jnibwapi

JNI interface for BWAPI

JNIBWAPI has moved to GitHub

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JNI-BWAPI

Build a StarCraft AI in Java!

Updates

  • 2015-02-11: JNIBWAPI has moved to GitHub
  • 2014-05-13: JNIBWAPI 1.0 is released. Includes significant changes to the API to bring it closer to the C++ API and encourage type safety.
  • 2014-02-09: JNIBWAPI 0.4 is now available for download on Google Drive. Google Code no longer hosts new downloads.
  • 2013-07-18: JNIBWAPI 0.3 is released. C++ dependencies are included in the release so that the client-bridge DLL can be changed and recompiled. Main package renamed to JNIBWAPI.
  • 2012-06-24: Now compatible with BWAPI 3.7.X . Download the current release package or use source checkout to get the latest bugfixes / improvements.

Overview

This project provides a JNI interface for the Brood War API using the shared memory bridge. Compatible with BWAPI 3.6 and available under the LGPL. This project provides a Java interface for developers interested in participating in the StarCraft AI Competition.

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The JNI interface provides several advantages over the previous socket-based ProxyBot interface. First, the interface uses the BWAPI shared memory bridge which lessens the communication bottleneck between C++ and Java and prevents cheating using direct memory access. Second, the BWAPI utility functions (e.g. canBuildHere) can be now be called from Java. Finally, the use of JNI should result in easier project maintainability and extensibility.

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Getting Started

Take a look at the Getting Started guide.

Developers

Interested in improving the project? There are several areas for improvement including: 1. Improving the message passing protocol between the C++ and Java code 1. Exposing additional BWAPI functions to Java agents 1. Testing and documentation

If you have recommendations for improving the project or would like to help contribute, then feel free to use the issue tracker or join as a contributor.

Projects

The following projects are using JNI-BWAPI:

Links

Legal

StarCraft, Brood War and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. ©1998 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Project Information

The project was created on Mar 3, 2011.

Labels:
JNI BWAPI StarCraft JNI-BWAPI JNIBWAPI AIIDE