Version 

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Made by Mark Donohoe 2/11/99

Migration of the Roxette 005 ViewSrv release to the Uikon 1.2 project.

1. Added unit test code TVWS0 which exercises the public API of the server

   To start test shell copy WSINI.INI and DLL_LIST.TXT to z\system\data.

2. Added UikonDoc comments for classes and public methods

The View Architecture

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In a typical Eikon application, the user will be presented with a number of different views on the applications

data (e.g. inbox and outbox in a messaging app). Currently views are organised on an ad-hoc basis by each

application. The view architecture, which was introduced in the Roxette project, makes the views part of the

application framework. It offers the following functionality

· App switching capability

· Automatic save of data

· Resource management

· Message passing interface

· Support for standard view controls

· Exception handling

A typical use case for the view architecture is as follows - User looks up contact and switches to mail editor

1. The user looks up a contact in the address book.

2. The user selects a direct navigational link to go the mail editor

3. The system switches view to the mail editor with the contact address automatically supplied

Viewsrv component

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The Viewsrv component provides a view switching client-server architecture.

A view is represented in the server by the TVwsViewId class which encapsulates two UIds - one for the

application associated with the view and another for the view itself. Each application participating in

the view switching does so in three ways

1. It creates a client session, adds its views to the server maintained list when it starts up and removes

   them when it shuts down.

2. It can then request that any view in the system be activated through its client session. The server will

   queue the requests it gets and process them in turn. If a view has not been registered in the server when an

   activation request arrives, the server will try to start the application associated with that view through the

   MVwsAppStarter interface

3. It implements the MVwsSessionObserver interface to do the real work of view switching. Sessions which own views

   to be activated and deactivated will be called back to handle these events. Applications must therefore maintain

   an outstanding request for asynchronous event notification and handle the TVwsViewEvents passed to them.

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Version 005

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Made by Natasha Payne  25/10/1999

Uses:

 see \viewsrv\group\depend.inf

NOT TESTED ON TARGET - failing before start of this component

Notes:

 Source, WINS UDEB, WINS UREL, THUMB UDEB, THUMB UREL, ARMI UDEB and ARMI UREL builds available.

Changes:

1) Fixed release build warnings in VWSEVENT.CPP.

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Version 004

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Made by JoeB  14/10/1999

Uses:

 see \viewsrv\group\depend.inf

Notes:

 Source, WINS UDEB, WINS UREL, THUMB UDEB, THUMB UREL, ARMI UDEB and ARMI UREL builds available.

Changes:

1) Fixed release build warnings in VWSEVENT.CPP.

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Version 003

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Made by Natasha Payne  08/10/1999

Uses:

 ER5uOAK/400

Notes:

 Source, WINS UDEB, THUMB UREL and ARMI UREL builds available.

Changes:

1) Added MVwsServerObserver and DeactivateActiveView exported interface.

   Intended for use by EikSvRox to allow a full system shutdown.

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Version 1.00.002

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Made by James Gibbons 03 September 1999

Uses:

 ER5uOAK/400

Notes:

 Source, WINS UDEB, THUMB UREL and ARMI UREL builds available.

Changes:

 No code changes since previous release.

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Version 1.00.001

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Made by James Gibbons 24 August 1999

Uses:

 ER5uOAK/300 WSERV/x04

Notes:

 WINS UDEB and MARM UREL binaries only.

Changes:

 First formal release.

ROM Usage:

ViewSrv - 8796 Bytes

ViewCli - 2608 Bytes