ASCoDT Component Lifecycle

ASCoDT covers the full component lifecycle, consisting from component development, component testing, component instantiation and exporting of components. For the development of new component or components instantiation one needs an ASCoDT Project.

The ASCoDT Project

The ASCoDT is used the organise the different source files and binaries needed to compile and run a component-based application.

Project creation

The ASCoDT project can be created through separate new project wizard available through the context menus of the project expoler, navigator or through the File->New->Project menu. The ASCoDT compiler is attached to the project. Additionally the project includes the java run time libraries and can be extended with further jar files.

Project structure

The project structure can be separated in physical and logical structure.

Physical structure

The physical structure of the project includes all source files, binaries, files needed for the storage of the logical structure and dependent libraries or ASCoDT_SIDL sidl files. The following table corresponds to the initial physical setup of the ASCoDT project:

Path	Description
sidl	for the storage of component [ASCoDT_SIDL|sidl] files