[kepler-dev] Documentation Framework Conference Call

Nandita Mangal nmangal at sdsc.edu
Mon Mar 13 10:46:36 PST 2006


HI All,

Conference Call: Monday 11am-12 Pacific Time.

the dialup Conference Call number is 888.346.3950
code is 55030

nmangal at sdsc.edu wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>Conference Call: Monday 11am-12 Pacific Time.
>I will email phone number asap.
>
>
>Below is a summary of documentation topics/framework.
>
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>
>Conference Call Discussions Topics:
>
>1) comments on the current documentationFramework of actors
>    a) areas that need improvement/changes?
>    b) questions on the current documentationFramework
>2) discussion on implementation of workflow documentation framework
>3) other comments ?
>
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>
>
>Here are the basic steps summarized to get started with the process of
>generating Documents as well as viewing Documentation from canvas.
>
>Firstly there are 2 locations of documentation:
>--> HTML Page Documentation ( A listing of all actors and their respective
>MAN pages ,found in
>kepler-docs/dev/documentationFramework/generatedHTMLPages)
>--> Canvas Documentation  ( Right clicking an actor to get/edit the
>documentation ,modified instance documentation stored in worfklow MOML
>file & base class documentation found in
>kepler-docs/dev/documentationFramework)
>
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>Generating Docs:
>
>1) Check out kepler-docs at the desired location
>    > cvs -d :ext:username at cvs.ecoinformatics.org:/cvs co kepler-docs
>2) Set KEPLER_DOCS env. variable to point to the folder
>3) If Ptolemy,Kepler builds have never been created, kindly do so now
>4) Under kepler Home
>    > ant generateDoc
>
>HTML MAN pages:The above steps generate the required ptolemy and kepler
>documentation under
>$KEPLER_DOCS/dev/documentationFramework/generatedHTMLPages
>You can veiw the above folder to see HTML form documentation of actors.
>1) Open the "FinalDeveloperDocumentation/FinalUserDocumentation" HTML Page.
>
>Canvas Documentation: The above steps also enable viewing documentation
>from the "Get Documenation" feature by right-clicking actor.
>1) Drag the actor on the canvas
>2) Right click actor and then choose the "Get Documenation" option.
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>
>Editing Docs:
>
>1) In the actor's source file edit the javadocs information to include
>actor's developler level description,authors, version , ports n parameters
>dev level descriptions
>2) User level description to be added by Non-Developers like Laura,Samantha.
>
>For a sample format of how to add documentation kindly see the
>"documentationFrameworkTutorial" under
>$KEPLER_DOCS/dev/documentationFramework.
>
>3) After modifiying your actor source files, under Kepler home
>   > ant generateDoc
>4) Don't forget to check in the CVS your new actor source file as well as
>new HTML page generated under
>$KEPER_DOS/dev/documentationFramework/generatedHTMLPages/developer
>
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>
>thanks,
>nandita.
>
>
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