Visual specification of interprocess and intraprocess communication

We present a visual specification language for constructing distributed applications and their direct manipulation graphical user interfaces. Each distributed application consists of a collection of independent modules and a configuration of logical connections that define communication among the da...

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Main Authors: McCartney, T.P., Goldman, K.J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Communication system control
Computer science
Context
Distributed computing
Distributed control
Multimedia communication
Programming profession
Resource management
User interfaces
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Summary:We present a visual specification language for constructing distributed applications and their direct manipulation graphical user interfaces. Each distributed application consists of a collection of independent modules and a configuration of logical connections that define communication among the data interfaces of the modules. Our specification language uses a single visual mechanism that allows end-users to define interprocess communication among distributed modules and to define intraprocess communication among objects within a module. This visual language provides a general encapsulation/abstraction mechanism and is designed to support dynamic change to the communication structure. User interfaces are completely decoupled from the module(s) they control.< >
DOI:10.1109/VL.1994.363637