ODMdev ODMA Development Framework

ODMdev> ODMdev> 0.01 2008-04-23 21:13 -0700

ODMdev, the ODMA Development Framework site provides development materials for new open-source ODMA development.

• This site contains documentation and stable snapshots of materials.  Many of the project elements will be downloadable and usable as individual devKits.
     
• The entire site, or selected portions, can be downloaded to a personal computer for use as a reference and off-line development work.
    
• New materials can be downloaded selectively and used to update earlier material and merge in new material.

1. Organization as a Development Tree

The organization of this site is a possible model for organization of ODMA project materials on the computers of software developers.  Many project downloads depend on some part of this organization being used.  Assuming that %ODMdev% is replaced by the location where you are keeping a reference copy on your computer (e.g., "C:\Downloads\ODMdev") the following organization is typical of the subfolders that might be used by used by ODMdev projects:

%ODMdev%\ root folder for installing ODMdev material (customizable by the developer)
   |- confirm\ confirmation experiments for demonstrating correct setup and test approaches
   |- core\ fundamental libraries and materials shared among all ActiveODMA projects
   |- manager\ ODMA Connection Manager releases
   |- nodist\ descriptions of non-redistributable components that must be obtained and installed
   |- ODMref10\ development of the ODMA 1.0 Reference Implementation
   |- ODMrun10\ development of the ODMA 1.0 Test Runner
   |- samples\ projects for sample ODMA components
   |- tools\ collection of redistributable utilities from other sources/projects used for ActiveODMA

The nodist subfolder is where the dependencies on non-redistributable proprietary software are fully accounted for.  The section provides information on the specific dependencies and how they can be satisfied.  There is also information on how the non-redistributable materials can be obtained and installed at no expense beyond that of entering into a license agreement and downloading from a web site.

This structure does not include all of ODMdev, although it is permissible to do that.  The infrastructure folders and the devNotes folder are not included.  Local directories for these are not needed in working with development tools and the source code.  It is permissible to mirror all portions of the site; it is not necessary for development purposes.

2. Organization of Content

The content materials are currently distributed among the following sections:

confirm/

is used for confirmation experiments.  Confirmation exercises demonstrate correct setup and test different approaches to solving specific problems.  Most confirmation experiments are about using development software and the Windows platform to solve particular requirements.  Sometimes there are design assumptions that need to be verified to mitigate development risk.
    

core/

provides fundamental libraries and materials shared among all ActiveODMA projects. 
    

devNotes/

provides the collection of all developer notes and devKit descriptions that are compiled as part of ODMdev.
    

manager/

provides the ODMA Connection Manager releases that are relied on (and sometimes enhanced) in ActiveODMA projects.
   

nodist/

provides descriptions of non-redistributable components that must be obtained and installed.  These are not provided via ODMdev.  A developer's configuration may place some non-redistributable material here for use in a known place as part of their ActiveODMA projects.
    

ODMref10/

is the project area for development of the ODMA 1.0 Reference Implementation
    

ODMrun10/

is the project area for development of the ODMA 1.0 Test Runner
    

samples/

provides projects that lead to sample ODMA components
    

tools/

is a collection of redistributable utilities from other sources/projects that are used as part of the ODMdev framework.

 

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Revision History:
0.01 2007-08-14-14:04 Update as part of Repaving

More content is moved here as part of the repaving of the site.  Additional improvements will be on this base.

0.00 2006-01-19-06:46 Provisional Note for Initial Site Re-Paving

This page contains preliminary information as a placeholder until a devNote document is in place for providing document engineering of this information and its revision.

You are navigating ODMdev. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.

created 2006-01-17-12:30 -0800 (pst) by orcmid $$Author: Orcmid $ $$Date: 08-04-23 21:13 $ $$Revision: 90 $