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<div class="redirectText">'''Discussions on Open IGT Link Library Development'''</div>
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=Log function=
==Data file format==
* binary (dump message data to file)
**pro
*** can be used for any type of data
*** easy to replay
**con
*** too redundant, if the data source does not change
*** needs reader software
* text format
** pro
*** human readable
** con
*** size
*** needs interpreter. impossible to record unknown type message.

==Architecture==
* 1 connection / port
** needs threading
** implemented in the OpenIGTLink library
* multiple connection port
** use 'select()' function
** not implemented in the OpenIGTLink library
** can be implemented as a single-thread program

==Logistics==
*Make a copy repository of OpenIGTLink library
*Make wiki account and SVN repository account for the student
**[[Editing_Guide:Getting_Started| NA-MIC wiki editing guide]]
**[[Engineering:SandBox| NA-MIC Subversion Repository]]

==Skills required==
*Basic knowledge about [[OpenIGTLink | OpenIGTLink]]. --> See [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/IGT:ToolKit IGT Toolkit Tutorial]
*[[OpenIGTLink/Library]]
*Socket programming
*Thread
*SVN, CMake


* http://svn.na-mic.org/NAMICSandBox/trunk/IGTLoadableModules/ProstateNav