com.ifcomputer.minerva
Class Application

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.ifcomputer.minerva.Application

public class Application

extends java.lang.Object

The class Application is a wrapper class to instantiate Minerva as standalone application.

Constructor Summary

Application()

Method Summary

void	addInterface(com.ifcomputer.minerva.MrvaSysBip bip) This function can be used to declare additional builtin functions.
int	getExitValue()
void	init(java.lang.String[] args) This function is used to initialize the Minerva engine.
boolean	is_daemon()
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) This function initializes a new application and calls its start function.
void	start() This function starts the Minerva engine.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Application

public Application()

Method Detail

init

public void init(java.lang.String[] args)
          throws java.io.IOException,
                 MinervaSystemError

This function is used to initialize the Minerva engine.

Parameters:

args - This parameter is used to pass arguments (the command line arguements of the application) to the Minerva engine.

java.io.IOException

MinervaSystemError

See Also:

Minerva.Minerva(String[])

addInterface

public void addInterface(com.ifcomputer.minerva.MrvaSysBip bip)
                  throws MinervaSystemError

This function can be used to declare additional builtin functions.

Parameters:

bip - Description of the additional builtins and their implementation.

MinervaSystemError

start

public void start()
           throws java.io.IOException,
                  MinervaSystemError

This function starts the Minerva engine. If the predicate main/1 is defined, it will be called. Otherwise the function tries to load the module "system_main". If main/1 is defined afterward, this predicate will be called. Otherwise the function tries to call the predicate break/1.

java.io.IOException

MinervaSystemError

is_daemon

public boolean is_daemon()

getExitValue

public int getExitValue()

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

This function initializes a new application and calls its start function.