Re: [BLACKBOX] Modeling software

From: [at]} <Alexander>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:51:41 +0400

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Hello!

> Your graph is more beautiful than those generated by BlackBox (indicated
> in the response of Bernhard). Was that the reason to write your own
> tool? Or does it show more details (there are several line types)?

  Three reasons:
  1 - BlackBox tool only supports BlackBox module naming conventions and
        folder structure, whereas I needed the tool for the XDS compiler and Amadeus
        library folder structure;
  2 - BlackBox tool does not arrange modules on the graph automatically, you have to
        manually drag them around to see anything meaningful;
  3 - BlackBox tool does not reduce the superfluous nodes, and mine tool does. The
        reduction process eliminates direct import nodes if there are indirect paths to the
        same module, e.g. given the following import structure ("->" = "imports"):
        A->B, A->C, B->C
        Then the "A->C" node will not be displayed, because an indirect path from A to C
        (via B) already exists. This reduces the visual clutter (of which there is a lot in the
        BlackBox tool output), while clearly separating low-level modules from the top-level
        ones.

  The several line types were added manually for that page along, those aren't generated
  automatically. The dotted line denotes import via Dialog.Call, normal line means import
  via the IMPORT clause.

  The legend is: red text = imports SYSTEM, square box = imports Win
  subsystem (i.e. platform-dependent), no box = no source file found, oval = all other
  (does not import Win*, source file present).

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 Alexander

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