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Introducing theRappture Toolkit

Michael McLennanHUBzero® Platform for Scientific Collaboration

Purdue University

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Now back to the present…

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Introducing: The Rappture Toolkit

Rappture

inputsoutputs

• Rapid Application Infrastructure

• Released in May 2005

• Open Source (rappture.org)

• Create standard desktop apps

• Works with your favorite programming language

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Used to deploy hundreds of tools

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Three parts

Builder Runner Tester

rappture -builder rappturerappture -run

rappture -tester

tool.xml

<XML>

Generates tool description

tool.xml

<XML>

run.xml

<XML>

tool.xml

<XML>

tests

<XML>

Reads tool descriptionGenerates simulation results

Reads tool descriptionRuns tests and compares results

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Rappture Builder

Drag controlsfrom the palette

and drop ininputs/ouputs

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4 Save your tool.xml file

Click on a controland edit its parameters

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3Click on the “Preview” tabto preview your tool

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Demo: Hello, World!

string

boolean

string

program

namestring

resultstring

exclaimboolean

• Takes a name and an “enthusiasm” level

• Enthusiasm adds an exclamation point

• Produces a “hello, world” string

Build two ways:

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Exercise #1: Build a simple Addition tool

v1 + v2

v1integer

suminteger

v2integer

Pick your favorite language:

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