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− | * runtime module discovery
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− | * module template
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− | * like CommandLineModuleFactory
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− | Starting at ~900 in Applications/GUI/Slicer3.cxx, static modules load occurs.
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− | Using vtkSys tools to list shared libraries present. Use itk::DyanmicLoader to open libraries and call our specified entry points.
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− | The actions taken for each module to be added could be queried from the found shared library using a LoadableModuleInfo class. Some of the information a library should provide:
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− | * vtkSlicerLogic pointer (maybe this is one of the defined entry points for a loadable module)
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− | * methods to call on the Logic pointer
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− | * vtkSlicerModulesGUI pointer (ditto)
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− | * methods to call on the GUI pointer
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− | * module name
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− | LoadableModuleFactory (dervie from? Libs/ModuleDescriptionParser/ModuleFactory.cxx) handles this. Looks like ModuleFactory::ScanForSharedObjectModules does something very similar.
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− | Create shared libraries for each of the static modules listed in Slicer3.cxx
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− | ==== loadable modules entry points ====
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− | void* GetLoadableModuleGUI
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− | void* GetLoadableModuleLogic
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− | char* GetLoadableModuleDescription
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− | That might be it, it'd be nice to have the module describe the necessary methods to call on the GUI and Logic pointer, but that might be Phase I-A. Within Slicer3_main, there doesn't seem to be much variation.
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− | Slicer3.cxx also defines [modulename]_Init(Tcl_Interp* interp) functions and calls them for each module. Should this also be conditional for loadable modules? Does it require an additional entry point?
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− | ==== loadable module support ====
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− | Is there a header/source file that should be added to every module? Can we follow the CLP methodology and use an XML source and CMake driven tool to generate the necessary files?
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− | ==== example loadable module description, named SlicerTractographyDisplayModule.txt ====
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− | Name: Slicer Tractography Display
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− | GUIName: LoadDisplaySave
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− | ===== result of tele-conference 28jan2008 =====
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− | Things that the module's XML description should be able to tell:
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− | Name
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− | Group
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− | Description
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− | Home Page
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− | Dependencies (on other Groups or Modules and what versions)
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− | Version #
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− | icon
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− | Author(s)
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− | Acknowledgment(s)
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− | Module Groups for Slicer3:
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− | Base
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− | Segmentation
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− | Registration
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− | Filtering
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− | Diffusion Imaging/Tractography
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− | Modeling
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− | Meshing
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− | Image Guided Therapy
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− | Rendering
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− | Radiation Treatment
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− | Microscopy
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− | Astronomy
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− | Utilities
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− | Databases (XCEDE?)
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− | Other
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− | Options users might want to specify when building:
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− | src install vs. binary download
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− | version #'s of libs (e.g. cvs tags or branches to use)
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− | release build vs debug build
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− | clean rebuild
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− | update/refresh libraries
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− | run tests and submit to dashboard
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− | make an installation package
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− | upload to web site
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− | ==== SVN branch ====
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− | http://www.na-mic.org/svn/Slicer3/branches/tgl_loadable_modules/ | |
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− | ==== References ====
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− | [[Slicer3:Execution_Model_Documentation]]
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− | [[Slicer3:How_to_implement_an_Interactive_Module_GUI]]
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