Jerry Walter Malcolm

A Framework Registration Language

In order to maintain a framework generic, one must provide means that will allow the framework users (application developers) means to extend and adapt it to their specific needs. This implies that some kind of registration mechanism is needed in order to keep the framework neutral of any specific application. The registration mechanism is needed in order to allow the framework to become aware and be able to control the user objects/extensions. To overcome this need we have introduced a framework registration language that allows developers to register and maintain their framework extensions. Moreover the registration language allows the developers to render dialog controls and many UI related behaviors, such as drag/drop and menu items, without any code. As an outcome of these capabilities the language enabled developers to develop fast prototypes based on the registration language only.