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Platypus Tools

This section describes the various tools in Platypus. It is intended primarily as a reference section.

The tutorial section and hints section describe how to use the Platypus tools. This section describes what the various tools do.

NewApp
Development directory layout creator.
Makefile System
DODS and Database Issues
As used by Platypus.
PO Config Generator
Pond
Billabong
Business layer code generation.
Squirt
Query stub code generator.
Scripts
Including diffpatch.
Naming Conventions
dev.conf format
Describes format and sematics of "developer's config" files.
Sections of config files include: CORE PO DO IDS QUERY 
Interface between Presentation and Business Layers
Code generated by Billabong and Pond.
Interface between skeleton and BASE PO
Platypus Javadoc
Javadoc on the Platypus classes and packages.
Platypus changes to Enhydra conventions
QuickSort library used in Platypus tools