Glossary#
- node#
Node is a program which is a part of distributed system. Implemented as a subclass of
NodeorGUINode.- client#
- node client#
Interface to node’s functions. Implemented as a subclass of
NodeClient.- conf#
Configuration (dict) for something. Difference between params: conf is considered static (won’t change run time).
- params#
Parameters (dict) for something. Difference between conf: params is considered dynamic (will change run time).
- gparams#
- global params#
A dict with global parameters which is handled by
GlobalParams.- Req-Rep#
Request-Reply communication pattern. The client sends a request and the server sends back a reply.
- RPC#
abbreviation of Remote Procedure Call. Req-Rep pattern is a typical RPC.
- Pub-Sub#
Publish-Subscribe communication pattern. One-to-many data distribution.
- status#
Messages expressing the node’s status. Implemented as a subclass of
Status. Usually published as topic status.- state#
Node can have explicit state. If so, it is implemented as a subclass of
Stateand usually contained as a attribute of status.