Application Documentation

User Interface Description

Upon logging in to your Domicel, you will be presented with a window that looks something like a file tree (of the sort you would see in Windows Explorer). It is actually an iconic representation of your root object, and the objects it links to (and the objects they link to, etc.). If two different objects link to the same object, you could well see the same object in two places in your tree!

The tree of objects which descend from your root object appear on the left side of the window. The right side of the window contains information about the currently selected object. You can "run" an object (i.e. get its user interface, if it has one) by double-clicking the icon. Right-clicking on the icon brings up a menu which enables you to perform various operations on the object.

Groups

Under your root object, you will see that it links to five groups. They are:

Accessories - Links to various utility objects
Directories - Links to objects which provide user interfaces to the Id, Service, and Class Directories.
My Access - Links to the Local Access Manager and, if the host is a Domicel Service Provider, a Global Access Manager.
My Hosts - Links to the Host Manager, and to the root object of all the Domicel's Hosts. Hosts are the closest parallel, in the Domisphere, to applications. When you create an account in the current DSP (Domicel Service Provider) you will be given three Hosts: one which implements the DSP's Mail object, one for creating a blog, and one for creating spreadsheets.
System - Links to objects which provide various system functions, and the object in the IdDir which defines the Domicel for this account.

Important Applications

Search - (in Accessories) Searches for objects on a particular Host, by Service and attribute. Choose the Host to search from the list. If it doesn't appear on the list, choose "Search for Host" to find it in the Host Directory.
Mailbox - (in Accessories) Enables sending and recieving mail. When mail is sent, it is not sent to the recipient's mail server (or Domicel) instead, it is stored in the sender's Domicel, and a notification is sent to the recipient. The recipient reads the mail from the sender's server. Note: the current user interface is very primitive!
White Pages - (in Directories) Use this to search for Domicels and Hosts. Searches are QBE (Query By Example). If left blank, all results are returned.
Access Manager - (in My Access) Enables control of object access. Create groups. Assign objects, Domicels, Hosts, to groups. Assign groups to Hosts. Specify object access per group.
Host Manager - (in My Hosts) Enables adding new Hosts to the Domicel. It is the Domicel equivalent of "installing an application".
User Manager - (in System) Enables the user to change password
Blog - (in My Hosts->My Interblog Domicel) Enables running the blog. To create a blog, the user must add blog posts and queries. Note: There is no user interface for creating a blog. The objects have to be created by hand. To learn how to create a blog with the current blogging applications, see Create a Blog.
Spreadsheet - (in My Hosts->My Spreadsheet Domicel) Enables the creation of online spreadsheets. These spreadsheets can incorporate live data from any Domicel object - when the data changes, the spreadsheets automatically update themselves! To learn how to create spreadsheets, see Create a Spreadsheet.

Accounts

Before a Host can create objects for a particular Domicel, it must create an account for it. For this purpose, the Host uses Domicel IDs as Account IDs. However, in addition to the accounts which are created for Domicels, there are a few standards accounts which the Host maintains for housekeeping purposes. They are as follows:

Acct ID	Acct Name	Description
0	Admin	Used for Administration, e.g. adding classes, accounts, etc.
2	Srv	Contains Srv (Service) objects: For every class in the Host, if it implements a service, there must be a Srv object in this account which contains its XML definition.
3	Cls	Contains Cls (Class) objects: Every object in the Host is an instance of a Cls object in this account.
4	ClsAttr	Contains ClsAttr (Class attribute) objects: The information describing every attribute of every class is stored in a ClsAttr object in this account. The Cls objects link to their ClsAttr objects.
5	ClsSrv	Contains ClsSrv (Class Service) objects: The ClsSrv object joins Classes and Services. There is one ClsSrv object for every service that every class implements. The Cls objects link to their ClsSrv objects.

Hosts currently in the Domicel System (Domisphere)

Host ID	Host Name	Description
1	IdDir	A searchable directory for maintaining system-wide Host IDs and Domicel IDs
2	ServiceDir	A searchable directory for publicizing services
3	ClassDir	A searchable directory for publicizing classes, and the services they use. Searches can be performed in both directions, i.e. classes that implement a particular service, and services that are implemented by a particular class.
2000001	DSP	The first Domicel Service Provider. New DSPs will be added in the future, but for now the login services for all Domicels are provided by this Host.
2000003	SpreadSheet	Provides a simple spreadsheet.
2000004	Dommail	Provides a (very) simple email.
2000005	InterBlog	Provides a (very) simple blogging platform.

Objects and Classes, by Host

All Hosts

Cls ID	Obj ID (if only one instance)	Cls Name	Description
100	0	Root	The root object of every account on every Host.
101	1	Dispatcher	Objects that subscribe to the Dispatcher get informed whenever the Dispatcher receives a particular message. It is used to implement the observer-observed design pattern.
102	2	UI	The User Interface object provides an entry into the Domicel System for non-Domicel messages. Currently the UI object only supports web browsers, but in the future it will support other interfaces.
104		Group	Used to create groups of objects. It can be used as a virtual directory. (There are normally many instances of the Group class in a Domicel.)
105	5	Factory	Used for creating accounts, classes, objects, etc.
107	3	InstallHost	The InstallHost object is invoked whenever a Host is installed. It can be programmed to perform tasks such as installing classes.
108	4	InstallAcct	The InstallAcct object is invoked whenever an account is installed. It can be programmed to perform tasks such as installing objects.
109	6	HostMan	Used for managing a Domicel's Hosts. A HostMan object is only created in accounts of Domicel Service Providers. It is used for "installing" new Hosts in a Domicel.
111	7	SecLocal	A SecLocal object maintains access rights for objects in the LOCAL host.
112	8	SecGlobal	A SecGlobal object maintains access groups for ALL Hosts in a Domicel, as defined by the Host Manager.
114	9	UserMan	A UserMan object is used for managing the user information of the current account. Currently it implements only: change password.
500		Cls	The Cls object contains class definitions.
501		ClsAttr	The ClsAttr object contains attribute definitions.
502		ClsSrv	The ClsSrv object joins classes and services.
600		Srv	The Srv object contains service definitions.

IdDir

Cls ID	Obj ID (if only one instance)	Cls Name	Description
1000	1000051	HostMan	The HostMan object provides the interface the the Host ID database.
2000	1000052	AcctMan	The AcctMan object provides the interface the the Domicel ID database.

ServiceDir

Cls ID	Obj ID (if only one instance)	Cls Name	Description
3000	1000053	SrvMan	The SrvMan object provides the interface the the Service ID database.

ClassDir

Cls ID	Obj ID (if only one instance)	Cls Name	Description
4000	1000054	ClsMan	The ClsMan object provides the interface the the Class ID database.

DSP

Cls ID	Obj ID (if only one instance)	Cls Name	Description
200101		Text	Contains text
200102	1000102	WwwUi	Provides functionality for the Desktop user interface
200103	1000103	Mailbox	Provides Domicel Mail functionality
200104	1000104	AddressBook	Stores address of Domicels.
200105	1000105	Search	Provides Search functionality
200106	1000106	ServiceDir	Provides a user interface to the SrvDir
200107	1000107	ClassDir	Provides a user interface to the ClsDir
200108	1000108	WhitePages	Provides a user interface to the IdDir AcctMan for QBE searches
200109	1000109	YellowPages	Provides a user interface to the IdDir AcctMan for keyword searches

SpreadSheet

Cls ID	Obj ID (if only one instance)	Cls Name	Description
300101		SpreadSheet	Implements spreadsheets

Dommail

Cls ID	Obj ID (if only one instance)	Cls Name	Description
400101	2000101	MailBox	Provides mail functionality

InterBlog

Cls ID	Obj ID (if only one instance)	Cls Name	Description
400101		QueryPage	Provides query functionality. Points to a text object that contains the query.
400102		TrackBack	Contains a trackback.
400103		Post	Contains a post. (Posts support the Text service.)
400104	2000101	BlogPage	Provides blog functionality. (One object is pre-created. Others can be added.)
500101	2000102	ImportPosts	Provides functionality for importing blog posts.