Documentation update

This commit is contained in:
David Botton 2022-01-08 22:39:59 -05:00
parent aaa6bc7663
commit c4c1b8aad6
2 changed files with 108 additions and 34 deletions

View file

@ -82,12 +82,16 @@ frameworks and website frameworks. The CLOG package starts up the
connectivity to the browser or other websocket client (often a browser
embedded in a native template application.)
STATUS: CLOG is complete enough for most uses. See below for some
enhacements being worked on, CLOG is actually based on GNOGA, a
STATUS: CLOG is complete and all work is on higher order additions,
such as full desktop over the web, database tools,etc. See below for
some enhacements being worked on. CLOG is actually based on GNOGA, a
framework I wrote for Ada in 2013 and used in commercial production
code for the last 8 years, i.e. the techiniques CLOG uses are solid
code for the last 8+ years, i.e. the techiniques CLOG uses are solid
and proven.
CLOG is being actively extended daily. Check the github discussion
boards for the latest.
Some potential applications for CLOG:
* Cross-platform GUIs and Reports
@ -104,15 +108,17 @@ or Browser control compiled to native code. CLOG uses websockets
for communications and the browser to render a GUI that maintains
an active soft realtime connection. For most CLOG applications all
programming logic, events and decisions are done on the server
which can be local or remote over the web.
which can be local, or remote over the web.
CLOG is developed on an M1 MacBook with ECL, it is tested fairly
regulary with SCBL on Linux, Windows and Intel MacBook. It should
in theory work on any system Quicklisp and CLACK will load on to.
CLOG is developed on an M1 MacBook with ECL and SBCL,
it is tested fairly regulary with SBCL on Linux, Windows and
Intel MacBook. It should in theory work on any system with
Quicklisp and CLACK.
CLOG will be in Quicklisp in the next update, but because I am still
adding code daily, it is currently preferable to clone the github repo
into your ~/common-lisp directory:
CLOG is in Quicklisp (ql:quickload :clog), but you may want to live on the bleeding edge
and use Ultralisp or clone the github repo into your
~/common-lisp directory (or other quicklisp/asdf findable
directory):
```
cd ~/common-lisp
@ -120,7 +126,12 @@ git clone https://github.com/rabbibotton/clog.git
```
To load this package and work through tutorials (assuming you
have Quicklisp configured):
have Quicklisp configured.)
Note: If using portacle for Windows you will need to
update Quicklisp use (ql:update-dist \"quicklisp\")
You will also likely need to copy the sqlite3 dll from
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html to portacle\win\lib
1. Start emacs then M-x slime
2. In the REPL, run:
@ -130,21 +141,50 @@ CL-USER> (ql:quickload :clog)
CL-USER> (clog:run-tutorial 1)
```
To see where the source files are:
Tip for Windows WSL linux user. Create a symbolic link from wslview to xdg-open
in /usr/local/bin so that run-tutorial uses the windows browser.
To see where the source, tutorial and demo files are:
```
CL-USER> (clog:clog-install-dir)
```
You can the load the demos with:
You can the run the demos with:
```
CL-USER> (load \"path to clog/demos/01-snake.lisp\")
CL-USER> (clog-user:start-demo)
CL-USER> (ql:quickload :clog)
CL-USER> (clog:run-demo 1)
```
To open a browser with the CLOG manual (it is located
at clog/doc/clog-manual.html):
The clog-db-admin tool can be run with:
```
CL-USER> (ql:quickload :clog/tools)
CL-USER> (clog-tools:clog-db-admin)
```
The clog-builder GUI Builder tool can be run with:
```
CL-USER> (ql:quickload :clog/tools)
CL-USER> (clog-tools:clog-builder)
```
You can also open a \"clog-repl\" window in your browser to play
from the common-lisp repl:
```
CL-USER> (in-package clog-user)
CLOG-USER> (clog-repl)
CLOG-USER> (setf (background-color *body*) \"beige\")
CLOG-USER> (create-div *body* :content \"Hello World!\")
```
The clog-repl URL is http://127.0.0.1/repl *body* will always refer to the
last access of that URL.
To open a browser with the CLOG manual:
```
CL-USER> (clog:open-manual)