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====== iScheme ====== | ====== iScheme ====== | ||
- | {{:ischeme:ischemelogo.png?80 | + | [[http:// |
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iScheme is built on top of an R5RS [[http:// | iScheme is built on top of an R5RS [[http:// | ||
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iScheme provides developers with an event-driven programming style for accessing iPhone capabilities as well as interacting with native applications, | iScheme provides developers with an event-driven programming style for accessing iPhone capabilities as well as interacting with native applications, | ||
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(begin | (begin | ||
(CURRENT-LOCATION | (CURRENT-LOCATION | ||
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So, how do we realise such an application in iScheme? Read on... | So, how do we realise such an application in iScheme? Read on... | ||
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==== Exporting functions as services ==== | ==== Exporting functions as services ==== | ||
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In the example of the news service application, | In the example of the news service application, | ||
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(define news-service (service-type iPhone-news)) | (define news-service (service-type iPhone-news)) | ||
(export-service news-publisher news-service) | (export-service news-publisher news-service) | ||
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Service discovery in iScheme is by way of registering an event handler on a service type, which is triggered whenever a function exported under that type is encountered in the network. | Service discovery in iScheme is by way of registering an event handler on a service type, which is triggered whenever a function exported under that type is encountered in the network. | ||
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(when-discovered news-service | (when-discovered news-service | ||
(lambda (publisher-ref) | (lambda (publisher-ref) | ||
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Once a reference to the remote function is obtained, remote function invocations can be performed by means of the '' | Once a reference to the remote function is obtained, remote function invocations can be performed by means of the '' | ||
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(define (submit-news publisher-ref) | (define (submit-news publisher-ref) | ||
(for-each | (for-each | ||
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</ | </ | ||
The '' | The '' | ||
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In order to get the return value of a remote invocation, iScheme provides '' | In order to get the return value of a remote invocation, iScheme provides '' | ||
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(define (submit-news publisher-ref) | (define (submit-news publisher-ref) | ||
.... ;;iterator over news articles | .... ;;iterator over news articles | ||
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</ | </ | ||
The '' | The '' | ||
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===== Example Applications ===== | ===== Example Applications ===== | ||
iScheme has been used to develop a couple of non-trivial iPhone applications. | iScheme has been used to develop a couple of non-trivial iPhone applications. | ||
- | * [[example_applications|AmbiScrabble: | + | * [[example_applications# |
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+ | * [[example_applications# | ||
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+ | ===== Publications ===== | ||
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+ | * Engineer Bainomugisha, | ||
===== What about Apple' | ===== What about Apple' | ||
- | iPhone apps developed in iScheme do not require any modifications to the iPhone OS, therefore, they can be deployed to the iPhone like any other third party apps. So far we have used Apple' | ||
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+ | iPhone apps developed in iScheme do not require any modifications to the iPhone OS, therefore, they can be deployed to the iPhone like any other third party apps. So far we have used Apple' | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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