Common class (extension point)

Identifier

ru.biosoft.access.commonClass

Plugin

ru.biosoft.access

Since

0.9.3

Motivation

Client-side JavaScript code of BioUML web edition sometimes need to know the hierarchy of some Java classes, especially classes of data elements which often appear in the tree. JavaScript can always send an AJAX query to the server requesting such information, but sending such queries too often will harm the responsiveness of the client. Thus it was desired to select some classes and send their hierarchies during client initialization (immediately after login). These classes are named as "common classes" and can be registered via this extension point.

Configuration Markup

<!ELEMENT class>
<!ATTLIST class
     name        CDATA #REQUIRED
>

name

Fully-qualified name of the common class

Notes

• This extension point is useful for BioUML web edition only.

• There's no case when using this extension point is required. Though in some cases using it will make web client more responsive.

Example

<extension point="ru.biosoft.access.commonClass">
   <class name="ru.biosoft.bsa.SqlTrack"/>
   <class name="ru.biosoft.bsa.AnnotatedSequence"/>
</extension>

Two common classes are specified here: SqlTrack and AnnotatedSequence.