A

Association

Association Definition

Association Type

B

Bundle

a software component running in an OSGi? environmet.

C

Canvas

Cardinality

Composite (Data Type)

Composite Value

Contacts Plugin

D

Data Type

DeepaMehta

A software platform for collaboration and knnowledge management. An Open Source project started in 2000 by Matthias Staps and Jörg Richter.

DeepaMehta Application Framework

a set of rules and guidelines that governs DeepaMehta plugin development. Defines a set of Hooks? that allow plugins to react on server-side events.

DeepaMehta Core

the heart of DeepaMehta.

1. An Inversion of Control container for running DeepaMehta plugins?.
2. Defines the DeepaMehta Core Service?.
3. Controlls the persistence layer.
4. Provides a migration facility to keep the database model in-sync with the applications.

Implemented in the deepamehta-core module. Embeddable in any Java application. Appears in the Gogo Shell? as "DeepaMehta 4 Core".

DeepaMehta Core Service

an API consisting mainly of CRUD operations for Topics?, Associations?, Topic Types?, and Association Types?. Accessible by DeepaMehta Plugins (through the Java dms object) and by external Applications (via the HTTP/REST API?). Specified in interface de.deepamehta.core.service.DeepaMehtaService of the deepamehta-core module.

DeepaMehta Plugin

an OSGi? bundle that extends DeepaMehta's functionality. A plugin ...

1. Provide type definitions and build on type definitions provided by other plugins.
2. Provide (Java) application logic. Take part of the core's control flow by overriding specific Hooks?. The Hooks? are defined the base class de.deepamehta.core.service.Plugin of the deepamehta-core module.
3. Consumes services provided by other plugins and provides services to other plugins (via OSGi) and external applications (via HTTP/REST).
4. Provide client-specific extensions (e.g. JavaScript? application logic and CSS stylesheets).

DeepaMehta Server

actually the webserver that provides the DeepaMehta Core Service? via HTTP/REST. In the DeepaMehta Standard Distribution? this is a Jetty running on port 8080 by default.

DeepaMehta Standard Distribution

a downloadable software distribution aimed for end users. It packages together:

1. DeepaMehta main modules: DeepaMehta Core?, DeepaMehta Webservice?, DeepaMehta Webclient?.
2. A set of useful plugins: Notes Plugin?, Contacts Plugin?, Workspaces Plugin?, Topicmaps Plugin?, Type Editor Plugin?.
3. 3rd-party software Packages: Apache Felix?, Mortbay Jetty?, Neo4j?.
4. Doubleclickable starterscripts.

DeepaMehta Webclient

A DeepaMehta web frontend developed with HTML5?, Canvas?, JavaScript?, XHR? (AJAX), jQuery?, jQuery UI?, and TinyMCE?. The typical DeepaMehta user interface with a topic map? on the left side and the page panel? on the right side. Packaged with the DeepaMehta Standard Distribution?. User interface for end users. Implemented in the deepamehta-webclient module. Appears in the Gogo Shell? as "DeepaMehta 4 Webclient".

DeepaMehta Webservice

publishes the DeepaMehta Core Service? to an HTTP/REST endpoint (http://localhost:8080/core by default). Implemented in the deepamehta-webservice module. Appears in the Gogo Shell? as "DeepaMehta 4 Webservice".

Domain object interfaces

E

F

Felix

on OSGi implementation (= runtime environment for Bundles?) developed by the Apache Software Foundation.

G

​GitHub

Gogo Shell

the interactive shell of Apache Felix?

Graph

H

Hook

HTML5

I

Index Mode

Inversion of Control

J

Jetty

jQuery

jQuery UI

JSON

K

L

M

Model Classes

N

Neo4j

Notes Plugin

O

OSGi

P

Page Panel

Q

R

REST

Role Type

S

Simple Value

T

Topic

Topic ID

Topic Map

Topicmaps Plugin

Topic Type

Topic Type URI

Topic URI

Type Editor

Type Editor Plugin

U

User

V

Version

• Version Numbering of the DeepaMehta Software is X.Y.Z (starting with Version 4), where
  • X is the main product release number (completely new feature sets, serious model changes, other major changes)
  • Y is the minor release number (new features and major enhancements, minor changes)
  • Z is for bug fixes and minor enhancements
  • Release Canditates are numberd RC1, RC2, etc.
  • The first new version of DeepaMehta 4 will be 4.0.RC1, then finally released to 4.0, then updated to 4.0.1, etc.

• Versions of an object, map or artefact

View Configuration

W

Workspace

Workspaces Plugin

X

XHR

Y

Z