Dependencies System Info File

Purpose

+ Dependencies of various types can be provided via a system info file. + This will allow the System Model to show mouse-over dependencies + between components of a system model. Dependencies should only go between items of the same rank. +

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+ Dependencies are encoded in the System Info XML format using the data-type="Dependencies" (note the captial "D"). + These files will usually be generated rather than hand-crafted. The syntax is provided here for tools developers and for those doing small, manual dependency models. +

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Syntax

<?xml version="1.0"?>  
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<info data-type="Dependencies" id-namespace="uri" …namespaces… >
+<item ref="id">
+<dep ref="id" type="type"/>
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<dep ref="id" type="type"/>
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… 
+</item>
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…
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</item>

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Each item contains any number of dep elements. These indicate the system model item referenced in <item> +is dependent on the system model item mentioned in <dep>. +

type="type" : The type of dependendency between the two system model items. Defaults to bin. Standard values are: +
- bin — Static dependencies coming from binary linkage. Shown as a solid line on the system model.
- api — Static dependencies like "bin" but can be explained by a controlled API. Shown as a dashed line on the system model.
- ecom — ECOM plugin load (dynamic). Shown as a dotten line on the system model.
- cs — Client Server dependency between client and server binaries
- cr — Central Repository key usage
- ps — Publish and Subscribe key usage
- imp — implements an API
- rlib — RLibrary usage: binary loads another binary using RLibrary interface
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Custom values are also legal.
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+On the system model, forward dependencies are show in black, and reverse dependencies in blue. +The arrowhead always points to the item it's dependent on, ie the one in <dep>. + + +Only api and ecom have special line types. All other dependencies show up as solid lines. +

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+Dependency arrows, colours and line styles can all be set using CSS in the <deps> section of the Shapes XML File. +The dependency type is used as the class on a path element. For example, to set the cr dependencies as alternating wide and narrow dashes use: +


+	path.cr {stroke-dasharray: 9, 3, 5, 3;}
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+ See also

+		Model XML File 
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+		Shapes XML File 
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+		Levels XML File 
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+		Localization XML File 
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+		SystemInfo XML File 
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+		Values XML File 
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