LittleStarsForLittleWars-ASP

A Java project inspired by Little Stars for Little Wars that integrates EmbASP to use Answer Set Programming (ASP) through graphical interfaces and logical reasoning engines.

The project features three difficulty levels where the player faces an ASP-based AI opponent. As the difficulty increases, the AI becomes stronger and gains more advanced abilities.

Dependencies

The project uses Maven to manage dependencies. One of the main libraries is EmbASP, which is not available on Maven Central but can be imported through JitPack.

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Recommended Method: Dependency via JitPack

Make sure your pom.xml contains:

<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>jitpack.io</id>
    <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.github.DeMaCS-UNICAL</groupId>
  <artifactId>EmbASP-Java</artifactId>
  <version>v7.1.0</version>
</dependency>

Then run:

mvn clean install -U

Note: the version must be v7.1.0 with the v, because it matches the exact release tag on the GitHub repository.

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If JitPack Does Not Work: Manual Alternative

If Maven cannot download the dependency from JitPack, for example because of repository build issues or access problems, you can install the library manually.

1. Download the embasp-7.1.0.jar file

Download it from the Releases section of the repository:
🔗 https://github.com/DeMaCS-UNICAL/EmbASP-Java/releases/tag/v7.1.0

2. Place it inside the libs/ folder of the project

Create the folder if it does not already exist.

Example:

LittleStars-AI/
├── libs/
│   └── embasp-7.1.0.jar

3. Install the library into your local Maven repository

Run the following command:

mvn install:install-file \
  -Dfile=libs/embasp-7.1.0.jar \
  -DgroupId=it.unical.mat \
  -DartifactId=embasp \
  -Dversion=7.1.0 \
  -Dpackaging=jar

4. Update the pom.xml to use the locally installed version

<dependency>
  <groupId>it.unical.mat</groupId>
  <artifactId>embasp</artifactId>
  <version>7.1.0</version>
</dependency>

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Final Notes

• This manual approach works only locally, so every developer who clones the project must run the same command.
• Alternatively, you can use the .jar file directly with systemPath, but this approach is not recommended.

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Project Status

This repository contains the final archived version, a university project developed for academic purposes.

The project is not currently maintained, and the repository has been archived to preserve the final submitted version. The code remains publicly available as part of the project documentation and portfolio. Future work may restart from this codebase if the project is extended or redesigned.