[ANN] SMC - State Machine Compiler v. 4.3.0

[rapp at acm.org]

           SMC - The State Machine Compiler v. 4.3.0


Requires:  Java 1.4.1 SE (Standard Edition) or better.
Download:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/smc
Home Page: http://smc.sourceforge.net

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What's New?
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+ Added -reflect option for Java, C#, VB.Net and Tcl code
  generation. When used, allows applications to query a state
  about its supported transitions. Returns a list of transition
  names. This feature is useful to GUI developers who want to
  enable/disable features based on the current state. See
  Programmer's Manual section 11: On Reflection for more
  information.

+ Updated LICENSE.txt with a missing final paragraph which allows
  MPL 1.1 covered code to work with the GNU GPL.

+ Added a Maven plug-in and an ant task to a new tools directory.
  Added Eiten Suez's SMC tutorial (in PDF) to a new docs
  directory.

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Bug fixes
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+ (GraphViz) DOT file generation did not properly escape
  double quotes appearing in transition guards. This has been
  corrected.

+ A note: the SMC FAQ incorrectly stated that C/C++ generated
  code is thread safe. This is wrong. C/C++ generated is
  certainly *not* thread safe. Multi-threaded C/C++ applications
  are required to synchronize access to the FSM to allow for
  correct performance.

+ (Java) The generated getState() method is now public.

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What is SMC?
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SMC takes a state machine description (stored in a .sm file) and
generates State pattern classes in a target language (C, C++, C#,
Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl and VB.Net are currently
supported). SMC is a console-based app written in Java which
means SMC can run anywhere Java (1.4.1 or better) can run.
The download package includes a document and example directory
showing how SMC can used with C, C++, C#, Java, Perl, Python,
Ruby, Tcl (requires [incr Tcl] package) and VB.Net. The examples
range from trivial to GUI apps.


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How can I learn more?
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At http://smc.sourceforge.net. You can access the SMC
Programmer's Manual there as well. While you're there,  check out
the SMC demo applet at http://smc.sourceforge.net/SmcDemo.htm.


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Where can I get it?
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SMC and the Programmer's Manual can be downloaded from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/smc. You can also use this
website to:

    + Ask questions (via the Public Forum's Help discussion)
    + Submit a bug.
    + Join a mailing list.
    + Access SMC documentation.
    + Access SMC's source code in the CVS repository.

(Note: in order to make full use of SourceForge capabilities,
 you must be a SourceForge member. If you are not a member,
 head over to http://sourceforge.net/account/register.php
 and sign up. SourceForge membership is free - no money, no
 requirements and NO SPAM! Membership has its benefits.)

If you have any problems, surf over to
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=27865 and report
the problem. I will try and answer you via the Help forum as
quickly as I can.


                              Enjoy!

                           Charles Rapp