OpenBinder

Version 1.0

OpenBinder is a system-level component architecture, designed to provide a richer high-level abstraction on top of traditional modern operating system services. The current implementation runs on Linux, but the code has run on a diverse variety of platforms, including BeOS, Windows, and PalmOS Cobalt.

To get started as quickly as possible, you can jump immediately to the Quick Start section.

See Binder Overview if you just want to know what this Binder thing is.

Getting Started

This is basic information about the OpenBinder distribution and how to use it.

• License: The license this code is released under.
• Quick Start: Quickly get your feet wet.
• Building: Details on how to build the source distribution.
• Contents: Overview of the contents of this distribution.
• Authors: Who has contributed to the code.
• Missing Features: The major things you'll notice.
• Bring It On: The smooved manifesto.

Programming Introduction

These pages provide an overview of the Binder and its capabilities.

• Binder Overview: High-level description of OpenBinder.
• API Conventions: Typographic conventions we use in our code.
• Threading Conventions: How multithreading is used in the Binder.
• Environment Variables: Run-time control and customization of the Binder.

Programming Guide

The Binder architecture is divided into a number of separate subsystems, generally building on top of each other. Note that this documentation is divided into a set of "kits" that is cleaner than how the current source tree is organized.

• Support Kit: a set of standard tools and APIs used to write Binder code. This includes basic types such as strings, container classes such as vectors, tools for reference counting and memory management, and threading utilities.
  • SAtom Debugging
  • SHandler Patterns
• Binder Kit: the core Binder APIs, defining Binder objects, interfaces, and other concepts.
  • Binder Recipes
  • Binder Shell Tutorial
    • Binder Shell Data
    • Binder Shell Syntax
  • Binder Terminology
  • Binder Process Model
    • Binder IPC Mechanism
  • pidgen
  • Binder Inspect() Details
• Storage Kit: APIs for accessing and manipulating data.
  • Binder Data Model
  • Writing Data Objects

See Support Kit Reference for a detailed listing of the Binder and related APIs.

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