SAGE Framework Documentation
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.. toctree::
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   :caption: Getting Started

   introduction
   features
   sage_server
   sage_node
   how_it_works
   Download <http://github.com/USNavalResearchLaboratory/sageframework/releases/>
   installation
   sage_app

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   :caption: Building SAGE Network

   starting_a_server_instance
   connecting_a_node_to_the_server
   building_an_agent_network

.. toctree::
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   :caption: Creating Behaviors

   writing_a_sage_behavior
   base_class_methods
   retrieving_information_about_your_agent_network
   sending_messages_between_agents
   responding_to_a_message_sent_to_an_agent

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   :caption: Managing Behaviors

   managing_behavior_files
   adding_a_behavior_to_an_agent
   using_supplemental_files_in_your_automation

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   :caption: Starting Network

   activating_agents

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   :caption: Running Tests

   robot_framework_background
   creating_a_test_case_using_robot_framework
   sage_robot_framework_keywords
   running_your_automation_test
   capturing_the_test_results
   creating_your_own_controller_application

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   :caption: Demonstration

   example

.. toctree::
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   :caption: About

   changelog
   help
   contact_us

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SAGE makes automating complex systems simple.
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Language Agnostic:
   SAGE is designed so that behaviors can be written in a wide range of programming languages. SAGE currently supports behaviors written in C++, Java, and Python.   

Open Integration:
   SAGE provides powerful software interfaces that facilitate tight integration between SAGE agents and external software systems.

SAGE Clusters:
   SAGE supports a fog computing model with dynamic discovery. SAGE servers can dynamically discover and connect to other server instances so that agents can communicate across cloud boundaries.
		
Easy to use:
   SAGE Server and Node are containerized so that they can be easily deployed where they are needed using any container management platform.