Dr. Ing.
Beratender Ingenieur
Remote Execution (Option)
This extension to the State Diagram Editor offers a
solution, which enables the developer, to debug and modify state diagrams
while executing them from the target application. All features of the editor
(execution visualization, direct editing) are available while the target
system is executed as native, compiled code.
The system uses Distributed Objects for the communication of the target
system to the State Diagram Editor. Part of the environment is a code
template, which generates for each diagram a subclass of NSResponder
offering an interface identical to the interface generated by the
Objective-C template. It can be easily integrated into the
Responsibility-Chain of the Cocoa Framework.
The connection to the editor is made by NSSocket ports, so editor and target
may even reside on different systems.
When the editor has been set up for remote execution, all diagrams opened
share one common execution control panel. The user interface of this panel
is very similar to the collaborative execution control. One difference is,
that the sequence, in which the diagrams process a trigger is under the
control of the target system, so neither disabling/enabling of diagrams nor
control of their position in the responsibility chain is done from the
control panel.
All other functions are identical to the collaborative execution control.
A distinct color is assigned to each diagram, this color is used for the
entry in the diagram list, it is used to shade the background of the diagram
window and as a background shade for each log entry to to point out the
relationships.
Doubleclicking an entry of the diagram list will bring the related diagram
in front of all other windows.
When paused, selecting a log line will bring the related diagram in front of
all other windows and select the transition and states involved in this line.
While paused, the user may modify any diagram; the system will continue with
the same state as before the pause (when the state was removed in the edit,
it will stop the system).
This option is not part of the free version, yet a trial version can be ordered together with the temporary license for testing purposes.
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Version
State
Diagram Editor forMAC
Drag&Drop
Execution Visualization
FSMs in a Responder Chain
Remote Execution
Template-based Code Generation