Importing Tcl Projects into XOTclIDE Components

Importing per definition tracking

There are 2 main importing function in XOTclIDE both accessible from Component Browser

# This is great script that I want to reuse in XOTclIDE
# Author: old Tcl'er
# Revision: 
package require Tk

# set debug 1 
set color red
set configfile myapp.conf
if {![file exists $myapp.conf]} {
   # error "can not find config file $configfile"
}

# Starting Applikation 
# parameters: None
proc startApp {} {
   buton .re -text "Quit" -command "quite"
   # ... your programm
}

... many other defined procedures

# next line start the application
startApp

# automatically generated from XOTclIDE
package provide importExample 0.1

@ tclproc startApp idemeta struct importExample default
proc startApp {} {
   # button .re -text "Quit" -command "quite"
   # ... your programm
}

# This is great script that I want to reuse in XOTclIDE
# Author: old Tcl'er
# Revision: 
package require Tk

# set debug 1 
proc defineGlobalConstans {} {
   global color configfile
   set color red
   set configfile myapp.conf
}
proc checkConfigFile {}  {
   global configfile
   if {![file exists $configfile]} {
     # error "can not find config file $configfile"
   }
}
# Starting Applikation 
# parameters: None
proc startApp {} {
   buton .re -text "Quit" -command "quite"
   # ... your programm
}
proc basicStartApp {} {
   defineGlobalConstans
   checkConfigFile
   startApp
}
... many other defined procedures

# next line start the application
basicStartApp

Importing per System Introspection

The another way to importing your application is to start XOTclIDE from your application and introspect it with XOTclIDE. XOTclIDE can import procedures and XOTcl object classes directly from Tcl interpreter. To start XOTclIDE from your application you can use START.tcl script in XOTclIDE directory. Please change the working directory to the XOTclIDE directory (with START.tcl script).

For importing code from your application you must create first new component where you want to import all procedures and classes from Interpreter. To import Tcl procedure from Tcl interpreter select the component first where you want to import to and use menu Command->Low Level Functions->Register Tcl Proc from Interp in Component Browser

To import XOTcl Classes from Interpreter select the component and choose menu Command->Low level Functions->Register Class from Interp in Component Browser

Importing application on this way demand more work but if you want to import only a part of application or the application is in format that you can not read it, it is good chose

Importing Tcl comments

Consider the example below

# This procedure make magic initialization of
# X Module.
# Warning: 
proc initModuleX {{path {}} {
   #
   #
} 

Plug-ins Architecture

One of main advantages of XOTclIDE is ease customizing of XOTclIDE for users needs. Indeed XOTclIDE was developed with itself. It is no problem to develop change XOTclIDE in runing time. Many of XOTclIDE components are loaded dynamic at runing time only on demand. In menu System->Plug Ins are all currently registered plug-ins accesible. The plug ins are normal components the registration and start scripts are specified per file pluginslist.txt in XOTclIDE directory.

Following Plug-Ins are currently delivered with XOTclIDE