Scripting - Revision history

Stefan Urbanek at 19:43, 20 February 2005

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Stefan Urbanek: /* References */

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References

Stefan Urbanek at 12:08, 18 February 2005

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Stefan Urbanek: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

Stefan Urbanek at 09:04, 18 February 2005

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Stefan Urbanek: /* Ways of scripting */

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Ways of scripting

Stefan Urbanek: /* Languages */

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Languages

Stefan Urbanek at 08:48, 18 February 2005

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Stefan Urbanek at 08:09, 18 February 2005

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Stefan Urbanek at 07:50, 18 February 2005

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 == Introduction ==
-There are situations, where you want to:
 * quickly create a handy program

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 == References ==
 * [[Scripting language bundle|Language bundle]] - how to add a new language
-* [[Scripting support]] - how to make your product scriptable
+* [[Script management]]
-* [[Scripting of frameworks]] - how to make your framework or bundle scriptable
 * [[:Category:Scripting]] - everything about scripting in GNUstep

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 * [[GNUstep Guile]] - GNUstep extension to make use of the [[GUILE]] scripting language.
-Following sections describes StepTalk scripting capabilites.
+Following sections describes StepTalk scripting capabilites. For more information, you can also consult articles in the [[:Category:Scripting|scripting category]].
 == Ways of scripting ==

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 Those are situations where you can do scripting. Well, what the scripting is? It can be thought as manipulating objects in a handy way without need of long development process. The GNUstep environment offers more possibilities for scripting:
-* [[StepTalk]] - official GNUstep, language independent, scripting framework
+* [[StepTalk]] - official GNUstep, language independent, scripting framework with [[Smalltalk]] as the default scripting language.
 * [[GNUstep Guile]] - GNUstep extension to make use of the [[GUILE]] scripting language.

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	See: [[Scripting language bundle]]		See: [[Scripting language bundle]]
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		+	== References ==
		+
		+	* [[Scripting language bundle\|Language bundle]] - how to add a new language
		+	* [[Scripting support]] - how to make your product scriptable
		+	* [[Scripting of frameworks]] - how to make your framework or bundle scriptable
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		+	* [[:Category:Scripting]] - everything about scripting in GNUstep

	== Future ==		== Future ==

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 How would you like to do that? Interactively, in a batch, from an application, from automaticaly generated script or from a database? There are many ways how you can do the scripting.
-==== Shell ====
+'''Shell''' - a handy tool for interactive scripting with GNUstep objects. StepTalk offers a tool named ''stshell ([[StepTalk tools]])''.
-Shell is a handy tool for interactive scripting with GNUstep objects. StepTalk offers a tool named '''stshell ([[StepTalk tools]])'''.
+'''Stand-alone script execution''' - The tool '''stexec ([[StepTalk tools]])''' allows you to execute scripts stored in files. Just use:
   > stexec myscript.st
-==== From an application ====
+'''Applications''' can have built-in scripting capabilities. To access them, just find the ''Scripting'' menu item, which opens standard application scripting panel with all application related scripts. For more information, read the [[Application scripting]].
-Any tool can create a scripting interface for users, where users can do customisation of the tool's behaviour. If you are interested in adding scripting extension to your tool, follow: [[Scripting support]].
+'''Any tool''' can create a scripting interface for users, where users can do customisation of the tool's behaviour. If you are interested in adding scripting extension to your tool, follow: [[Scripting support]].
 == Languages ==

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 It is language independent - it uses languages as separate bundles. It can be extended by the "language bundles" providing other scripting languages. One experimental language bundle for Guile is included in the sources package.
-See: [[Scripting language bundles]]
+See: [[Scripting language bundle]]
 == Future ==

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	See: [[Scripting ideas]]		See: [[Scripting ideas]]
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		+	[[Category:Scripting]]

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-GNUstep offers following possibilities for scripting:
+== Introduction ==
-* [[StepTalk]] - official GNUstep scripting framework
+* quickly create a handy program
-* [[GNUstep Guile]] - GNUstep extension to make use of the GUILE scripting language.
+* do some computation with numbers or objects
-== For Users ==
+Those are situations where you can do scripting. Well, what the scripting is? It can be thought as manipulating objects in a handy way without need of long development process. The GNUstep environment offers more possibilities for scripting:
-* [[Scripting introduction]]
+* [[StepTalk]] - official GNUstep, language independent, scripting framework
-* [[Objects in scripting environments]]
+* [[GNUstep Guile]] - GNUstep extension to make use of the [[GUILE]] scripting language.
-== For Developers ==
+== Ways of scripting ==
-* [[Script objects]]
+How would you like to do that? Interactively, in a batch, from an application, from automaticaly generated script or from a database? There are many ways how you can do the scripting.
-* [[Adding scripting support]] to a Tool or an Application - how to execute scripts from an application
-* [[Scripting in applications]] - how to create an application automatically scriptable
+==== Shell ====
-* [[Scripts for applications and tools]]
-* [[Advertising scripting capabilities]] in Bundles - how to say, what can be used in a bundle for scripting
+Shell is a handy tool for interactive scripting with GNUstep objects. StepTalk offers a tool named '''stshell ([[StepTalk tools]])'''.
-* [[Scripting language bundles]] - how to create a language bundle
-* [[Scripting ideas]] - notes for the future of StepTalk (optional TODO list)
+==== Stand-alone script execution ====

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−	~~text~~ from ~~old wiki should~~ be ~~moved here ...~~	+	GNUstep offers following possibilities for scripting:
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		+	* [[StepTalk]] - official GNUstep scripting framework
		+	* [[GNUstep Guile]] - GNUstep extension to make use of the GUILE scripting language.
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		+	== For Users ==
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		+	* [[Scripting introduction]]
		+	* [[Objects in scripting environments]]
		+	* [[StepTalk shell]]
		+	* [[Scripts]]
		+	* [[Using scripting capabilities of bundles]]
		+
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		+	== For Developers ==
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		+	* [[Script objects]]
		+	* [[Adding scripting support]] to a Tool or an Application - how to execute scripts from an application
		+	* [[Scripting in applications]] - how to create an application automatically scriptable
		+	* [[Scripts for applications and tools]]
		+	* [[Advertising scripting capabilities]] in Bundles - how to say, what can be used in a bundle for scripting
		+	* [[Scripting language bundles]] - how to create a language bundle
		+	* [[Scripting ideas]] - notes for the future of StepTalk (optional TODO list)