Script type (extension point)

Identifier

ru.biosoft.access.scriptType

Plugin

ru.biosoft.access

Since

0.9.6

Registry

ScriptTypeRegistry

Description

This extension point allows to register new script languages supported by BioUML.

Configuration Markup

<!ELEMENT scriptType>
<!ATTLIST scriptType
   type      CDATA #REQUIRED
   title     CDATA #REQUIRED
   class     CDATA #REQUIRED
   lexer     CDATA #REQUIRED
   product   CDATA #IMPLIED
>

type

short name of script type. It's used mostly as internal script type identifier, but can be exposed to user, for example, as default extension for new script elements

title

user-friendly name of script language.

class

fully-qualified name of data element class representing the script written on this language (must extend ScriptDataElement abstract class).

lexer

fully-qualified name of class representing the language lexer used for syntax highlighting in BioUML workbench (must extend Lexer).

product

if specified, then BioUML server user must be subscribed to given product in order to use this type of scripts.

Example

<extension point="ru.biosoft.access.scriptType">
  <scriptType 
    type="R" 
    title="R script" 
    product="R" 
    class="ru.biosoft.plugins.jri.RElement" 
    lexer="ru.biosoft.plugins.jri.lex.RLexer"
  />
</extension>

This extension registers R scripts with title "R script" which are available for subscribers of "R" product only.