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# Open MCT
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Open MCT is a web-based platform for mission operations user interface
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software.
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## Bundles
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A bundle is a group of software components (including source code, declared
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as AMD modules, as well as resources such as images and HTML templates)
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that are intended to be added or removed as a single unit. A plug-in for
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Open MCT will be expressed as a bundle; platform components are also
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expressed as bundles.
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A bundle is also just a directory which contains a file `bundle.json`,
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which declares its contents.
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The file `bundles.json` (note the plural), at the top level of the
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repository, is a JSON file containing an array of all bundles (expressed as
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directory names) to include in a running instance of Open MCT. Adding or
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removing paths from this list will add or remove bundles from the running
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application.
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## Tests
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Tests are written for [Jasmine 1.3](http://jasmine.github.io/1.3/introduction.html)
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and run by [Karma](http://karma-runner.github.io). To run:
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`npm test`
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The test suite is configured to load any scripts ending with `Spec.js` found
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in the `src` hierarchy. Full configuration details are found in
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`karma.conf.js`. By convention, unit test scripts should be located
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alongside the units that they test; for example, `src/foo/Bar.js` would be
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tested by `src/foo/BarSpec.js`. (For legacy reasons, some existing tests may
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be located in separate `test` folders near the units they test, but the
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naming convention is otherwise the same.)
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### Test Reporting
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When `npm test` is run, test results will be written as HTML to
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`target/tests`. Code coverage information is written to `target/coverage`.
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### Functional Testing
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The tests described above are all at the unit-level; an additional
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test suite using [Protractor](https://angular.github.io/protractor/)
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is under development, in the `protractor` folder.
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To run:
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* Install protractor following the instructions above.
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* `cd protractor`
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* `npm install`
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* `npm run all`
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## Build
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Open MCT is built using [`npm`](http://npmjs.com/)
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and [`gulp`](http://gulpjs.com/).
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To build:
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`npm run prepublish`
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This will compile and minify JavaScript sources, as well as copy over assets.
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The contents of the `dist` folder will contain a runnable Open MCT
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instance (e.g. by starting an HTTP server in that directory), including:
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* A `main.js` file containing Open MCT source code.
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* Various assets in the `example` and `platform` directories.
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* An `index.html` that runs Open MCT in its default configuration.
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Additional `gulp` tasks are defined in [the gulpfile](gulpfile.js).
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### Building Documentation
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Open MCT's documentation is generated by an
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[npm](https://www.npmjs.com/)-based build. It has additional dependencies that
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may not be available on every platform and thus is not covered in the standard
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npm install. Ensure your system has [libcairo](http://cairographics.org/)
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installed and then run the following commands:
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* `npm install`
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* `npm install canvas nomnoml`
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* `npm run docs`
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Documentation will be generated in `target/docs`.
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# Glossary
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Certain terms are used throughout Open MCT with consistent meanings
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or conventions. Any deviations from the below are issues and should be
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addressed (either by updating this glossary or changing code to reflect
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correct usage.) Other developer documentation, particularly in-line
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documentation, may presume an understanding of these terms.
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* _bundle_: A bundle is a removable, reusable grouping of software elements.
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The application is composed of bundles. Plug-ins are bundles. For more
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information, refer to framework documentation (under `platform/framework`.)
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* _capability_: An object which exposes dynamic behavior or non-persistent
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state associated with a domain object.
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* _composition_: In the context of a domain object, this refers to the set of
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other domain objects that compose or are contained by that object. A domain
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object's composition is the set of domain objects that should appear
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immediately beneath it in a tree hierarchy. A domain object's composition is
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described in its model as an array of id's; its composition capability
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provides a means to retrieve the actual domain object instances associated
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with these identifiers asynchronously.
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* _description_: When used as an object property, this refers to the human-readable
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description of a thing; usually a single sentence or short paragraph.
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(Most often used in the context of extensions, domain
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object models, or other similar application-specific objects.)
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* _domain object_: A meaningful object to the user; a distinct thing in
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the work support by Open MCT. Anything that appears in the left-hand
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tree is a domain object.
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* _extension_: An extension is a unit of functionality exposed to the
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platform in a declarative fashion by a bundle. For more
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information, refer to framework documentation (under `platform/framework`.)
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* _id_: A string which uniquely identifies a domain object.
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* _key_: When used as an object property, this refers to the machine-readable
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identifier for a specific thing in a set of things. (Most often used in the
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context of extensions or other similar application-specific object sets.)
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* _model_: The persistent state associated with a domain object. A domain
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object's model is a JavaScript object which can be converted to JSON
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without losing information (that is, it contains no methods.)
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* _name_: When used as an object property, this refers to the human-readable
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name for a thing. (Most often used in the context of extensions, domain
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object models, or other similar application-specific objects.)
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* _navigation_: Refers to the current state of the application with respect
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to the user's expressed interest in a specific domain object; e.g. when
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a user clicks on a domain object in the tree, they are _navigating_ to
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it, and it is thereafter considered the _navigated_ object (until the
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user makes another such choice.)
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* _space_: A name used to identify a persistence store. Interactions with
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persistence with generally involve a `space` parameter in some form, to
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distinguish multiple persistence stores from one another (for cases
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where there are multiple valid persistence locations available.)
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