Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION. Welcome to the Centrafuse mobile computer control interface. Centrafuse is a complete media and hardware management application for your mobile computer. Through it you can control media playback, control your blue-tooth enabled phone, navigate your vehicle, and perform engine diagnostics. Here the data of the graph is presented in two tables, one for nodes and one for edges and can be edited by the user. This is the Nodes table, the user can change to. Software Requirements Specification for Gephi Page 26. The edges table by pressing the “Edges” button on the top left hand side of the screen.
Software Requirements Specifications, also known as SRS, is the term used to describe an in-depth description of a software product to be developed. It’s considered one of the initial stages of development. Think of it like the map that points you to your finished product. The Internet provides many great examples of SRS for those developers who are open to learning. The caveat is that, like a map, SRS has to be followed exactly in order for you to arrive at the right destination. To write clear, concise and easy to follow SRS, you must understand your project.
But you must also understand SRS guidelines. How do you know when your SRS is ready for development? What makes it exceptional?
That’s what we are going to cover in this article. The Characteristics of Exceptional SRS There are certain things developers should strive to achieve in their SRS document to make it primed for a smooth development project.
These can be broken up into three categories: meaningful qualities, characteristics that meet goals and identifiable requirement smells. Meaningful Qualities The meaningful qualities of SRS are those that are purposeful in helping the developer understand the full scope of the project. Breaks Down the Problem A good SRS will break down the problem into chunks that can be solved more readily.
This also helps to increase understanding of issues and makes them easier to tackle. Offers Design Input Your SRS should contain design details to assist with implementation and deployment. Considers Components for Feedback A meaningful quality to users of the finished software is the opportunity to provide feedback. This should be a consideration when developing a strong SRS. Includes Validation Strategies Validation strategies should be implemented to ensure requirements are stated correctly and function the way they are intended to. Requirements are Ranked by Importance Ranking the by importance clearly tells both developers and stakeholders where the priorities lie. If the project is coming up on a specific deadline, like the end of a sprint, having a ranking system helps developers shift priorities easily.
Complete, Concise and Modifiable The finished product should offer a total picture of the development project as concisely as possible to promote understanding. It should be easily modifiable to account for feedback and changes. Characteristics that Meet Goals Each development project should have a pre-established set of goals. These characteristics are used to ensure goals are met and the project stays on the right track.
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Descriptive Scope of Work Having a clear scope of work is one of the most important goals. The scope guides developers through the project.
It creates an understanding of what the finished project should be by defining how to get there. Defines Features for the End User Customer requirements include certain features for the end-user that have to be defined in the SRS. Provides Opportunity for Review with Stakeholders One purpose of this document is to have transparency between project managers and stakeholders.
That’s why reviews of the SRS between both parties are an important benchmark to overall success. Clear Navigation A clear, concise document structure with navigation is an important reference point for developers. Testing & Refining A goal of any development project is to have a.
An additional consideration is how you will refine the framework once it’s been deployed. The SRS should address both. Estimates Costs Importantly, the SRS should be able to estimate costs of development and deployment, as well as operational costs. Identifiable Requirement Smells Similar to code smells, requirements smells are indicators that a requirement could be problematic. Developers should pay attention to these characteristics and make changes as necessary. Resolving them is handled on a case-by-case basis since they don’t typically lead to fatal errors in the requirement artifact.
That’s why they are included among characteristics of exceptional SRS. Developing a fine-tuned nose for these smells will make your work better. Examples of requirement smells include:.
Ambiguous Adverbs and Adjectives. Subjective Language. Superlatives.
Negative Statements The Guidelines for an Exceptional SRS The content in a SRS can vary from project to project. Even so, each project no matter how different should follow a prescribed set of guidelines. These guidelines are easy to remember, since their acronym spells the word FACTS. Functional Requirements – The function of the SRS is separate from that of the development project, itself. The functional requirements of this document to provide a framework for implementation should be obvious throughout the document. Analysis Model – The analysis model allows you to drill down into the specification of certain requirements. An example is if the requirement is “Add Product to Cart,” a command that doesn’t account for other details like size and quantity.
These can be flushed out with the Analysis Model since it connects functional requirements with the design. Cognitive Model – This is the model of development that helps developers understand how a system is going to be perceived by others, typically end-users. The Content & Structure of the Specification – This is also known as a data dictionary. It should include all the data surrounding each entity in addition to organizational flow charts.
Specification – Guidelines for the specification itself must be robust enough to tell a story of the development project, and flexible enough to allow changes in scope and scale. The Structure of Exceptional SRS There’s no one way to structure your SRS, although there are several models to serve as examples. If you’ve followed the characteristics and guidelines thus far, you’re off to a good start.
Overview This page provides a description of application programming with the Centrafuse Software Development Kit. The CF SDK is used to create Centrafuse 'Plugins', which are just class libraries that implement the CFPlugin interface.
Plugins compiled for Centrafuse reference the CFPlugin dll, included in this SDK in the root directory. The CFPlugin dll provides the developer with all of the necessary interfaces and classes to create functional pieces to work in conjunction with Centrafuse software. For example, popular plugins that already exist are SkinBrowser, LogoDashboard, and FileSync. Satellite Radio is also implemented in CF as a plugin. Radio support is added through use of a plugin. Basically anything a developer can imagine can be added to CF. What's the Easiest Way to Get started?
The easiest way to get started with your own plugin is to simply copy the HelloWorld (or SimpleList) project to a new directory, do some renaming of the the files to coordinate with your plugin project, and start making modifications to the source code. SDK Development Tools This SDK uses the following development environments for it's example build files:.
Visual Studio 2005 (Version 8) or.NET2 compiler.NET2 Framework. Knowledge of a programming language, either C#, VB, or C Note all project files are currently configured to copy builds to the Binaries directory in the root of SDK/Examples and SDK/Flash. A Visual Studio Solution file containing all projects in the SDK can be found in the root SDK directory. This solution file contains references to all plugin examples, all languages, and the Flash plugin project. SDK Directory Structure The directory structure of the SDK is logically laid out for ease of use.