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NeXtMidas Training
Option Trees
Command Dictionary
The Dictionary
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- The Dictionary:
- Every option tree must include a
commands.cnf file in its cfg
subdirectory.
- This file is called the "Command Dictionary."
- This file is read into memory when the option tree is added to the path.
- NeXtMidas uses "reflection" to call primitives/intrinsics at runtime.
- This allows option trees to be used while the SYS option tree remains
completely independent of the other option trees.
- NeXtMidas uses information in the command dictionary to figure out how to
instantiate a primitive/intrinsic.
X-Midas Users Take Note: |
The command dictionary in NeXtMidas is named commands.cnf while X-Midas uses
commands.cfg . This allows an option tree to contain a mix of NeXtMidas and
X-Midas commands. It is important to note that the internal structure of the command
dictionaries differ between X-Midas and NeXtMidas.
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