Exemplar Developer's Handbook

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Project Goals & Philosophy

2. Overall Architecture

Module Structure

Input Module

Model Module

Output Module

UI Module

Data Flow Diagram

3. Input Modules

Input Module characteristics

The DTD Input Module

How To: Create A New Input Module

4. Model Module

Features

Limitations

5. Output Modules

Output Module Characteristics

How To: Create A New Output Module

6. User Interface Modules

UI module characteristics

How To: Create A New UI Module

Logging Subsystem

Using The Logging System

The Logging System For UI Creators

Localised Messages

How To: Add A New Message To The Program

Options Processing

How To: Use Options

How To: Add A New Option

7. Debugging And Error Handling Features

Exception Handling

How To: Create Your Own Exceptions

Assertion Mechanism

8. Testing Framework

9. Build System

10. How To Get Help

A. Glossary

Glossary

B. Bibliography

Bibliography