Agents

The beating hearts of agent-based models
As the name suggests, agents lie at the heart of agent-based modeling.
Every agent has a name and a unique identifier. As a simulation creator, you can set and change the name, but not the ID, so don't worry about including this when creating agents.
JavaScript
Python
Rust
JavaScript
{
    agent_id: <uuid v4>, //Set on_create by the HASH engine
    agent_name: <string>
}
Python
class Agent:
    agent_id = <uuid v4> #Set on_create by the HASH engine
    agent_name = <string>
    
Rust
struct Agent {
    agent_id: uuid, //set on_create by the HASH engine
    agent_name: String
}
Naming your agent is entirely optional. The simplest possible agent is simply {} (although it won't do much of anything!)
An individual agent has a state and a context. 
An Agent
When we define the initial conditions of a simulation, we're defining the initial agents that will be present in the first timestep of the simulation, each of which will have its own state and context.
Three agents, ready to simulate.
Agent-Based Modeling Basics
State
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