NAME

arcsengine : launches an XML application description using ARCS engine.

SYNOPSIS

arcsengine [OPTION]... XMLFILE

DESCRIPTION

arcsengine parses and runs an application described using an XML format. It can run the application into several modes according to the behaviour that is expected.

OPTIONS

Help and logging

-h, –help: prints a short help summary.
-l [0-2]: defines output log mode.
0 : do not display logs.
1 : display colorized logs in console.
2 : display colorized logs for an HTML parser.

Overriding application behaviour

-b, –mode-base

simple loop based applications

-e, –mode-event

event loop based console applications. You must use it if you want asynchronous connections.

-g, –mode-gui

event loop based GUI applications. It is required if you want to start applications using Qt Widgets.

-t, –mode-thread

threaded application, that is to say the application will start in a secondary thread instead of the main thread. This is mainly for testing purposes.

-te, –mode-thread-event

threaded application, with event loops. It is also for testing purposes.

Profiles and constants

-d, –define vars...: redefines constants in the XML file. var... is a list of constants assignations separated by colons.
-p, –profile file: sets a profile. Constants are assignated using the contents of file.
-o, –profile-out file: defines a file where to output modified constants

EXAMPLES

arcsengine loop.xml: launches the application named loop.xml
arcsengine -e loop.xml: launches the application loop.xml and overrides its current running mode by using event loops.
arcsengine -d iterations=10 loop.xml: launches the application loop.xml and redefines the value of the constant named "iterations".

AUTHOR

Jean-Yves Didier