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StepTalk is a scripting framework for creating scriptable servers or applications.
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StepTalk -------- Ahthor: Stefan Urbanek (Google the name for contact) License: LGPL (see file COPYING) What is StepTalk ? ------------------ StepTalk is a scripting framework for creating scriptable servers or applications. StepTalk, when combined with the dynamism that the Objective-C language provides, goes way beyond mere scripting. It is written using GNUstep. Where to get it? ---------------- StepTalk requires GNUstep http://www.gnustep.org You can download StepTalk from http://www.gnustep.org/experience/StepTalk.html Documentation for users and developers: http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Scripting Installation ------------ You need to have GNUstep which you can get from http://www.gnustep.org To install StepTalk type: > make > make install If you do not want to build AppKit extensions, then type > make appkit=no > make appkit=no install If something goes wrong while build process and it is not while building in the Source directory, then try to do make and make install in that directory first. In any case of problem, do not hesitate to contact the author. StepTalk Shell is included in Examples/Shell directory. It requires libncurses. Tools ----- stexec - execute a StepTalk script in the GNUstep Foundation environment stalk - talk to named server stupdate_languages - update the available languages info stshell - StepTalk shell - interactive tool (in Examples/Shell) Predefined objects for executing scripts by 'stexec' Args - command line arguments Engine - scripting engine Environment - scripting environment Transcript - simple transcript Sripting environment description ------------------------------------------- Scripting environment description is used to translate the method names and/or allow or deny the methods for concrete classes. Denying methods can be used to create safe scripting environment as prevention against script viruses. It contains: - list of methods, that are available for scripting for particular class - symbolic selector (operator) to selector mapping - list of modules to be loaded - list of object finders Standard vs. full scripting --------------------------- Before each message send, selector is translated using scipting description. When standard scripting is used and there is no such selector avilable for scripting for target object, then an exception is raised. With full scripting, any message should be sent to any target object. Files ----- StepTalk is looking for its files in GNUSTEP_*_ROOT/Library/StepTalk There should be these directories: Configuration - Configuration files Environments - Directory containig environment descriptions Finders - Object finders Languages - StepTalk language bundles Modules - StepTalk modules Scripts - Directory containig StepTalk scripts Defaults -------- See Documentation/Defaults.txt Feedback -------- Send comments, questions and suggestions to: discus-gnustep@gnu.org Send bug reports to: bug-gnustep@gnu.org
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