Change package name to 'controllers', add some doc

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,56 @@
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 # DataForge-control
-Data acquisition framework based on DataForge
+
+DataForge-control is a data acquisition framework (work in progress). It is
+based on DataForge, a software framework for automated data processing. 
+This repository contains a prototype of API and simple implementation 
+of a slow control system, including a demo.
+
+DataForge-control uses some concepts and modules of DataForge, 
+such as `Meta` (immutable tree-like structure) and `MetaItem` (which 
+includes a scalar value, or a tree of values, easily convertable to/from JSON 
+if needed).  
+
+To learn more about DataForge, please consult the following URLs:
+ * [Kotlin multiplatform implementation of DataForge](https://github.com/mipt-npm/dataforge-core)  
+ * [DataForge documentation](http://npm.mipt.ru/dataforge/) 
+ * [Original implementation of DataForge](https://bitbucket.org/Altavir/dataforge/src/default/)
+
+DataForge-control is a [Kotlin-multiplatform](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/multiplatform.html)
+application. Asynchronous operations are implemented with 
+[kotlinx.coroutines](https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.coroutines) library.
+
+
+### Features
+Among other things, you can:
+- Describe devices and their properties. 
+- Collect data from devices and execute arbitrary actions supported by a device.
+- Property values can be cached in the system and requested from devices as needed, asynchronously.
+- Connect devices to event bus via bidirectional message flows.
+
+### `dataforge-control-core` module packages
+
+- `api` - defines API for device management. The main class here is 
+[`Device`](dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/Device.kt).
+Generally, a Device has Properties that can be read and written. Also, some Actions
+can optionally be applied on a device (may or may not affect properties). 
+
+- `base` - contains baseline `Device` implementation 
+[`DeviceBase`](dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/DeviceBase.kt) 
+and property implementation, including property asynchronous flows.
+
+- `controllers` - implements Message Controller that can be attached to the event bus, Message 
+and Property flows.
+
+### `demo` module
+
+The demo includes a simple mock device with a few properties changing as `sin` and `cos` of
+the current time. The device is configurable via a simple TornadoFX-based control panel. 
+You can run a demo by executing `application/run` Gradle task. 
+
+The graphs are displayed using [plotly.kt](https://github.com/mipt-npm/plotly.kt) library.
+
+Example view of a demo:
+
+![](docs/pictures/demo-view.png)

dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/Device.kt

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 import kotlinx.io.Closeable
 
+/**
+ *  General interface describing a managed Device
+ */
 interface Device: Closeable {
     /**
      * List of supported property descriptors
@@ -13,7 +16,8 @@ interface Device: Closeable {
     val propertyDescriptors: Collection<PropertyDescriptor>
 
     /**
-     * List of supported requests descriptors
+     * List of supported action descriptors. Action is a request to the device that
+     * may or may not change the properties
      */
     val actionDescriptors: Collection<ActionDescriptor>
 
@@ -30,12 +34,13 @@ interface Device: Closeable {
     fun registerListener(listener: PropertyChangeListener, owner: Any? = listener)
 
     /**
-     * Remove all listeners belonging to specified owner
+     * Remove all listeners belonging to the specified owner
      */
     fun removeListener(owner: Any?)
 
     /**
-     * Get the value of the property or throw error if property in not defined. Suspend if property value is not available
+     * Get the value of the property or throw error if property in not defined.
+     * Suspend if property value is not available
      */
     suspend fun getProperty(propertyName: String): MetaItem<*>
 
@@ -51,8 +56,8 @@ interface Device: Closeable {
     suspend fun setProperty(propertyName: String, value: MetaItem<*>)
 
     /**
-     * Send a request and suspend caller while request is being processed.
+     * Send an action request and suspend caller while request is being processed.
-     * Could return null if request does not return meaningful answer.
+     * Could return null if request does not return a meaningful answer.
      */
     suspend fun call(action: String, argument: MetaItem<*>? = null): MetaItem<*>?
 

dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/api/PropertyChangeListener.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ package hep.dataforge.control.api
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
 
+/**
+ * PropertyChangeListener Interface
+ * [value] is a new value that property has after a change; null is for invalid state.
+ */
 interface PropertyChangeListener {
     fun propertyChanged(propertyName: String, value: MetaItem<*>?)
 }

dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/base/DeviceBase.kt

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyChangeListener
 import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyDescriptor
 import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
 
+/**
+ * Baseline implementation of [Device] interface
+ */
 abstract class DeviceBase : Device {
     private val properties = HashMap<String, ReadOnlyDeviceProperty>()
     private val actions = HashMap<String, Action>()

dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/controllers/DeviceMessage.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package hep.dataforge.control.controlers
+package hep.dataforge.control.controllers
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.*
 import hep.dataforge.names.asName

dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/controllers/MessageController.kt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-package hep.dataforge.control.controlers
+package hep.dataforge.control.controllers
 
 import hep.dataforge.control.api.Device
 import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyChangeListener
-import hep.dataforge.control.controlers.DevicePropertyMessage.Companion.PROPERTY_CHANGED_ACTION
+import hep.dataforge.control.controllers.DevicePropertyMessage.Companion.PROPERTY_CHANGED_ACTION
 import hep.dataforge.io.Envelope
 import hep.dataforge.io.Responder
 import hep.dataforge.io.SimpleEnvelope

dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/controllers/MessageFlow.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package hep.dataforge.control.controlers
+package hep.dataforge.control.controllers
 
 import hep.dataforge.io.Envelope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope

dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/controllers/PropertyFlow.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package hep.dataforge.control.controlers
+package hep.dataforge.control.controllers
 
 import hep.dataforge.control.api.Device
 import hep.dataforge.control.api.PropertyChangeListener

dataforge-control-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/controllers/delegateMappers.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package hep.dataforge.control.controlers
+package hep.dataforge.control.controllers
 
 import hep.dataforge.control.base.DeviceProperty
 import hep.dataforge.control.base.ReadOnlyDeviceProperty

demo/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/demo/DemoDevice.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package hep.dataforge.control.demo
 
 import hep.dataforge.control.base.*
-import hep.dataforge.control.controlers.double
+import hep.dataforge.control.controllers.double
 import hep.dataforge.values.asValue
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope