management: MABEAM.Agent and MABEAM.AgentSupervisor provide a way to define and manage agents.
  • Agent Registry: MABEAM.AgentRegistry provides a way to register and discover agents.
  • Communication: MABEAM.Comms provides a way for agents to communicate with each other.
  • Coordination: MABEAM.Coordination provides a set of coordination primitives for building multi-agent systems.
  • Economics: MABEAM.Economics provides a way to model and simulate economic interactions between agents.
  • Telemetry: MABEAM.Telemetry provides a way to collect and report telemetry data for MABEAM systems.

Decoupling Analysis

The MABEAM feature is largely decoupled from the core Foundation layer. It relies on the following Foundation services:

  • Foundation.ProcessRegistry: MABEAM uses the process registry to register and discover agents.
  • Foundation.Telemetry: MABEAM uses the telemetry service to collect and report telemetry data.
  • Foundation.Coordination: MABEAM uses the coordination primitives to build its own higher-level coordination services.

The MABEAM components themselves are relatively self-contained and do not have any circular dependencies on the core Foundation layer. This makes it a good candidate for extraction into a separate library.

Refactoring Plan

The following steps would be involved in refactoring MABEAM into a separate library:

  1. Create a new Mix project: Create a new Mix project for the MABEAM library.
  2. Move MABEAM source code: Move the MABEAM source code from the lib/foundation/mabeam directory to the new Mix project.
  3. Update dependencies: Add the Foundation library as a dependency to the new MABEAM library.
  4. Update namespaces: Update the namespaces in the MABEAM source code to reflect the new library structure.
  5. Update Foundation layer: Remove the MABEAM source code from the Foundation layer and add the new MABEAM library as a dependency.
  6. Update documentation: Update the documentation to reflect the new library structure.

By following these steps, the MABEAM feature can be successfully refactored into a separate, higher-level library. This will make the Foundation layer more modular and easier to maintain, and it will allow the MABEAM library to be used in other projects.