Edit The Architecture

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Last edited: 12:08:16 AM on 22 may 2003 by 2.0.16.45

!To Edit Addresses, Templates, Actions, etc.
#Start the server (using the ComSwiki Launcher)
#Bring up the window menu for the SwikiBrowser
#-This is done by pressing the icon next to the X button
#Select 'open swiki browser...'
Updates made in the SwikiBrowser will take immediate effect.
!Addresses
-addresses are smalltalk blocks
-for instance, swiki/4.edit has an 'edit' address
-request, response, shelf, book and page are sent to the 'edit' page address and what returns is the page content (a string)
-addresses are compiled and loaded into memory at startup
!Templates
-templates are the HTML files which are used by the addresses to display information
-for instance, the default template (for viewing) is 'view' (page since it is only to be used for pages)
-templates call actions by having the name of the action surrounded by '&lt;?' and '?&gt;'
--for instance, '&lt;?bookName?&gt;' maps to '(book pages at: 1) showName'
--a book template can only call book actions
--a page template can call both book and page actions
-templates are loaded into memory at startup
!Actions
-actions are smalltalk blocks called by templates to add functionality
-a book action receives request, response, shelf and book
-a page action receives request, response, shelf, book and page
-actions are compiled and loaded into memory at startup
!Setup
-the 'setup.xml' file contains the information that the shelf will need to know to initialize that specific book.
-setup is not inherited
!Settings
-the 'settings.xml' file contains the static objects that the Swiki will need to run, such as formatter, color scheme, file locations, etc.
-these settings are compiled and loaded into memory at startup
-settings are inherited
!Shelf
-the shelf is the place where the requests come in. The shelf decides whether the request should be processed by a book or by itself.
!Books
-the book holds the pages.
-the settings for the book are values it uses during processing and can be altered.
-the modules are things that are created at run time (usually through the initialize priv address) and are not stored.
!Pages
-the pages are processed at startup (text and old versions are not loaded into memory for memory conservation)
-do NOT edit pages manually while the server is running since this can cause serious problems

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