Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
APES plug-ins
<application>
APES
Graphical User
Interface
Plug-in
Plug-in
APES Models
Model
components
CLIMA
Weather Generator
application and
components
«component»
Data Quality
«component»
Data IO
«application»
Graphica Data
Display
«application»
Simulation Output
Evaluator
«application»
AgroManagement
Configuration
Generator
«application»
Model Parameter
Editor
«application»
Model
Component
Explorer
NMath
Statistical
libraries
«component»
AgroManagement
Files Display
«component»
IRENE
Fig. 4.8
The main components and packages of the APES stand-alone application. Connections
represent dependencies. The package “APES Models” represents different realizations (modelling
solutions) developed using the items of Fig.
4.2
. All application tools (third row from the top) are
reusable independently by third parties in custom developed applications. The component “Data
Quality” is the component Preconditions cited in the paragraph Ontology
The APES stand-alone allows new applications to be added as supporting
tools (plug-ins) independently by third parties. An example is provided inclusive
of source code.
The application is also built using the component-oriented paradigm; single
components can be re-used independently of APES. Figure
4.8
shows the main
components of the December 2008 version.
The AgroManagement Configuration Generator
The AgroManagement Configuration Generator is an application developed by
CRA to build XML files containing a set of planned agricultural management
actions, and to visualize configurations. Such files can be used by the CRA.
AgroManagement component at run-time to simulate the decision making
process to implement agro-management actions in a field. As described in the
documentation for the AgroManagement component, agro-management is
simulated by parameterizing rules (classes implementing the interface IRule)
