how to include OTP defiened applications in resourse file

[Ulf Wiger]

On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Suresh S wrote:

>According to your mail( can be seen below) the mod is not
>necessery and we need to make use of attribute
>'included_applications' in resourse file if an application
>inculdes sub-applications

Yes... well, it is necessary in the topmost application, but
not in the ones that are included.

>Here in my applicaiton i make use OTP defined applications
>say SASL , EVA , MNESIA ...
>
>So In this case do i need to use mod key attribute or
>include_applicaiton attribute ,

If you use the OTP applications, you can start them
individually. They have their own mod attributes and contain
everything needed for the application controller to start
them.


>now my resourse file applicatoin attribute is defined this
>way {applications, [kernel,stdlib]}
>
>do i have to difene for SASL, EVA , MNESIA like
>{applications, [kernel,stdlib,sasl,eva,mnesia]}

The `applications` attribute is used to define a dependency.
For example, if your application requires mnesia to be
started, you should include mnesia in the `applications`
list in the .app file. This list is also by the OTP
release handler to determine the proper start order of
applications, and the application controller will make sure
that your application is not started before mnesia is up and
running.

/Uffe


>Thanking u
>
>suresh s
>
> --- Wiger Ulf <ulf.wiger@REDACTED> wrote: > Hi
>Suresh,
>>
>> The passage about the 'mod' key refers to so-called
>> "included applications".
>>
>> It is possible to create a hierarchy of
>> applications, where several
>> different applications are combined into one complex
>> application. This can
>> be very useful if you need to create a large
>> "run-time complex", but still
>> want to break things up into manageable units. Also,
>> if you have several
>> programmer teams each working on a certain part, it
>> is convenient to allow
>> them to package their own code as an application,
>> and then build larger
>> applications out of several smaller ones.
>>
>> The way to create a hierarchy of applications is to
>> specify sub-applications
>> in the 'included_applications' attribute of another
>> application. This will
>> be recognized by the release handler and the
>> application controller.
>>
>> When starting the application, the OTP application
>> controller only cares
>> about the topmost application, and uses the 'mod'
>> key in it to identify the
>> start function. It is then up to that start function
>> to create any processes
>> needed by the sub-applications.
>>
>> To be precise, the sub-applications are allowed to
>> have a 'mod' key as well;
>> it is just ignored by the application controller.
>>
>> In AXD 301, for example, the ATM signaling
>> application is a fairly large
>> complex of smaller applications (each ATM signaling
>> protocol is an
>> application; generic call control is another;
>> resource handling, admission
>> control, routing, etc. are also applications. They
>> all make up one large
>> (hierarchical) application, where the startup and
>> recovery procedures are
>> tightly integrated using "start phases" (another
>> feature of the application
>> controller).
>>
>> In AXD 301, all applications have the same 'mod' key
>> ({sysApp,
>> {sysAppCB,[]}}), where sysApp:start(Type, ...) (an
>> AXD 301-specific
>> function) takes care of starting the topmost
>> application as well as all
>> included applications. It is not terribly difficult
>> to write such a
>> function, and it can use application:get_key(App,
>> included_applications) and
>> application:get_key(App, mod) to extract the
>> information needed to start
>> included applications automatically.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ulf Wiger
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Suresh S" <sureshsaragadam@REDACTED>
>> To: "Wiger Ulf" <ulf.wiger@REDACTED>
>> Cc: <erlang-questions@REDACTED>
>> Sent: den 30 december 2002 12:13
>> Subject: mod key and its role in resourse file
>>
>>
>> > Hi Ulf
>> >
>> > I have some other OTP Based applications like
>> mnesian,
>> > eva,.. inculded in my applications
>> >
>> > Acoording to Design Principles of OTP it says
>> >
>> > Included Applications
>> > ---------------------
>> > if you want several applications to include an
>> > application, it has to be designed as a library
>> > application without a start function (the mod key
>> in
>> > the .app file).
>> >
>> > So i should not have mod key in my resourse
>> file(.app
>> > file)
>> > Then how do i specify start function of my
>> application
>> >
>> > with out using mod key
>> >
>> > Starting Applications
>> > ---------------------
>> > A primary application can be started in one or two
>> > steps. The first step is mandatory and the purpose
>> of
>> > it is to start the main supervisor of the
>> application
>> > and possible permanent children. The second step
>> is
>> > optional and its purpose is to synchronize
>> processes
>> > within an application.
>> >
>> > Thanking u sir
>> >
>> > regards
>> > suresh s
>> >  --- Wiger Ulf <ulf.wiger@REDACTED> wrote: > The
>> part
>> > of the OTP documentation that describes
>> > > behaviours is:
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>http://www.erlang.org/doc/r9b/doc/design_principles/des_princ.html#1.1
>> > >
>> > > If you want to make a fault tolerant
>> application,
>> > > the supervisor behaviour
>> > > is an essential component. The above document
>> also
>> > > talks about building
>> > > supervision trees. The reference manual for the
>> > > 'supervisor' module (part of
>> > > stdlib) is also important.
>> > >
>> > > One of the most common behaviours is gen_server,
>> the
>> > > generic client-server
>> > > behaviour.
>> > > Here's a slightly simplified version of
>> gen_server.
>> > > Perhaps it will clarify
>> > > how the callbacks are used. It lacks a few of
>> the
>> > > gen_server features (see
>> > > erl -man gen_server), but behaves essentially
>> like
>> > > gen_server does.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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