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Version 0.21d
Edition
1
| Document
ID: |
PDESC |
| Author: |
Tristan
Austin
Danny Goulas |
| Reviewed
by: |
Simon Hutchison
Jaycee
Phua |
| Date: |
2
September 1999 |
Revision
History
| Date |
Modifications |
Reason |
Version |
| 1999.08.05 |
Sections combined
(DG) |
Initial document
collation |
0.1d |
| 1999.08.06 |
Document contents
formatted (DG) |
Conformance
to Style Specification |
0.1d |
| 1999.08.06 |
Reviewer added
to Cover Page (DG) |
Quality Assurance
check |
0.2d |
| 1999.08.06 |
Various content
changed (DG) |
QA Reviewer
suggestions (SH) |
0.2d |
| 1999.09.02 |
Cover page formatting updated (JP) |
Reflect changes in Style |
0.21d |
Table Of
Contents
1.
Package Description
1.
Package Description
The program's
functionalilty has been separated into modules to group similar operations and
tasks. The kernel co-ordinates the communication between these modules.
Figure 1
: Package Decomposition
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Kernel
- The common binding between all modules. All traffic goes through the
kernel. It dynamically loads modules as specified.
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User
Manager - Handles CRUD (Create Retrieve Update Delete)
operations for users.
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Command
Line - Allows registered functions to be executed from the command
prompt.
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Messaging
- Involves both SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
and direct messaging, at the users discretion, as well as an address book.
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Import
Module - Allows a model from JMetric to be imported into cohesion and
displayed.
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Networking
- Provides a means for the client to communicate with the server and
vice versa.
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User
Database - Contains all the users and their details, permissions etc
which are stored persistently in memory. The modules have access to these
details.
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Help
- Allows other modules to register help components so the user may
browse or search any area.
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Modeller
- Allows the creation of meta-models, models and packages using drag
and drop techniques.
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Project
Manager - Maintains permissions and models in a given project.
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Repository
Manager - Allows projects and models to be checked in and out of the
repository while maintaining the integrity of the models.
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