• 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.