| | 1 | == Changes from v3.0 to v3.2 in the Sensoria Development Environment == |
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| | 3 | Differing requirements |
| | 4 | * The SDE 3.2 requires the JDK 1.6, not the JRE, in order to convert JavaScript to Java. Note that the JDK 6 must be selected in Eclipse (Window > Preferences > Java > Installed JREs...) as default. |
| | 5 | * The SDK 3.2 requires Eclipse 3.4, at least milestone M5, to correctly convert parameter annotations in tools in the development plug-in. |
| | 6 | New features in the core |
| | 7 | * Parameters and return types of functions may now have their own descriptions. This addition has resulted in a change of the core extension point – i.e., tool extensions in plugin.xml files need to be re-created using the dev tool. The old descriptions are still valid, though. |
| | 8 | * JavaScripts which include functions may now be converted on-the-fly to Java classes and used as normal tools. |
| | 9 | New features in the UI |
| | 10 | * The UI now shows the names of parameters of functions and a description parameters and return values (if they have been defined within tool definitions). |
| | 11 | * The invocation wizard is able to deal with Arrays and Collections as inputs. |
| | 12 | * The invocation wizard can now add files as various object types which the user may select in the UI. |
| | 13 | * The blackboard has been overhauled to show more meaningful labels of objects. For this to work, a tool must implement the ISensoriaModelHandler interface and the corresponding methods within. |
| | 14 | * Objects returned from scripts or from the black board may now be opened in editors. This function also requires implementing the ISensoriaModelHandler interface. |
| | 15 | * There is a new tool, the SensoriaUIService, which contains 9 functions for working with files in and out of the workspace. |
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| | 17 | == Converting tools == |
| | 18 | Tools written for 3.0 will work in 3.2 without changes. However, to take advantage of the new functionality it is recommended to convert them as follows. |
| | 19 | * Make sure the tools run within Eclipse 3.4. |
| | 20 | * Update the tool annotations, adding new descriptions for return types and parameters. |
| | 21 | * The ID of the core services has changed from ”eu.sensoria-ist.casetool. core.jsShell” to “SensoriaCoreTool”. Scripts or Java code which use this ID need to be updated. |
| | 22 | * Create new content for the plugin.xml from these annotations using the DEV plugin. |
| | 23 | * Implement the ISensoriaModelHandler interface in your tool, handling your model objects. |
| | 24 | * Test your tool in the new SDE. |
