>Hi there! > >I'm working on a simulator of generic systems. >The system specification is done in XML and this explains >my interest in DAVE-ML. > >One thing I noticed in DAVE-ML is the lack of a type >specification (int, bool, float, ...) in the variable definition >element. Because the system specification can be used to >generate code, having an attribute that specifies the type >is a nice information. > >The attribute can be optional, in general it provides more >information about the variable and it can be used or ignored by >the application reading the XML. > >Similar considerations can be done also to other useful >variable properties, for instance to explicitely define if >the variable is a constant, or an input or output variable. >This information can of course be derived by analisys of the >use of the variable in the following, but having it (optionally) >specified is more simple for the code generator, more clear >for the human reader and allows some checks that can prevent >errors. > >Do you have plans to introduce such kind of attributes in >future versions of DAVE-ML? > >Thanks for your attention and best regards, >Giovanni A. Cignoni.
Giovanni, That's an excellent suggestion. Do you know of an existing set of type specifications that exist in XML-land? Having a starting point, or better yet, having a DTD we could appropriate would be nice. Otherwise, we'll need to come up with a short list (perhaps you've done this above). An interesting question would be, do we define the precision (for example, does double mean 32-bit or 62-bits?) or is this necessary. Thanks for the suggestion. Version 1.8b1 will be out soon and probably will address this, thanks to your contribution! -- Bruce -- Bruce Jackson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dynamics and Control Branch 18C West Taylor Street MS 132 Airborne Systems Competency NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia 23681 More info about DAVE-ML: <http://daveml.nasa.gov> Simulation standards discussion listserv mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
