Version 6 uses a programming paradigm based on workcells which communicate with each other using text based signals. This creates a parallel programming environment with autonomous virtual machines communicating over a peer to peer network.
The workcells are instantiated anonymously, therefore all methods and variables are completely private. Tkinter is used for both GUIs and for creating a second event loop used for synchronizing workcell to workcell communication. Three classes, Hub, Requestify and Transceiver are used to implement the parallel programming model. Hub is used as the central communication facility. Requestify is used for function binding by Tkinter widgets command option and Transceiver is inherited by workcells for communication functions.
This programming model makes it very easy to write highly interactive programs as demonstrated by this project with very easy addition of plugin tools.
Features
- A simple parallel programming environment based on Python and tkinter
- Objects can be instantiated anonymously making them completely private while still having full interactivity with other objects
- Based on industrial automation model using smart pallets and autonomous workcells
- Based on Python and tkinter. The programming model has also been replicated in JavaScript https://sourceforge.net/projects/webotron/