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Table 2 List of plug-in types

From: openBEB: open biological experiment browser for correlative measurements

Type

Dependency

Description

ViewportType

 

Provides a data-type definition and also a library containing routines allowing specific manipulations to be carried out for the defined data-type. Are loaded first.

Library

(ViewportType)

Libraries; can be dependent on ViewportTypes. Are loaded immediately after ViewportType definitions.

Viewport

ViewportType

Data visualization plug-ins. A specific data-type (defined in the viewportType) can have multiple viewports. Viewports are presented in the main window (see Figure 13A).

Collection

(ViewportType, Library)

Plug-in for data import or instrument control.

Importer

ViewportType, (Library)

Imports data.

Tool

(ViewportType, Library)

Small subprogram. Can be invoked with the tool menu in the main window (Figure 13B).

Database

(ViewportType, Library)

Plug-in for database connection. The standard plug-in synchronized with openBIS [6].

Module

(ViewportType, Library)

Plug-in providing a module (commands) for the macro-interpreter.

  1. The plug-ins are loaded during program start-up, the position in the table indicates the load order. (): optional.