Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- arcs2:xml_formats_used_in_arcs [2013/09/19 17:42]
didier
+++ arcs2:xml_formats_used_in_arcs [2013/09/19 17:43] (current)
didier
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+====== XML formats used in ARCS ======
+XML (eXtended Markup Language) is widely used in ARCS. The framework introduces several markup hierarchies to describe applications, state machines, composite components and library components.
+===== File descriptions =====
+==== Applications ====
+{{ :images:application.dot.png?176|}}
+Application descriptions are XML files that are used to detail the layout of applications and component communications. They are parsed by the //[[arcs2:framework_tool_collection#arcsengine|arcsengine]]// tool in order to execute them, that is to say load libraries and instanciate components at runtime. They are composed of the following markups:
+  * //application// (required, unique) with the optional attribute //mode//. It takes several values: //base//, //event//, //thread//, //threadevent// and //gui//;
+    * //[[arcs2:XML formats used in ARCS#Context|context]]// (required, unique) is the part describing libraries to load, components and constants;
+    * //processes// (required, unique) decomposes an application inside a set of processes;
+      * //process// (required) with the required attribute //controller// that should be the name of a component described as a [[arcs2:XML formats used in ARCS#Statemachine|statemachine]];
+        * //[[arcs2:XML formats used in ARCS#Sheet|sheet]]// (required) with the required attribute //id// that tells the name of the sheet. A sheet corresponds to an operational configuration of the process.
+The //context// and //sheet// markups are also enclosing hierarchies that are described below.
+==== Libraries ====
+{{ :images:library.dot.png?435|}}
+Library descriptions are enclosed inside a file. They are used with the tool //[[arcs2:framework_tool_collection#arcslibmaker|arcslibmaker]]//.
+===== Special components =====
+==== Composite components ====
+{{ :images:composite.dot.png |}}
+==== Statemachine ====
+{{ :images:statemachine.dot.png |}}
+===== XML parts =====
+==== Context ====
+{{ :images:context.dot.png |}}
+==== Sheet ====
+{{ :images:sheet.dot.png |}}