Boston Hackfest:Cmd Line Module Work Items

Boston Hackfest Work Items

First Step

• Improve XSD validation file
  • Fixup existing Slicer CLI
• Add support for hidden parameters
  • Suggestion: Just map hidden attribute with "visible" property ?
• Add support for application specific parameters
  • Suggestion: via a <generic>, <custom>, <application>, <advanced>... element ?
• Synchronize between QtGUI and ctkCmdLineModuleDescription (invalid)
• Add support to "restore defaults"
• Slicer integration ( Julien )
  • Use CTK mechanism
  • Derive QUILoader for custom qMRMLWidgets initialization (setMRMLScene)
  • Customize XSL file

Future work

• Progress Report
  • Suggestion: Using QFuture
• Rename ctkCmdLineModule* into ctkCommandLineModule*
• Command Line XML designer tool
  • Left side: XML editor, right side: generated GUI to give immediate feedback from XML