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| − | == Introduction ==
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| − | The Slicer 3 Execution Model is designed to improve the acceptance and productivity of Slicer application developers. The Execution Model provides a simple mechanism for incorporating command line programs as Slicer modules. These command line modules are self-describing, emitting an XML description of its command line arguments. Slicer uses this XML description to construct a GUI for the module.
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| − | === Types of Slicer 3 Plugins ===
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| − | There are five types of plugins that Slicer 3 supports as command line modules. This variety allows a breadth of integration choices to balance performance and flexibility. The types of plugins are:
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| − | # [[Slicer3:Execution Model Documentation#Shared object plugins with global symbols | Shared object plugins (dll, so) with global symbols]]
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| − | # [[Slicer3:Execution Model Documentation#Shared object plugins with entry points | Shared object plugins (dll, so) with entry points]]
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| − | # [[Slicer3:Execution Model Documentation#Executable plugins with global symbols | Executable plugins (exe) with global symbols]]
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| − | # [[Slicer3:Execution Model Documentation#Executable plugins with command line options | Executable plugins (exe) with command line options]]
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| − | # [[Slicer3:Execution Model Documentation#Script plugins with Python | Python script plugins]]
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| − | ==== Shared object plugins with global symbols ====
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| − | Shared object plugins with global symbols integrate into Slicer 3 tighter than the Executable plugins. Shared object plugins with global symbols can transfer data directly to/from a MRML scene using standard itk::ImageFileReader and itk::ImageFileWriter (and the ImageIO class provided with Slicer 3, itk::MRMLIDImageIO). Communicating directly with the MRML scene avoids the overhead of reading and writing images to disk. Slicer 3 looks for a standard entry point to execute the module called ModuleEntryPoint defined as
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| − | int ModuleEntryPoint(int argc, char* argv[]);
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| − | Slicer 3 also looks for the global symbols XMLModuleDescription, ModuleLogoImage, ModuleLogoWidth, ModuleLogoHeight, ModuleLogoPixelSize, and ModuleLogoLength. These global symbols provide the xml module description and data for the module logo. The data types for these symbols are
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| − | char *XMLModuleDescription;
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| − | unsigned char *ModuleLogoImage;
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| − | int ModuleLogoWidth;
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| − | int ModuleLogoHeight;
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| − | int ModuleLogoPixelSize;
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| − | unsigned long ModuleLogoLength;
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| − | These global symbols are accessed during module discovery. The ModuleLogoImage, ModuleLogoWidth, ModuleLogoHeight, ModuleLogoPixelSize, and ModuleLogoLength are optional.
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| − | ==== Shared object plugins with entry points ====
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| − | Shared object plugins with entry points integrate into Slicer 3 tighter than the Executable plugins. Shared object plugins with entry points can transfer data directly to/from a MRML scene using standard itk::ImageFileReader and itk::ImageFileWriter (and the ImageIO class provided with Slicer 3, itk::MRMLIDImageIO). Communicating directly with the MRML scene avoids the overhead of reading and writing images to disk. Slicer 3 looks for standard entry points for executing the module as well as for querying the module for it's xml description and logos. The entry points are defined as
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| − | int ModuleEntryPoint(int argc, char* argv[]);
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| − | char *GetXMLModuleDescription();
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| − | unsigned char *GetModuleLogo()(int *width, int *height, int *pixel_size, unsigned long *bufferLength);
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| − | GetXMLModuleDescription() and GetModuleLogo() are accessed during module discovery. GetModuleLogo() is optional.
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| − | ==== Executable plugins with global symbols ====
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| − | Executable plugins with global symbols allow for a single executable to be developed that can be integrated into Slicer 3 or run standalone on a cluster. Plugins of this type are opened but not executed at module discovery time. Slicer 3 looks for the global symbols XMLModuleDescription, ModuleLogoImage, ModuleLogoWidth, ModuleLogoHeight, ModuleLogoPixelSize, and ModuleLogoLength. The data types for these symbols are
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| − | char *XMLModuleDescription;
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| − | unsigned char *ModuleLogoImage;
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| − | int ModuleLogoWidth;
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| − | int ModuleLogoHeight;
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| − | int ModuleLogoPixelSize;
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| − | unsigned long ModuleLogoLength;
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| − | These global symbols are access during module discovery. ModuleLogoImage, ModuleLogoWidth, ModuleLogoHeight, ModuleLogoPixelSize, ModuleLogoLength are optional.
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| − | ==== Executable plugins with command line options ====
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| − | Executable plugins with command line options are the most flexible type of plugin. This approach allows for legacy applications to be integrated into Slicer 3 using a wrapper around the legacy application. Plugins of this type are executed at module discovery time, passing in the command line argument "--xml". The plugin responds to the "--xml" query by emitting the xml description of the module. The plugin is also executed at module discovery time with a "--logo" command line argument. The plugin responds to the "--logo" query by emitting a logo description.
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| − | This type of plugin allows for legacy applications to be integrated into Slicer 3. A developer can provide Slicer 3 with a small executable or shell script that responds to the "--xml" and "--logo" command line arguments needed for Slicer 3 integration and otherwise spawns the legacy executable passing down any command line arguments.
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| − | > module.exe --xml
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| − | > module.exe --logo
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| − | ==== Script plugins with Python ====
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| − | Python scripts are found using the discovery mechanisms for the other plugins. Since Python plugins are fundamentally different from the shared and executable plugins, they are documented on their own [[Slicer3:Execution Model Documentation:Python | page]].
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| − | === Architecture ===
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| − | [[Image:ExecutionModelPlugins.png|600px|Plugin architecture]]
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| − | [[Image:CommandLineModule.png|400px|Module architecture]]
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| − | [[Image:ModuleFactory.png|400px|Module factory ]]
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| − | [[Image:Class_parser_state_coll_graph.png|400px|Module description]]
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| − | == Module Description ==
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| − | Modules are described using XML. The XML is used to generate the C++ command line code and the GUI for the application.
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| − | === XML Schema ===
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| − | At a minimum, each module description must contain:
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| − | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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| − | <executable>
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| − | <title>A title</title>
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| − | <description>A description</description>
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| − | <parameters>
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| − | At least one parameter
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| − | </parameters>
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| − | </executable>
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| − | In the following descriptions of each XML tag, CLP means command line processing and GUI means graphical user interface. Unless otherwise specified, tags are optional.
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| − | ; <executable> (required)
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| − | ;; <category>
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| − | :: Classifies the executable (e.g. Filtering, Segmentation). Category can be a ''dot'' separated string.
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| − | :: ''for CLP'', not used.
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| − | :: ''for GUI'', used on the menu selector to group executables. ''Dot'' separated strings can be used to generate sub-menus.
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| − | ;; </category>
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| − | ;; <title> (required)
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| − | :: A word or two describing the executable (e.g. Median Filter, Anisotropic Diffusion
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| − | :: ''for CLP'', not used.
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| − | :: ''for GUI'', used to label the frame containing the GUI for the executable. Also, GUI names for volumes use this label as a prefix.
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| − | ;; </title>
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| − | ;; <description> (required)
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| − | :: A long description of the executable. Any double quotes will be converted to single quotes.
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| − | :: ''for CLP'', appears at the end of the --help.
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| − | :: ''for GUI'', appears in the help frame.
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| − | ;; </description>
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| − | ;; <version>
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| − | :: The version of the command line executable. A suggested format is:
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| − | ::: ''major''.''minor''.''patch''.''build''.''status''
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| − | ::: where status is
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| − | :::: vc: version controlled (pre-alpha), build can be a serial revision number, if any (like svn might have).
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| − | :::: a: alpha
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| − | :::: b: beta
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| − | :::: rc: release candidate
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| − | :::: fcs: first customer ship
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| − | :: ''for CLP'', reported in response to --version.
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| − | :: ''for GUI'', not used.
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| − | ;; </version>
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| − | ;; <documentation-url>
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| − | :: The location of extended documentation for the executable, (e.g. http://www.na-mic.org/foo.html).
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| − | ;; </documentation-url>
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| − | ;; <license>
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| − | :: The type of license or a url containing the license, (e.g. Berkeley, Apache, http://www.slicer.org/copyright/copyright.txt).
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| − | :: ''for CLP'', not used.
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| − | :: ''for GUI'', may show up in the Help or About section.
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| − | ;; </license>
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| − | ;; <contributor>
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| − | :: The author(s) of the command line executable (e.g. Pieper, Jim Miller).
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| − | :: for ''CLP'', appears as part of --help
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| − | :: for ''GUI'', may show up in the Help or About section.
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| − | ;; </contributor>
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| − | ;; <acknowledgements>
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| − | :: Acknowledgements for funding agency, employer, colleague, (e.g. This work is part of the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing NAMIC), funded by the National Institutes of Health through the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, Grant U54 EB005149).
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| − | :: for ''CLP'', appears as part of --help
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| − | :: for ''GUI'', may show up in the Help of About section.
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| − | ;; </acknowledgements>
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| − | ;; <parameters> [advanced="true|''false''"] (required for each group of parameters)
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| − | :: Starts a group of parameters.
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| − | :: for ''CLP'', not used.
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| − | :: for ''GUI'', defines a widget (in tk, a frame) that contains other widgets. If ''advanced'' is true, the frame will be closed initially.
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| − | ;;; <label> (required)
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| − | ::: A short string that summarizes a parameter group, (e.g. I/O, Diffusion)
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| − | ::: for ''CLP'', not used.
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| − | ::: for ''GUI'', used to label the frame.
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| − | ;;; </label>
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| − | ;;; <description> (required)
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| − | ::: A short description of the parameter group, (e.g. Input/Output Parameters, Anitostropic Diffusion Parameters). Any double quotes will be converted to single quotes.
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| − | ::: ''for CLP'', not used.
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| − | ::: ''for GUI'', used in balloon help for the frame containing the parameter group.
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| − | ;;; </description>
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| − | ;;; <integer> | <float> | <double> | <boolean> | <string> | <integer-vector> | <float-vector> | <double-vector> | <string-vector> | <integer-enumeration> | <float-enumeration> | <double-enumeration> | <string-enumeration> | <file> | <directory> | <image> | <geometry> [type="fiberbundle|''model''"] | <point>[multiple="true|''false''"] [coordinateSystem="lps|ras|''ijk''"] | <region>[multiple="true|''false''"] [coordinateSystem="lps|ras|''ijk''"]
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| − | ::: The type of the parameter. The scalar types ('''integer''', '''float''', etc.) correspond to the usual programming language types. The '''-vector''' types are represented by comma separated values of the scalar type. The '''-enumeration''' types use the '''<element>''' tag to enumerate choices of the scalar type. '''<image>''' is a special type that indicates that the parameter is a file name that specifies images. If the attribute multiple is "true", multiple arguments are allowed for '''scalar''', '''file''', '''directory''', '''image''', '''geometry''', '''point''' and '''region''' parameters. The attribute coordinateSystem is allowed for the parameters '''point''' and '''region'''. The attribute ''fileExtensions'' is allowed for '''file''', '''image''' and '''geometry'''. fileExtensions can contain a list of comma separated file extensions for optional use by the GUI. If the parameter has a ''flag'' or ''longflag'', then the flag may be specified multiple times on the command line. The resulting C++ variable will be a std::vector of the scalar type. If the multiple parameter does not have a flag, then multiple arguments can appear on the command line. However, a multiple parameter with no flags must be the last parameter specified.
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| − | ;;;; <name> (required if longflag is not specified)
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| − | :::: The name of a command line argument. If name is not specified, longflag will be used (e.g. conductance, numberOfIterations). The name must be usable as a C++ variable. For example, it CANNOT have spaces or special characters and must start with a letter.
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', the name of the C++ variable.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', used internally.
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| − | ;;;; </name>
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| − | ;;;; <description> (required)
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| − | :::: A brief description of the parameter. Any double quotes will be converted to single quotes.
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', describes the parameter for --usage and --help.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', describes the parameter when the cursor is placed over the widget for the parameter (balloon help).
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| − | ;;;; </description>
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| − | ;;;; <label> (required)
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| − | :::: A label for parameter (e.g. Dicom Directory, Conductance).
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| − | :::: ''for'' CLP, not used.
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| − | :::: ''for'' GUI, the label for the parameter widget.
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| − | ;;;; </label>
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| − | ;;;; <default>
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| − | :::: A default value for the parameter. The default must be a type that is compatible with the parameter type. The vector parameters are specified as comma separated values of the atomic parameter type.
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', contains the default for the parameter unless the parameter is a ''boolean''. The default for ''boolean'' parameters is always set to ''false''.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', contains the default for the parameter.
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| − | ;;;; </default>
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| − | ;;;; <flag> (not required if longflag is present)
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| − | :::: A single character command line flag (e.g. s, W)
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', used as the short flag on the command line.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', used when running the module.
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| − | ;;;; </flag>
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| − | ;;;; <longflag> (not required if flag is present)
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| − | :::: A command line flag (e.g. spacing, Watcher).
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', used as the long flag on the command line.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', used when running the module.
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| − | ;;;; </longflag>
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| − | ;;;; <constraints>
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| − | :::: Encloses constraints on the value of a non-vector, non-enumerated parameter.
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', not used.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', if present, a slider will be created using the minimum, maximum and step specified.
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| − | ;;;;; <minimum>
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| − | ::::: The minimum allowed value for the parameter. If not specified, the minimum is the smallest possible value for the parameter type.
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| − | ;;;;; </minimum>
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| − | ;;;;; <maximum>
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| − | ::::: The maximum allowed value for the parameter. If not specified, the maximum is the largest possible value for the parameter type.
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| − | ;;;;; </maximum>
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| − | ;;;;; <step>
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| − | ::::: The increment for the parameter.
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| − | ;;;;; </step>
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| − | ;;;; </constraints>
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| − | ;;;; <channel> (required for file, directory and image parameters)
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| − | :::: Specifies whether the parameter is an input or output parameter.
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', not used.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', selects the proper widget for file handling.
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| − | ;;;; </channel>
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| − | ;;;; <index> (required if there are no flags specified)
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| − | :::: An integer starting at 0, that specifies a command line argument that has no flags.
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', specifies the order of an argument that has no flags.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', used when running the module.
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| − | ;;;; </index>
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| − | ;;;; <enumeration> (required for enumeration parameters)
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| − | :::: Encloses elements for the parameter. The parameter is restricted one and only one element.
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| − | :::: ''for CLP'', not used.
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| − | :::: ''for GUI'', defines a radio button with choices.
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| − | ;;;;; <element>
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| − | ::::: Defines the choice. Must be of the proper type for a parameter.
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| − | ::::: ''for CLP'', not used.
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| − | ::::: ''for GUI'', used as the label for the raido button.
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| − | ;;;;; </element>
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| − | ;;;; </enumeration>
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| − | ;;; </integer> | </float> | </double> | </boolean> | </string> | </integer-vector> | </float-vector> | </double-vector> | </string-vector> | </integer-enumeration> | </float-enumeration> | </double-enumeration> | </string-enumeration> | </file> | </directory> | </image> | </geometry> | </point> | </region>
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| − | ;; </parameters>
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| − | ; </executable>
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| − | == Slicer3 GUI Generation ==
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| − | Slicer 3 generates GUI's for each executable discovered during the startup process. Slicer 3 searches directories stored in the Slicer3 Module Path. This path is set from the Slicer3 application in View->Application Settings->Module Settings. For Windows, the Module Path contains ";" separated directories while for Unix, the directories are separated by ":"'s. Slicer3 attempts to run every executable in the prescribed directories and look for a valid XML file in response to a "--xml" command line.
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| − | Here are a few representative examples.
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| − | === A tour of the Execution Model XML ===
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| − | This example is a sampler of the parameters available in the Execution Model.
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| − | <div class="floatright"><span>[[Image:ExectionModelTourGUI.png|[[Image:ExectionModelTourGUI.png]]]]</span></div>
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| − | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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| − | <executable>
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| − | <category>Tours</category>
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| − | <title>Execution Model Tour</title>
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| − | <description>
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| − | Shows one of each type of parameter.
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| − | </description>
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| − | <version>1.0</version>
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| − | <documentation-url></documentation-url>
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| − | <license></license>
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| − | <contributor>Daniel Blezek</contributor>
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| − | <parameters>
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| − | <label>Scalar Parameters</label>
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| − | <description>
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| − | Variations on scalar parameters
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| − | </description>
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| − | <integer>
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| − | <name>integerVariable</name>
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| − | <flag>i</flag>
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| − | <longflag>integer</longflag>
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| − | <description>
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| − | An integer without constraints
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| − | </description>
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| − | <label>Integer Parameter</label>
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| − | <default>30</default>
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| − | </integer>
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| − | <label>Scalar Parameters With Constraints</label>
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| − | <description>Variations on scalar parameters</description>
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| − | <double>
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| − | <name>doubleVariable</name>
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| − | <flag>d</flag>
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| − | <longflag>double</longflag>
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| − | <description>An double with constraints</description>
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| − | <label>Double Parameter</label>
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| − | <default>30</default>
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| − | <constraints>
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| − | <minimum>0</minimum>
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| − | <maximum>1.e3</maximum>
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| − | <step>0</step>
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| − | </constraints>
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| − | </double>
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| − | </parameters>
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| − | <parameters>
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| − | <label>Vector Parameters</label>
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| − | <description>Variations on vector parameters</description>
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| − | <float-vector>
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| − | <name>floatVector</name>
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| − | <flag>f</flag>
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| − | <description>A vector of floats</description>
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| − | <label>Float Vector Parameter</label>
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| − | <default>1.3,2,-14</default>
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| − | </float-vector>
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| − | <string-vector>
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| − | <name>stringVector</name>
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| − | <longflag>string_vector</longflag>
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| − | <description>A vector of strings</description>
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| − | <label>String Vector Parameter</label>
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| − | <default>"foo",bar,"foobar"</default>
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| − | </string-vector>
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| − | </parameters>
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| − | <parameters>
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| − | <label>Enumeration Parameters</label>
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| − | <description>Variations on enumeration parameters</description>
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| − | <string-enumeration>
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| − | <name>stringChoice</name>
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| − | <flag>e</flag>
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| − | <longflag>enumeration</longflag>
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| − | <description>An enumeration of strings</description>
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| − | <label>String Enumeration Parameter</label>
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| − | <default>foo</default>
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| − | <element>foo</element>
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| − | <element>"foobar"</element>
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| − | <element>foofoo</element>
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| − | </string-enumeration>
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| − | </parameters>
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| − | </executable>
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| − | === Module with an integer-vector, one input image and one output image ===
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| − | Here is the XML that describes the MedianImageFilter. The image on the right shows the generated Slicer 3 GUI. The help frame has been expanded by the user.
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| − | <div class="floatright"><span>[[Image:MedianFilterGUI.png|[[Image:MedianFilterGUI.png]]]]</span></div>
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| − | <pre>
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| − | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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| − | <executable>
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| − | <category>
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| − | Filtering.Denoising
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| − | </category>
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| − | <title>
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| − | Median Filter
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| − | </title>
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| − | <description>
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| − | The MedianImageFilter is commonly used as a robust approach for
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| − | noise reduction. This filter is particularly efficient against
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| − | "salt-and-pepper" noise. In other words, it is robust to the presence
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| − | of gray-level outliers. MedianImageFilter computes the value of each output
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| − | pixel as the statistical median of the neighborhood of values around the
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| − | corresponding input pixel.
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| − | </description>
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| − | <version>0.1.0.$Revision: 2085 $(alpha)</version>
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| − | <documentation-url></documentation-url>
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| − | <license></license>
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| − | <contributor>Bill Lorensen</contributor>
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| − | <acknowledgements>This command module was derived from
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| − | Insight/Examples/Filtering/MedianImageFilter (copyright) Insight Software Consortium
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| − | </acknowledgements>
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| − | <parameters>
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| − | <label>Median Filter Parameters</label>
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| − | <description>Parameters for the median filter</description>
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| − | <integer-vector>
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| − | <name>neighborhood</name>
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| − | <longflag>--neighborhood</longflag>
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| − | <description>The size of the neighborhood in each dimension</description>
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| − | <label>Neighborhood Size</label>
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| − | <default>1,1,1</default>
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| − | </integer-vector>
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| − | </parameters>
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| − | <parameters>
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| − | <label>IO</label>
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| − | <description>Input/output parameters</description>
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| − | <image>
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| − | <name>inputVolume</name>
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| − | <label>Input Volume</label>
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| − | <channel>input</channel>
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| − | <index>0</index>
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| − | <description>Input volume to be filtered</description>
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| − | </image>
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| − | <image>
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| − | <name>outputVolume</name>
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| − | <label>Output Volume</label>
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| − | <channel>output</channel>
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| − | <index>1</index>
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| − | <description>Output filtered</description>
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| − | </image>
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| − | </parameters>
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| − | | |
| − | </executable>
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| − | </pre>
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| − | | |
| − | === Module with a multiple scalars, one Input image and one output image ===
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| − | | |
| − | A module with
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| − | | |
| − | <div class="floatright"><span>[[Image:AnisotropicDiffusionFilterGUI.png|[[Image:AnisotropicDiffusionFilterGUI.png]]]]</span></div>
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| − | | |
| − | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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| − | <executable>
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| − | <category>filtering</category>
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| − | <title>Anisotropic Diffusion</title>
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| − | <description>
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| − | Runs anisotropic diffusion on a volume
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| − | </description>
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| − | <version>1.0</version>
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| − | <documentation-url></documentation-url>
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| − | <license></license>
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| − | <contributor>Bill Lorensen</contributor>
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| − |
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| − | <parameters>
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| − | <label>
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| − | Anisotropic Diffusion Parameters
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| − | </label>
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| − | <description>
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| − | Parameters for the anisotropic
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| − | diffusion algorithm
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| − | </description>
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| − |
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| − | <double>
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| − | <name>conductance</name>
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| − | <longflag>conductance</longflag>
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| − | <description>Conductance</description>
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| − | <label>Conductance</label>
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| − | <default>1</default>
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| − | <constraints>
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| − | <minimum>0</minimum>
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| − | <maximum>10</maximum>
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| − | <step>.01</step>
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| − | </constraints>
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| − | </double>
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| − |
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| − | <double>
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| − | <name>timeStep</name>
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| − | <longflag>timeStep</longflag>
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| − | <description>Time Step</description>
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| − | <label>Time Step</label>
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| − | <default>0.0625</default>
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| − | <constraints>
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| − | <minimum>.001</minimum>
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| − | <maximum>1</maximum>
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| − | <step>.001</step>
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| − | </constraints>
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| − | </double>
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| − |
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| − | <integer>
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| − | <name>numberOfIterations</name>
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| − | <longflag>iterations</longflag>
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| − | <description>Number of iterations</description>
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| − | <label>Iterations</label>
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| − | <default>1</default>
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| − | <constraints>
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| − | <minimum>1</minimum>
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| − | <maximum>30</maximum>
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| − | <step>1</step>
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| − | </constraints>
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| − | </integer>
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| − |
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| − | </parameters>
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| − |
| |
| − | <parameters>
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| − | <label>IO</label>
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| − | <description>Input/output parameters</description>
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| − | <image>
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| − | <name>inputVolume</name>
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| − | <label>Input Volume</label>
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| − | <channel>input</channel>
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| − | <index>0</index>
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| − | <description>Input volume to be filtered</description>
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| − | </image>
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| − | <image>
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| − | <name>outputVolume</name>
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| − | <label>Output Volume</label>
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| − | <channel>output</channel>
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| − | <index>1</index>
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| − | <description>Output filtered</description>
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| − | </image>
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| − | </parameters>
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| − |
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| − | </executable>
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| − | | |
| − | == Command Line Parsing ==
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| − | | |
| − | The Slicer 3 Execution Model has support for parsing executable command lines. The C++ code to parse the command line arguments is generated automatically from the same XML description that generates the GUI. ''GenerateCLP,'' located in ''Slicer3/Libs/GenerateCLP'' reads the XML Module Description and creates an include file "''Executable"CLP.h'' in the build tree. The executable includes this header file and accesses the code with the macro PARSE_ARGS.
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| − | | |
| − | GenerateCLP provides the following to the executable:
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| − | | |
| − | # A brief usage command if required arguments are missing
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| − | # A full help command if ''-h'' or ''--help'' is specified on the command line
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| − | # A copy of the xml description if ''--xml'' is specified on the command line
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| − | # An echo of the command line parameters and their values if ''--echo'' is specified
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| − | | |
| − | GenerateCLP provides the following source code:
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| − | | |
| − | # A C++ declaration of the proper type for each parameter assiging the default value if specified by the XML
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| − | # For ''-vector'' parameters, a ''std::vector'' containing the proper C++ type fo the parameter. The generated code parses the comma separated strings to generate the ''std::vector''
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| − | | |
| − | === Using GenerateCLP ===
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| − | | |
| − | GenerateCLP is normally used via CMake where it is implemented as a CUSTOM_COMMAND. To use GenerateCLP from CMake include the following in your CMakeLists.txt file:
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| − | | |
| − | INCLUDE(${Slicer3_SOURCE_DIR}/Libs/GenerateCLP/UseGenerateCLP.cmake)
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| − | | |
| − | For each executable, include the following, replacing '''MyFilter''' with the name of your C++ source:
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| − | | |
| − | SET ( '''MyFilter'''_SOURCE '''MyFilter'''.cxx )
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| − | GENERATECLP('''MyFilter'''_SOURCE '''MyFilter'''.xml)
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| − | | |
| − | To generate a stand-alone executable add the lines:
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| − | | |
| − | ADD_EXECUTABLE ( '''MyFilter''' ${'''MyFilter'''_SOURCE})
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES ( '''MyFilter''' ITKIO ITKBasicFilters ITKCommon)
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| − | | |
| − | To generate a pluggable library add the lines:
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| − | | |
| − | ADD_LIBRARY('''MyFilter'''Lib SHARED ${'''MyFilter'''_SOURCE})
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| − | SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES ('''MyFilter'''Lib PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Dmain=ModuleEntryPoint")
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES ('''MyFilter'''Lib ITKIO ITKBasicFilters)
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| − | | |
| − | <br /> The ADD_EXECUTABLE target creates a stand-alone executable that can be run from a command line. The ADD_LIBRARY target creates a shared library that is discovered at Slicer 3 startup.
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| − | | |
| − | Although this example linked to ITK libraries, other libraries can be specified.
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| − | | |
| − | === Short Example ===
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| − | | |
| − | This example uses the XML for the [[Slicer3:Execution_Model_Documentation#Module_with_an_integer-vector.2C_one_input_image_and_one_output_image|Median Image Filter example]].
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| − | <br>
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| − | '''Note:''' The program '''MUST NOT''' write anything to stdout before the ''PARSE_ARGS'' statement. If something is written, the plugin discovery mechanism will not recognize the program as a plugin.
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| − | | |
| − | <nowiki>#include "MedianImageFilterCLP.h"
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| − | int main (int argc, char * argv[])
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| − | {
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| − | PARSE_ARGS;
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| − | std::cout << "The size of the neighborhood is: " << neighborhood.size()
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| − | << " and the first element of the neighborhood is: " << neighborhood[0]
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| − | << std::endl;
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| − | std::cout << "The input volume is: " << inputVolume << std::endl;
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| − | std::cout << "The output volume is: " << outputVolume << std::endl;
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| − | return EXIT_SUCCESS;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | </nowiki>
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| − | | |
| − | Here is the output --help:
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| − | | |
| − | <pre>
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| − | | |
| − | USAGE:
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| − | | |
| − | ./MedianImageFilter [--processinformationaddress <std::string>] [--xml]
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| − | [--echo] [--neighborhood <std::vector<int>>] [--]
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| − | [--version] [-h] <std::string> <std::string>
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| − | | |
| − | | |
| − | Where:
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| − | | |
| − | --processinformationaddress <std::string>
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| − | Address of a structure to store process information (progress, abort,
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| − | etc.). (default: 0)
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| − | | |
| − | --xml
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| − | Produce xml description of command line arguments (default: 0)
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| − | | |
| − | --echo
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| − | Echo the command line arguments (default: 0)
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| − | | |
| − | --neighborhood <std::vector<int>>
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| − | The size of the neighborhood in each dimension (default: 1,1,1)
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| − | | |
| − | --, --ignore_rest
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| − | Ignores the rest of the labeled arguments following this flag.
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| − | | |
| − | --version
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| − | Displays version information and exits.
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| − | | |
| − | -h, --help
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| − | Displays usage information and exits.
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| − | | |
| − | <std::string>
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| − | (required) Input volume to be filtered
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| − | | |
| − | <std::string>
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| − | (required) Output filtered
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| − | | |
| − | | |
| − | The MedianImageFilter is commonly used as a robust approach for noise
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| − | reduction. This filter is particularly efficient against
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| − | 'salt-and-pepper' noise. In other words, it is robust to the presence of
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| − | gray-level outliers. MedianImageFilter computes the value of each output
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| − | pixel as the statistical median of the neighborhood of values around the
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| − | corresponding input pixel.
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| − | | |
| − | Author(s): Bill Lorensen
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| − | | |
| − | Acknowledgements: This command module was derived from
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| − | Insight/Examples/Filtering/MedianImageFilter (copyright) Insight
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| − | Software Consortium
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| − | | |
| − | | |
| − | </pre>
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| − | | |
| − | === Parameters and C++ code ===
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| − | | |
| − | This table shows how parameters are defined in the C++ code and how they are specified on the command line.
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| − | | |
| − | {| border="1"
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| − | ! XML
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| − | ! C++ Declaration
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| − | ! Command Line
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| − | |-
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| − | |
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| − | <integer><br /> <name>count</name><br /> <flag>c</flag> </integer>
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| − | |
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| − | int count;
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| − | |
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| − | ''prog'' -c 10
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| − | |-
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| − | |
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| − | <float><br /> <name>stepSize</name><br /> <default>.0625</default><br /> <longflag>stepSize</longflag><br /> </float>
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| − | |
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| − | float stepSize=.0625;
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| − | |
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| − | ''prog'' --stepSize .003
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| − | |-
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| − | |
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| − | <integer multiple="true"><br /> <name>iterations</name><br /> <flag>i</flag><br /> <default>100</default><br /> </integer>
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| − | |
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| − | std::vector<int> iterations;<br /> iterations.push_back(100);<br />
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| − | |
| |
| − | ''prog'' -i 20 -i 30 -i 100
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| − | |-
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| − | |
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| − | <float-vector><br /> <name>variation</name><br /> <flag>v</flag><br /> <default>1,2,3</default><br /> </float-vector>
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| − | |
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| − | std::vector<float> variation; iterations.push_back(1);<br /> iterations.push_back(2);<br /> iterations.push_back(3);<br />
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| − | |
| |
| − | ''prog'' -v 10,20,3
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| − | |-
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| − | |
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| − | <string-vector><br /> <name>sites</name><br /> <longflag>sites</longflag> </string-vector>
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| − | |
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| − | std::vector<std::string> sites;
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| − | |
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| − | ''prog'' --names BWH,GE,Kitware,UNC,MIT,UTAH,GT
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| − | |-
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| − | |
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| − | <string-enumeration><br /> <name>leaders</name><br /> <default>Bill</default><br /> <element>Ron</element><br /> <element>Bill</element><br /> <element>Steve</element><br /> </string-enumeration>
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| − | |
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| − | std::string leaders = "Bill";
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| − | |
| |
| − | ''prog'' --leaders Ron
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| − | |-
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| − | |
| |
| − | <boolean><br /> <name>debugSwitch</name><br /> <flag>d</flag> <default>true</default><br /> </boolean>
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| − | |
| |
| − | bool debugSwitch = false;
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| − | |
| |
| − | ''prog'' -d
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| − | |-
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| − | |
| |
| − | <file><br /> <longflag>file1</longflag><br /> <file>
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| − | |
| |
| − | std::string file1;
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| − | |
| |
| − | ''prog'' --file1 mytext.txt
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| − | |-
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| − | |
| |
| − | <image><br /> <name>image</name><br /> <index>0</index><br /> </image>
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| − | |
| |
| − | std::string image;
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| − | |
| |
| − | ''prog'' c:/lorensen/Data/ct.nrrd
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| − | |-
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| − | |
| |
| − | <file multiple="true"><br /> <name>args</name><br /> <index>1</index><br /> </file>
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| − | |
| |
| − | std::vector<std::string> args;
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| − | |
| |
| − | ''prog'' --otherFlags file1 file2 ... filen
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| − | |-
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| − | |
| |
| − | <point multiple="true" coordinateSystem="ras"><br /> <name>seed</name><br /> <longflag>--seed</longflag>
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| − | |
| |
| − | std::vector<std::vector<float> > seed;
| |
| − | |
| |
| − | ''prog'' --seed 10,100,23 --seed 5,240,17
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| − | |}
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| − | | |
| − | == Accessing Module Information at Runtime ==
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| − | | |
| − | All of the information contained in the XML description of a module can be accessed at run-time by the command line program. The ''ModuleDescriptionParser'' class library can parse an XML module description and populate a ''ModuleDescription'' instance.
| |
| − | <pre>
| |
| − | // Module Description Parser Class Library
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| − | #include "ModuleDescriptionParser.h"
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| − | #include "ModuleDescription.h"
| |
| − | #include "ModuleParameterGroup.h"
| |
| − | #include "ModuleParameter.h"
| |
| − | .
| |
| − | .
| |
| − | .
| |
| − | // Create a module and a parser
| |
| − | ModuleDescription module;
| |
| − | ModuleDescriptionParser parser;
| |
| − | // Parse the XML
| |
| − | if (parser.Parse(GetXMLModuleDescription(), module))
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | std::cerr << argv[0] << ": One or more XML errors detected." << std::endl;
| |
| − | return EXIT_FAILURE;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | // Access the module description information
| |
| − | std::cout << "Module Description Information" << std::endl;
| |
| − | std::cout << "\tCategory is: " << module.GetCategory() << std::endl;
| |
| − | std::cout << "\tTitle is: " << module.GetTitle() << std::endl;
| |
| − | std::cout << "\tDescription is: " << module.GetDescription() << std::endl;
| |
| − | std::cout << "\tVersion is: " << module.GetVersion() << std::endl;
| |
| − | std::cout << "\tDocumentationURL is: " << module.GetDocumentationURL() << std::endl;
| |
| − | std::cout << "\tLicense is: " << module.GetLicense() << std::endl;
| |
| − | std::cout << "\tContributor is: " << module.GetContributor() << std::endl;
| |
| − | </pre>
| |
| − | | |
| − | ''GetXMLModuleDescription'' is automatically generated by ''GenerateCLP''. Information about parameter groups and parameters is also available [[Accessing_Module_Information_at_Runtime|here]].
| |
| − | | |
| − | The ''CMakeLists.txt'' file that creates the command line module should point to the ''ModuleDescriptionParser'' library.
| |
| − | <pre>
| |
| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (${CLP}
| |
| − | ModuleDescriptionParser
| |
| − | )
| |
| − | </pre>
| |
| − | | |
| − | == Error Handling ==
| |
| − | | |
| − | GenerateCLP attempts to do error checking so that the generated C++ code will compile. These errors will show up as custom command errors during the build process.
| |
| − | | |
| − | * XML Errors
| |
| − | ** ''mismatched tag at line xx'' : The closing tag (a tag with </ >) does not have a matching opening tag.
| |
| − | ** ''not well-formed (invalid token) at line xx'' : Probably a blank in the token name.
| |
| − | * ModuleDescriptionParser Errors
| |
| − | ** ''<executable> must be the outer most tag''
| |
| − | ** ''<executable> was found inside another tag''
| |
| − | ** ''<parameters> can only be inside <executable>''
| |
| − | ** ''<xxx> can only be used inside <parameters>''
| |
| − | ** ''<flag> can only contain one character''
| |
| − | ** ''<longname> can only contain letters, numbers and underscores and must start with a _ or letter''
| |
| − | ** ''<name> can only contain letters, numbers and underscores and must start with an _ or letter''
| |
| − | | |
| − | * ModuleDescriptionParser Warnings
| |
| − | ** ''<xxx> is an unknown parameter tag'' : Probably a misspelled parameter type.
| |
| − | | |
| − | * Compiler Errors
| |
| − | ** The generated C++ code may have syntax errors if invalid defaults are specified. These will show up during the C++ compilation.
| |
| − | | |
| − | == Interfacing Legacy Executables ==
| |
| − | | |
| − | GenerateCLP is only provided as a convenience. Users can use the same XML Module Description to interface C++, shell scripts, tcl programs and even Matlab!
| |
| − | | |
| − | * C++ Example
| |
| − | * Tcl Example
| |
| − | * Shell Script Example
| |
| − | * Matlab Example
| |
| − | * [[Slicer3:FiberTrackingIntegration|FiberTracking Integration Example]]
| |
| − | | |
| − | == Showing Progress in an Application ==
| |
| − | | |
| − | Programs can communicate progress to the user in two ways. If the program is running an a stand-alone executable, it communicates with a simple XML syntax. If the program is loaded at run-time as a plugin library, it communicates through a C structure.
| |
| − | | |
| − | The XML syntax is:
| |
| − | | |
| − | <filter-start>
| |
| − | <filter-name>
| |
| − | ''name of program section or algorithm''
| |
| − | </filter-name>
| |
| − | <filter-comment>
| |
| − | ''description of program section or algrotihm''
| |
| − | </filter-comment>
| |
| − | </filter-start>
| |
| − | | |
| − | <filter-progress>
| |
| − | ''floating number from 0 to 1''
| |
| − | </filter-progress>
| |
| − | | |
| − | <filter-end>
| |
| − | <filter-name>
| |
| − | ''name of program section or algorithm''
| |
| − | </filter-name>
| |
| − | <filter-time>
| |
| − | ''execution time''
| |
| − | </filter-time>
| |
| − | </filter-end>
| |
| − | | |
| − | The C structure that library plugins use is:
| |
| − | | |
| − | extern "C" {
| |
| − | struct ModuleProcessInformation
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | /** Inputs from calling application to the module **/
| |
| − | unsigned char Abort;
| |
| − | /** Outputs from the module to the calling application **/
| |
| − | float Progress;
| |
| − | char ProgressMessage[1024];
| |
| − | void (*ProgressCallbackFunction)(void *);
| |
| − | void *ProgressCallbackClientData;
| |
| − | double ElapsedTime;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | | |
| − | Details on how to use this mechanism are illustrated in [http://www.na-mic.org:8000/websvn/filedetails.php?repname=Slicer3&path=%2Ftrunk%2FApplications%2FCLI%2FitkPluginFilterWatcher.h&rev=0&sc=0 itkPluginFilterWatcher.h].
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| − | | |
| − | For vtk and itk execution model programs, two classes are available that make it simple to add progress. The classes, ''vtkPluginFilterWatcher'' and ''itk::PluginFilterWatcher'' use the vtk and itk command/observer mechanism to report progress.
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| − | | |
| − | vtkPluginFilterWatcher (vtkAlgorithm *'''filter''', const char* '''comment''', ModuleProcessInformation *'''inf''', double '''fraction''', double '''start''') <br /> itk::PluginFilterWatcher (itk::ProcessObject '''filter''', const char* '''comment''', ModuleProcessInformation *'''inf''', double '''fraction''', double '''start''')
| |
| − | | |
| − | : where:
| |
| − | ;; filter
| |
| − | :: is the vtkAlgorithm or itk::ProcessObject to be watched.
| |
| − | ;; comment
| |
| − | :: is a string that describes the algorithm.
| |
| − | ;; inf
| |
| − | :: is an optional pointer to a structure that is used to communicate with the invoking program when the called program is used as a library plugin. If the pointer is 0, this prgram will not report progress if it is run as a library plugin. Default is 0.
| |
| − | ;; fraction
| |
| − | :: is the fraction (0-1) of progress that will be reported by this watcher. This is used when multiple filters are run and each filter represents a proportion of the total progress. Default is 1.
| |
| − | ;; start
| |
| − | :: is the offset (0-1) of the progress for this filter. This is added to the progress of the filter. The reported progress of the watched filter is ''start + fraction * filter_progress''.
| |
| − | | |
| − | <br /> The following example produces progress for a simple vtk program. The variable CLPProcessInformation is automatically declared and set in the program's ''program''CLP.h file.
| |
| − | | |
| − | <nowiki>#include "vtkPluginFilterWatcher.h"
| |
| − | ...
| |
| − | vtkMarchingCubes *cubes = vtkMarchingCubes::New();
| |
| − | cubes->SetInput(reader->GetOutput());
| |
| − | vtkPluginFilterWatcher watchCubes(cubes, "Generate Isosurface", CLPProcessInformation, .5, 0.0);
| |
| − | vtkDecimatePro *decimate = vtkDecimatePro::New();
| |
| − | decimate->SetInput(cubes->GetOutput());
| |
| − | vtkPluginFilterWatcher watchDecimate(decimate, "Reduce Triangle Count", CLPProcessInformation, .5, 0.5);
| |
| − | decimate->Update();
| |
| − | </nowiki>
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| − | | |
| − | The following example produces progress for a simple itk program:
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| − | | |
| − | <nowiki>#include "itkPluginFilterWatcher.h
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| − | ...
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| − | typedef itk::MedianImageFilter<ImageType,ImageType> FilterType;
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| − | FilterType::Pointer median = FilterType::New();
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| − | itk::PluginFilterWatcher watchMedian(median, "Denoise Image", CLPProcessInformation);
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| − | </nowiki>
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| − | | |
| − | == Adding Module Logos to Slicer3 ==
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| − | Slicer3 plugins, both libraries and executables, can specify plugin-specific logos. These appear in Slicer3 when a module is selected. The logos are specified in the KWWidget icon format. KWWidget icons are stored in the vtkKWIcon class. The vtkKWIcon::SetImage method supports images encoded in zlib compressed, base64 format. The KWWidget utility, KWConvertImageToHeader, converts a .png file into a .h header file containing the encoded image and additional information such as width, height and pixel size.
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| − | | |
| − | For Slicer3, execution model plugin logos are stored in Applications/CLI/Resources. The corresponding image in .png format should be stored in Applcations/CLI/ImageData. Othere plugins, created outside the Slicer3 tree, should store the logo and image in a similar location.
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| − | | |
| − | To add a logo to a plugin:
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| − | * Create a png image of the logo. The height of the logo should not exceed 40 pixels.
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| − | * Convert the logo to the KWWidget icon format as follows. '''NOTE:''' the prefix of the image and header file must be the same for a plugin logo.
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| − | <pre>
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| − | cd Slicer3/Applications/CLI
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| − | KWConvertImageToHeader --base64 --zlib Resources/ITKLogo.h ImageData/ITKLogo.png
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| − | </pre>
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| − | * Add the logo to the GENERATECLP macro in the CMakeLists.txt file for the plugin:
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| − | <pre>
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| − | #####################
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| − | SET (CLP foo)
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| − | | |
| − | SET ( ${CLP}_SOURCE ${CLP}.cxx)
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| − | GENERATECLP(${CLP}_SOURCE ${CLP}.xml ${CLI_SOURCE_DIR}/Resources/ITKLogo.h)
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| − | ADD_EXECUTABLE(${CLP} ${${CLP}_SOURCE})
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (${CLP} ITKIO ITKBasicFilters)
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| − | | |
| − | ADD_LIBRARY(${CLP}Lib SHARED ${${CLP}_SOURCE})
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| − | SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES (${CLP}Lib PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Dmain=ModuleEntryPoint")
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (${CLP}Lib ITKIO ITKBasicFilters)
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| − | </pre>
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| − | | |
| − | == User-defined Modules Built Outside of Slicer3 ==
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| − | | |
| − | Users can build their own modules against a current Slicer3 build or installation and configure their installation of Slicer3 to find the modules on startup. These instructions detail how to build a Slicer3 module outside the Slicer3 build tree or installation tree. (Note that this process is considerably easier than using [[#Using GenerateCLP Outside of Slicer3|GenerateCLP without a Slicer3 build or installation]].)
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| − | | |
| − | Users can add additional search paths to the Slicer3 module search path through the View Menu->Application Settings panel, Module Settings panel, Module Path entry.
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| − | | |
| − | To define a separate project to build modules for Slicer3, you will need a CMakeLists.txt file like this:
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| − | | |
| − | <pre>
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| − | Project(MyModules)
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| − | | |
| − | #
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| − | # Disable the warnings that DevStudio 2005 emits wrt to sprintf, strcpu, etc.
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| − | #
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| − | IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_2005)
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| − | ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE)
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| − | ENDIF(CMAKE_COMPILER_2005)
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| − | | |
| − | #
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| − | # Define paths to store the libraries and executables
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| − | #
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| − | SET (LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${MyModules_BINARY_DIR}/bin/
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| − | CACHE PATH "Single output directory for building all libraries." FORCE)
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| − | SET (EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${MyModules_BINARY_DIR}/bin/
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| − | CACHE PATH "Single output directory for building all executables." FORCE)
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| − | | |
| − | #
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| − | # Find GenerateCLP. Configures the build to access neccessary GenerateCLP,
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| − | # Slicer3, and ITK files
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| − | #
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| − | FIND_PACKAGE(GenerateCLP REQUIRED)
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| − | INCLUDE(${GenerateCLP_SOURCE_DIR}/UseGenerateCLP.cmake)
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| − | | |
| − | #
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| − | # This block builds a module as both a shared object and an executable
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| − | #
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| − | SET ( MyModule_SOURCE MyModule.cxx )
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| − | GENERATECLP(MyModule_SOURCE MyModule.xml)
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| − | ADD_LIBRARY(MyModuleLib SHARED ${MyModule_SOURCE})
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| − | SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES (MyModuleLib PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Dmain=ModuleEntryPoint")
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES ( MyModuleLib ITKStatistics ITKIO ITKBasicFilters ITKCommon)
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| − | ADD_EXECUTABLE ( MyModule ${MyModule_SOURCE})
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES ( MyModule ITKStatistics ITKIO ITKBasicFilters ITKCommon)
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| − | </pre>
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| − | | |
| − | This examples assumes your module code is in MyModule.cxx and your modules description is in MyModule.xml.
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| − | | |
| − | When you configure your project with CMake, you will need to specify the GenerateCLP_DIR. This can be set via CMakeSetup or ccmake. The value of GenerateCLP_DIR needs to be set to your "Slicer3 binary tree"/Libs/GenerateCLP. (In the future, you will simply have to point at a Slicer3 binary tree (build or installation).)
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| − | | |
| − | == Using GenerateCLP Outside of Slicer3 ==
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| − | | |
| − | GenerateCLP can be built and used outside of the Slicer3 tree. These instructions show how to build GenerateCLP for your own projects without needing a full Slicer3 build or installation. (To see how to simply a build a Slicer3 module against a Slicer3 build or installation, see [[#User-defined Modules Built Outside of Slicer3|User-defined Modules Built Outside of Slicer3]].
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| − | | |
| − | First checkout the required directories from the Slicer3 repository.
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| − | ## svn co http://www.na-mic.org/svn/Slicer3/trunk/Libs/tclap
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| − | ## svn co http://www.na-mic.org/svn/Slicer3/trunk/Libs/ModuleDescriptionParser
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| − | ## svn co http://www.na-mic.org/svn/Slicer3/trunk/Libs/GenerateCLP
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| − | # Run cmake on tclap
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| − | # Run cmake on ModuleDescriptionParser
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| − | # make ModuleDescriptionParser
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| − | # Run cmake on GenerateCLP
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| − | # make GenerateCLP
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| − | | |
| − | To use '''GenerateCLP''' from CMake include the following in your ''CMakeLists.txt'' file:
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| − | | |
| − | FIND_PACKAGE(GenerateCLP REQUIRED)
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| − | INCLUDE(${GenerateCLP_SOURCE_DIR}/UseGenerateCLP.cmake)
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| − | | |
| − | To use '''GenerateCLP''' with an itk program, add the following to the ''CMakeLists.txt'' file for your project:
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| − | | |
| − | SET ( '''MyFilter'''_SOURCE '''MyFilter'''.cxx )
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| − | GENERATECLP('''MyFilter'''_SOURCE '''MyFilter'''.xml)
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| − | ADD_EXECUTABLE ( '''MyFilter''' ${'''MyFilter'''_SOURCE})
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES ( '''MyFilter''' ITKIO ITKBasicFilters ITKCommon)
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| − | | |
| − | To use '''GenerateCLP''' with a vtk program, add the following to the ''CMakeLists.txt'' file for your project:
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| − | | |
| − | SET ( '''MyFilter'''_SOURCE '''MyFilter'''.cxx )
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| − | GENERATECLP('''MyFilter'''_SOURCE '''MyFilter'''.xml)
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| − | LINK_DIRECTORIES(${vtkITK_LIB_DIR})
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| − | ADD_EXECUTABLE ( '''MyFilter''' ${'''MyFilter'''_SOURCE})
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES ( '''MyFilter''' vtkITK vtkImaging vtkGraphics vtkIO)
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| − | INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${vtkITK_SOURCE_DIR} ${vtkITK_BINARY_DIR})
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| − | | |
| − | <br />'''Windows Users Please Note:''' All packages that you use '''MUST''' be built with the same build type (Debug, Release or RelWithDebInfo).
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| − | | |
| − | | |
| − | ===Using GenerateCLP for an Insight Journal submission===
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| − | | |
| − | 1) Copy the tclap, ModuleDescriptionParser, and GenerateCLP source directories into your toplevel source directory.
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| − | | |
| − | 2) Include the following lines in your toplevel CMakeLists.txt:
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| − | TRY_COMPILE(RESULT_VAR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tclap ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tclap
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| − | tclap)
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| − | TRY_COMPILE(RESULT_VAR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ModuleDescriptionParser ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ModuleDescriptionParser
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| − | ModuleDescriptionParser CMAKE_FLAGS -DITK_DIR=${ITK_DIR})
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| − | TRY_COMPILE(RESULT_VAR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/GenerateCLP ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/GenerateCLP
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| − | GenerateCLP CMAKE_FLAGS -DModuleDescriptionParser_DIR=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ModuleDescriptionParser
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| − | -DTCLAP_DIR=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tclap)
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| − | | |
| − | SET(GenerateCLP_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/GenerateCLP)
| |
| − | FIND_PACKAGE(GenerateCLP REQUIRED)
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| − | INCLUDE(${GenerateCLP_SOURCE_DIR}/UseGenerateCLP.cmake)
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| − | | |
| − | SET(CurrentExe "'''MyFilter'''")
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| − |
| |
| − | GENERATECLP('''MyFilter'''.cxx '''MyFilter'''.xml)
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| − | ADD_EXECUTABLE(${CurrentExe} '''MyFilter'''.cxx)
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| − | TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${CurrentExe} ${Libraries})
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| − | | |
| − | == Building the Slicer3 Command Line Programs Outside of Slicer3 ==
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| − | | |
| − | The command line programs developed for Slicer3 can be built without building Slicer3.
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| − | | |
| − | # First follow the directions in [[Slicer3:Execution_Model_Documentation#Using_GenerateCLP_Outside_of_Slicer3|Using GenerateCLP Outside of Slicer3]]
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| − | # Checkout the Slicer3 command line programs
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| − | ## svn co http://www.na-mic.org/svn/Slicer3/trunk/Applications/CLI
| |
| − | # Some of the programs in CLI rely on vtkITK. If you will e using these command line programs, then checkout vtkITK.
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| − | ## svn co http://www.na-mic.org/svn/Slicer3/trunk/Libs/vtkITK
| |
| − | ## Run cmake on vtkITK.
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| − | # Run cmake on CLI.
| |
| − | | |
| − | CMake may ask you to locate the builds for packages that the CLI programs use.
| |
| − | | |
| − | '''Windows Users Please Note:''' All packages that you use '''MUST''' be built with the same build type (Debug, Release or RelWithDebInfo).
| |
| − | | |
| − | == Useful Examples ==
| |
| − | | |
| − | Slicer3 contains a growing list of command line programs. These reside in the [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/ Slicer3/Applications/CLI] directory. As with all command line programs, these can be run from the Slicer3 GUI or as independent executables. The command line programs fall into two general categories:
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| − | | |
| − | # ''Read/Single Filter/Write'' - These programs provide useful, single function operations. Examples include:
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/CheckerBoard.cxx?view=markup CheckerBoard] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/CheckerBoard.xml?view=markup xml]) - combines two volumes into a single volume with alternating images from each volume.
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/GradientAnisotropicDiffusion.cxx?view=markup GradientAnisotropicDiffusion] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/GradientAnisotropicDiffusion.xml?view=markup xml]) - classic Perona-Malik, gradient magnitude based equation
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/GrayscaleFillHoleImageFilter.cxx?view=markup GrayscaleFillHoleImageFilter] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/GrayscaleFillHoleImageFilter.xml?view=markup xml])- smooth over local minima without affecting the values of local maxima.
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/GrayscaleGrindPeakImageFilter.cxx?view=markup GrayscaleGrindPeakImageFilter] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/GrayscaleGrindPeakImageFilter.xml?view=markup xml])- smooth over local maxima without affecting the values of local minima.
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/MedianImageFilter.cxx?view=markup MedianImageFilter] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/MedianImageFilter.xml?view=markup xml]) - classic non-linear median filter. This program is a modification of the Insight Example [http://www.itk.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/Examples/Filtering/MedianImageFilter.cxx?rev=1.24&root=Insight&view=markup Median Image Filter].
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/OtsuThresholdImageFilter.cxx?view=markup Otsu Threshold] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/OtsuThresholdImageFilter.xml?view=markup xml]) - creates a binary thresholded image that separates an image into foreground and background components. This program is a modification of the Insight Example [http://www.itk.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/Examples/Filtering/OtsuThresholdImageFilter.cxx?root=Insight&view=markup OtsuThresholdImageFilter].
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/VotingBinaryHoleFillingImageFilter.cxx?view=markup VotingBinaryHoleFillingImageFilter] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/VotingBinaryHoleFillingImageFilter.xml?view=markup xml]) - fills in holes and cavities by applying a voting operation on each pixel.
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/ResampleVolume.cxx?view=markup ResampleVolume] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/ResampleVolume.xml?view=markup xml]) - resample a volume.
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| − | # ''Read/Multiple Filters/Write'' - These programs package a number of filters to accomplish a higher level task.
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/ModelMaker.cxx?view=markup ModelMaker] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/ModelMaker.xml?view=markup xml]) - creates polygonal models from segmented volumes. This program uses vtk filters to creae isosurfaces, decimate and smooth them.
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/ImageReadDicomWrite.cxx?view=markup ImageReadDicomWrite] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/ImageReadDicomWrite.xml?view=markup xml]) - creates a DICOM series from a 3D volume.
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| − | ## [http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/OtsuThresholdSegmentation.cxx?view=markup OtsuThresholdSegmentation] ([http://www.na-mic.org/ViewVC/index.cgi/trunk/Applications/CLI/OtsuThresholdSegmentation.xml?view=markup xml]) - finds a threshold to separate foreground and background, then runs a connected component algorithm and produces a segmented volume with independent components.
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| − | | |
| − | See also [[Slicer3:Execution_Model_Documentation:Parameter_Naming_Conventions | the naming conventions for command line parameters]].
| |
| − | | |
| − | === Runtime specification of filter types ===
| |
| − | | |
| − | ITK filters are templated over the images they process. The following code snippet shows how an execution model program can select the image types for filters based on the input images.
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| − | | |
| − | First, include the utilites for plugin's:
| |
| − | <pre>
| |
| − | #include "itkPluginUtilities.h"
| |
| − | </pre>
| |
| − | | |
| − | Then, turn your main program into a templated procedure called ''DoIt'':
| |
| − | <pre>
| |
| − | template<class T> int DoIt( int argc, char * argv[], T )
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | PARSE_ARGS;
| |
| − | | |
| − | typedef itk::Image< T, 3 > InputImageType;
| |
| − | typedef itk::Image< T, 3 > OutputImageType;
| |
| − | .
| |
| − | .
| |
| − | .
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | </pre>
| |
| − | Then, create a main program that gets the native component type from one of the input file. Here that input file is ''inputVolume'':
| |
| − | <pre>
| |
| − | int main( int argc, char * argv[] )
| |
| − | {
| |
| − |
| |
| − | PARSE_ARGS;
| |
| − | | |
| − | itk::ImageIOBase::IOPixelType pixelType;
| |
| − | itk::ImageIOBase::IOComponentType componentType;
| |
| − | | |
| − | try
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | itk::GetImageType (inputVolume, pixelType, componentType);
| |
| − | | |
| − | // This filter handles all types
| |
| − |
| |
| − | switch (componentType)
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::UCHAR:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<unsigned char>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::CHAR:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<char>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::USHORT:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<unsigned short>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::SHORT:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<short>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::UINT:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<unsigned int>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::INT:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<int>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::ULONG:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<unsigned long>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::LONG:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<long>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::FLOAT:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<float>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::DOUBLE:
| |
| − | return DoIt( argc, argv, static_cast<double>(0));
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | case itk::ImageIOBase::UNKNOWNCOMPONENTTYPE:
| |
| − | default:
| |
| − | std::cout << "unknown component type" << std::endl;
| |
| − | break;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | catch( itk::ExceptionObject &excep)
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | std::cerr << argv[0] << ": exception caught !" << std::endl;
| |
| − | std::cerr << excep << std::endl;
| |
| − | return EXIT_FAILURE;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | return EXIT_SUCCESS;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | | |
| − | </pre>
| |
| − | | |
| − | == Behind the Scenes ==
| |
| − | | |
| − | A primary goal of the execution model is to relieve developers from developing GUI code and command line parsing code. This section descibes the major components of the execution model implementation.
| |
| − | | |
| − | === Command Line Processing ===
| |
| − | | |
| − | Command line processing parses command line arguments and populates internal program variables. Every Unix (and windows) program can receive an argument list through its main entry point. All C and C++ programmers are familiar with the ''int main (int argc, char *[] argv)'' entry point in their programs. Most computer languages including scripting languages provide a similar mechanism to retrieve command line arguments. Simple command line processing directly accesses the strings defined in argv.
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| − | | |
| − | This snippet shows simple commmand line processing:
| |
| − | | |
| − | int main (int argc, char *argv[]) | |
| − | {
| |
| − | if (argc < 2)
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " filename" << std::endl;
| |
| − | return -1;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | std::cout << "The File is " << argv[1] << std::endl;
| |
| − | return 0;
| |
| − | }
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| − | | |
| − | The simple approach works great for a small number of arguments. But larger numbers of arguments of varying types quickly make the processing code more complex and subject to error, both in coding and usage.
| |
| − | | |
| − | int main (int argc, char *argv[])
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | if (argc < 5)
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " iterations epsilon inputfile outputfile " << std::endl;
| |
| − | return -1;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | std::string inputfile(argv[3]);
| |
| − | std::string outputfile(argv[4]);
| |
| − | unsigned int iterations = atoi(argv[1]);
| |
| − | float epsilon = atof(argv[2]);
| |
| − | ...
| |
| − | return 0;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | | |
| − | Adding flags (or options) to the command line makes the program easier to use but places a larger burden on the program developer. Each developer must ''invent'' a command line argument syntax and implement code to parse the command line. Even a simple example of this is too long to include in this description. This code snippet looks for just two command line arguments.
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| − | | |
| − | int main (int argc, char *argv[])
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | if (argc < 3)
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " [-i iterations] [-e epsilon] inputfile outputfile " << std::endl;
| |
| − | return -1;
| |
| − | }
| |
| − | std::string inputfile;
| |
| − | std::string outputfile;
| |
| − | unsigned int iterations = 10; /* a default */
| |
| − | float epsilon = .001; /* a defualt */
| |
| − | ++argc; /* skip program name */
| |
| − | while (argc > 0)
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | if (strcmp(argv[argc], "-i")
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | iterations = atoi(argv[argc+1]);
| |
| − | argc+=2;
| |
| − | continue;
| |
| − |
| |
| − | else if (strcmp(argv[argc], "-e")
| |
| − | {
| |
| − | epsilon = atof(argv[argc+1]);
| |
| − | argc+=2;
| |
| − | continue;
| |
| − | ...
| |
| − | }
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| − | | |
| − | The code gets longer and longer as more options are added and must be rewritten every time a new programs is open.
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| − | To solve this complexity issue, people have developed command line argument libraries. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of command line processing tools. For Slicer3 we looked at argument processors in vxl, nrrd, meta, kwsys and tclap. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. We chose [http://tclap.sourceforge.net/ The Templatized C++ Command Line Parser Library], '''TCLAP'''. '''TCLAP''' is implemented in ''include'' files and does not require a separate library build. As you will see later, the particular command line processing tool is, for the most part, transparent to the Slicer3 developer or user.
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| − | But even these libraries require some work to use.
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| − | ==== TCLAP ====
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| − | This example uses '''TCLAP''' to process a command line with 10 possible entries:
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| − | // Define default values
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| − | int HistogramBins = 30;
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| − | int RandomSeed = 1234567;
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| − | int SpatialSamples = 10000;
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| − | float TranslationScale = 100.0;
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| − | int Iterations = 200;
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| − | int SplineOrder = 3;
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| − | double MinimumStepSize = 0.00001;
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| − | double MaximumStepSize = 0.005;
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| − | bool PrintTransform = false;
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| − | string fixedImageFileName;
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| − | string movingImageFileName;
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| − | string resampledImageFileName;
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| − | //
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| − | // Setup command line parsing
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| − | try
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| − | TCLAP::CmdLine cl ( "Register2d", ' ', "$Revision: 1.1 $" );
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| − | TCLAP::ValueArg<int> HistogramBinsArg ( "b", "histogrambins", "Number of histogram bins", false, 30, "integer", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::ValueArg<int> IterationsArg ( "i", "iterations", "Number of Iterations", false, Iterations, "int", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::ValueArg<double> MinimumStepSizeArg ( "m", "minstepsize", "Minimum Step Size", false, MinimumStepSize, "double", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::ValueArg<double> MaximumStepSizeArg ( "x", "maxstepsize", "Maximum Step Size", false, MaximumStepSize, "double", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::ValueArg<int> RandomSeedArg ( "r", "randomseed", "Random Seed", false, RandomSeed, "int", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::ValueArg<int> SpatialSamplesArg ( "s", "spatialsamples", "Number of spatial samples", false, SpatialSamples, "int", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::ValueArg<int> SplineOrderArg ( "o", "splineorder", "Order of spline for registration", false, SplineOrder, "int", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::SwitchArg PrintTransformArg ( "p", "printtransform", "Print the final transform", PrintTransform, cl );
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| − | TCLAP::ValueArg<float> TranslationScaleArg ( "t", "translationscale", "Translation scale", false, TranslationScale, "float", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::UnlabeledValueArg<string> FixedImageArg ( "fixed", "Fixed image filename", "", "string", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::UnlabeledValueArg<string> MovingImageArg ( "moving", "Moving image filename", "", "string", cl );
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| − | TCLAP::UnlabeledValueArg<string> ResampledImageArg ( "resampled", "Resampled image filename", "", "string", cl );
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| − | //
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| − | // Parse the command line
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| − | cl.parse ( argc, argv );
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| − | //
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| − | // Access the variables
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| − | HistogramBins = HistogramBinsArg.getValue();
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| − | Iterations = IterationsArg.getValue();
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| − | MinimumStepSize = MinimumStepSizeArg.getValue();
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| − | MaximumStepSize = MaximumStepSizeArg.getValue();
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| − | RandomSeed = RandomSeedArg.getValue();
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| − | SpatialSamples = SpatialSamplesArg.getValue();
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| − | TranslationScale = TranslationScaleArg.getValue();
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| − | PrintTransform = PrintTransformArg.getValue();
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| − | fixedImageFileName = FixedImageArg.getValue();
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| − | movingImageFileName = MovingImageArg.getValue();
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| − | resampledImageFileName = ResampledImageArg.getValue();
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| − | }
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| − | catch ( ArgException e )
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| − | cerr << "error: " << e.error() << " for arg " << e.argId() << endl;
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| − | exit ( EXIT_FAILURE );
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| − | You do get a lot for your investment here. Good error handling and help.
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| − | === Module Description Parser ===
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| − | The XML parsing is done by the ''ModuleDescriptionParser'' class library located in ''Slicer3/Libs/ModuleDescriptionParser''. ''GenerateCLP'' and Slicer3 use this class library to parse the module XML descriptions. The class ''ModuleDescrptionParser'' has one method, '''Parse''', that converts the XML description into an object model. The resulting object model has one ''ModuleDescription'', one or more ''ModuleParameterGroup'' each of which has one or more ''ModuleParameter''. Each instance has access methods to retrieve information from the XML.
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| − | * '''ModuleDescriptionParser''' - parser for command line module XML description.
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| − | *: ''Parse(std::string xml, ModuleDescription module)'' - parse an xml string and populate a ModuleDescription.
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| − | * '''ModuleDescription''' - contains information about a module
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetCategory()'' : returns the contents of '''<category>'''.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetTitle()'' : returns the contents of '''<title>'''.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetDescription()'' : returns the contents of '''<description>'''.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetVersion()'' : returns the contents of '''<version>'''.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetDocumentationURL()'' : returns the contents of '''<documentationURL>'''.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetLicense()'' : returns the contents of '''<license>'''.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetContributor()'' : returns the contents of '''<contributor>'''.
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| − | *: const std::vector<ModuleParameterGroup>& ''GetParameterGroups()'' : returns a vector of parameter groups.
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| − | * '''ModuleParameterGroup''' - contains ModuleParameters for each parameter group.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetLabel'' - returns the contents of '''<label>'''.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetDescription()'' - returns the contents of the parameter group's '''<description>'''.
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| − | *: const std::string ''GetAdvanced()'' - returns advanced attribute. Either "true" of "false".
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| − | * '''ModuleParameter''' - contains information for a parameter.
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| − | *:GetTag() - returns the parameter's tag, e.g. '''<integer>, <image>''', etc.
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| − | *:GetName() - returns the parameter's '''<name>'''.
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| − | *:GetLongFlag() - returns the parameter's '''<longflag>'''.
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| − | *:GetLabel() - returns the parameter's '''<label>'''.
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| − | *:GetMaximum() - returns the parameter's '''<maximum>''' constraint.
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| − | *:GetMinimum() - returns the parameter's '''<minimum>''' constraint.
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| − | *:GetStep() - returns the parameter's '''<step>'''.
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| − | *:GetDescription() - returns the parameter's '''<description>'''.
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| − | *:GetChannel() - returns the parameter's '''<channel>'''.
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| − | *:GetIndex() - returns the parameter's '''<index>'''.
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| − | *:GetDefault() - returns the parameter's '''<default>'''.
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| − | *:GetFlag() - returns the parameter's '''<flag>'''.
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| − | *:GetMultiple() - returns the parameter's multiple attribute, either "true" or "false".
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| − | *:GetCoordinateSystem() - returns the parameter's coordinate system attribute, one of "lps", "ras", or "ijk".
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| − | = Adding a new parameter type =
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| − | Adding a ''new parameter type'' to the execution model involves several modifications:
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| − | # A new XML tag needs to be defined to represent the new parameter type.
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| − | # ModuleDescriptionParser needs to be modified to parse the new parameter tag type and specify how the command line processing code generation is going to represent the parameter type
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| − | # CommandLineModuleGUI needs to be modified to construct the appropriate GUI element for the parameter type
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| − | # CommandLineModuleLogic needs to be modified to put the parameter type onto the command line and request outputs parameter types be loaded back into Slicer and the MRML tree.
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| − | # SlicerApplicationLogic needs to be modified to ingest any output parameter types back into Slicer and the MRML tree.
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| − | # Additional modification are needed if the parameter is to be passed directly from the MRML tree without using the filesystem.
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| − | # Updating the documentation.
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| − | Simple parameter types can be passed directly on the command line. For instance, scalars, small lists, positions, etc. Complicated parameter types are passed to the module via '''abstract files'''. In some cases, these parameters are actually passed as files, where Slicer reads/write the data to the filesystem. In other cases, the parameters are passed as '''abstract files''' which are really references to within the Slicer memory model but appear to the Command Line Module as being a file. The Command Line Module is written using standard ITK ImageFileReader/ImageFileWriter classes but the ITK ImageIO factory mechanism is used to direct the ImageFileReader/ImageFileWriter to talk directly to the Slicer MRML tree instead of to the filesystem.
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| − | This is by far the easiest of the tasks involved in adding a new parameter type but it should not approached hastily. The XML description of a module is designed to be application agnostic. As such, parameter types should be described abstractly or generically. For instance, '''<geometry>''' tag corresponds to the Slicer model node, the '''<point>''' tag corresponds to the Slicer fiducial node, etc.
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| − | Once the tag name is defined, you need to decide whether the parameter type could or should support the attributes '''multiple''', '''coordinateSystem''', or '''fileExtensions''' or perhaps a new attribute type.
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| − | Slicer3/Libs/ModuleDescriptionParser/ModuleDescriptionParser.cxx contains the code to parse the XML description of a module and represent that module description in C++ data structures. To add a new parameter type, this code needs to be modified.
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| − | Two routines need to be modified in ModuleDescriptionParser, ''startElement()'' and ''endElement()''. For ''startElement()'', a new case block needs to be added for the parameter type. You can start by copying the case block for a similar parameter type. This case block is responsible for processing all the attributes for the tag and managing and reporting any errors. The case block may define the '''CPPType''', the ''ArgType''', and the '''StringToType''' needed for the code generation of the command line parsing. The '''CPPType''' is used by in the generated command line processing code to represent the parameter. This may be a simple C++ type or an STL container. The '''ArgType''' is the canonical type of each component of the parameter. The '''StringToType''' is the name of the method to use to convert the ASCII command line parameter to the final '''ArgType'''. The ''endElement()'' method merely needs a new case block to add the parameter to the description.
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| − | ModuleDescriptionParser is fairly general, handling scalars, lists of scalars, and file types as parameter types. A parameter which does not fit these models will require considerable alterations to the ModuleDescriptionParser as well as the GenerateCLP.
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| − | == Constructing a GUI for a new parameter type ==
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| − | To have a GUI element appear in the module GUI for a new parameter type, the '''BuildGUI()''' method of Slicer3/Modules/CommandLineModule/vtkCommandLineModuleGUI.cxx needs to be modified. A new case block needs to be added to the '''BuildGUI()''' method for the new parameter type. This case block is triggered off the XML tag for the parameter type. The case block is responsible for the constructing the appropriate GUI element for the parameter, complete with specifying the label and help text. The design is very simple. A single widget is used for each parameter. If a more complicated GUI is needed with multiple widgets, then perhaps a new widget is needed to encapsulated a set of widgets or a naming convention can be added to manage all the widgets associated with a parameter. The widgets for the parameters are stored in a map, indexed by the '''name''' of the parameter.
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| − | The vtkCommandLineModuleGUI (and vtkCommandLineModuleLogic) are designed to operate very generically with sets of parameters. The aforementioned map of widgets indexed by parameter '''name''' is one such example. The implementation of several of the methods in the vtkCommandLineModuleGUI (and vtkCommandLineModuleLogic) generically iterate over the widget map or over the parameter list. It is important to keep this in mind as new parameters are added. The design goal is to minimize the number of ''special cases'' in the code.
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| − | Note that there may be separate case blocks for '''input''' and '''output''' parameter types.
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| − | == Communicating the new parameter to the Command Line Module ==
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| − | To communicate the new parameter type to and from a Command Line Module, the '''ApplyTask()''' method Slicer3/Modules/CommandLineModule/vtkCommandLineModuleLogic.cxx needs to be modified.
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| − | If the parameter type is communicated to the command line module as a file (as opposed to directly on the command line as a number or srting), then there are several blocks of code to construct a temporary file name, keep track of whether that node needs to be written to the filesystem before execution, read from the filesystem after the execution, and deleted after execution completes. These blocks may need to be modified based on your new parameter type.
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| − | The command line is constructed in two passes. First, a pass is made over the parameter list, building the portion of the command line for any parameters that have flags. Note that whether a parameter has a flag or not is up to the discretion of the module author and is not defined by the parameter type. Second, a pass is made to construction the portion of the command line for the parameters that do not have flags. These parameters are ordered appropriately, then placed on the command line. For parameters with flags, this code emits the flag and the parameter value. For the parameters without flags, this code emits just the parameter value. You will need to edit both of these passes to emit your parameter type. In most cases, this is simply a matter of grabbing the parameter value from the parameter and pushing it onto the command line. But some parameter types do require translation to a string appropriate for the command line.
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| − | == Output parameters from the Command Line Modules ==
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| − | Any outputs from a Command Line Module that are communicated via files are queued to be read by the main application thread. Command Line Modules run in a separate execution thread from the main GUI. This thread is not allowed to modify the Slicer GUI, so any results from the module that need to be read back into Slicer and displayed are queued for the main thread.
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| − | The '''ProcessReadData()''' method of Slicer3/Base/Logic/vtkSlicerApplicationLogic.cxx pulls data from the queue to load back into Slicer and display. You may need to a case block for your new parameter type to construct the appropriate storage node and display node.
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| − | == Communicating directly with the MRML tree ==
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| − | Currently scalar image types can sent as parameters to shared object command line modules without going through the filesystem. Slicer provides a new ITK ImageIO factory that can communicated directly with the Slicer MRML tree. This ImageIO factory is in Slicer/Libs/MRMLIDImageIO. This approach can be extended for other image types such as vector or tensor volumes.
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| − | For other constructs such as models and transforms, we'll need to see if an existing factory mechanism can be leverage to communicate directly with the Slicer MRML tree. An alternative may be to construct bridges specific to interfacing from a command line module to the Slicer MRML tree.
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| − | == Adding new image types ==
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| − | The Command Line Module support scalar, vector, tensor, and diffusion weighted images. Adding a new image type to the Command Line Module requires modify the sections of the code outlined above to manage GUI for the module, to construct temporary file names, to write image to disk, and load them back into the MRML tree. These blocks are easy to identify as case blocks on vtkMRMLScalarVolumeNode, vtkMRMLDiffusionTensorVolumeNode, etc. Note that the '''<image>''' tag supports a '''type''' attribute that can scalar, label, vector, tensor, or diffusion-weighted. The case block for '''image''' in the '''startElement()''' method of ModuleDescriptionParser would need to be extended to recognize a new type of image.
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| − | =FAQ=
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| − | ==What facilities are available for third party software to interface with the NA-MIC Kit?==
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| − | NA-MIC has committed to developing and supporting a generic batch processing interface. This is the Slicer3 Command Line Interface (CLI). The application programming interface (API) for CLI was worked out based on interactions with the community including input from those familiar with LONI, ITK, Python and Matlab software development practices.
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| − | We believe this API already supports all the features required by to implement batch processing with BatchMake, the LONI Pipeline, and any other systems that we may want to work with in the future. The [[Slicer3:Execution_Model_Documentation|Slicer3 Execution Model]] provides a simple XML-based descriptor for command line arguments for input/output volumes and related parameters.
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| − | ==Which Third Party software has currently been interfaced to the NA-MIC Kit using the CLI?==
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| − | *Batchmake (Kitware)
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| − | *Python
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| − | *Matlab
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| − | Back to [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Slicer3:Documentation Slicer3 Documentation]
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