Re: [External] Re: Links between bob files in different support modules

["Cobb, Tom \(DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI\) via Tech-talk" <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I like Kay's idea of a directory of softlinks, but I also like the idea of replicating a search path at the IOC level. Using Kay's example I think I will have a go with the following:

IOC1/motor_overview.bob -> /path/to/motor/v1/motorApp/opi/bob/motor_overview.bob

IOC1/motor_detail.bob -> /path/to/motor/v1/motorApp/opi/bob/motor_detail.bob

IOC1/ls_overview.bob -> /path/to/lakeshore/v1/lakeshoreApp/opi/bob/ls_overview.bob

IOC1/ls_detail.bob -> /path/to/lakeshore/v1/lakeshoreApp/opi/bob/ls_detail.bob

IOC1/ioc1_overview.bob

IOC2/motor_overview.bob -> /path/to/motor/v2/motorApp/opi/bob/motor_overview.bob

IOC2/motor_detail.bob -> /path/to/motor/v2/motorApp/opi/bob/motor_detail.bob

IOC2/ioc2_overview.bob

bl_overview.bob

This means that if motor_detail.bob​ wanted to link to ls_detail.bob​, it would have an action button that opened ls_detail.bob​. It would then pick up the version of lakeshore that was defined for that IOC. If iocx_overview.bob​ wanted to open motor_detail.bob​ it would have an action button to motor_detail.bob​ and if bl_overview.bob​ wanted to open ioc1_overview.bob​ it would have an action button to IOC1/ioc1_overview.bob​.

Thanks,

Tom

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From: Paul Sichta <psichta at pppl.gov>
Sent: 28 March 2023 18:02
To: Cobb, Tom (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) <tom.cobb at diamond.ac.uk>
Cc: tech-talk at aps.anl.gov <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Re: [External] Re: Links between bob files in different support modules

 

Tom

I was thinking:  in your environment before calling the phoebus startup command from your shell

I use a script to startup our phoebus so I could put such things there as well,

export BSUPPORT=../../../BSupport/BSupportApp/op/bob

of course this only works if your running bob file is at the right spot relative to the targeted bob file .

-ps

-ps

On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 10:17 AM Cobb, Tom (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) <tom.cobb at diamond.ac.uk> wrote:

Hi Paul,

Interesting, I hadn't thought of using macros. So, I guess these macros would be how to get to the bob files of a particular module from a common root. So from a bob file in the root, you could refer to $(ASUPPORT)/A_details.bob​. However, I still can't work out how you could make a relative link from a screen in ASupport to a screen in BSupport...

Thanks,

Tom

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From: Paul Sichta <psichta at pppl.gov>
Sent: 28 March 2023 13:30
To: Cobb, Tom (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) <tom.cobb at diamond.ac.uk>
Cc: tech-talk at aps.anl.gov <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Re: Links between bob files in different support modules

 

Tom

To simplify the syntax in the bob files You could use a macro based on a  (relative) path definition from your phoebus environment.

Regards 

-ps

On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 06:02 Cobb, Tom (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov> wrote:

Hi all,

We are looking at how to structure bob files within our support modules, especially how to link between support modules. For example, imagine we have a bob file ASupport/ASupportApp/op/bob/A_details.bob​ and we want to link to BSupport/BSupportApp/op/bob/B_details.bob​. As phoebus doesn't support a search path (for good reasons) we would need to supply an absolute or relative path to B_details.bob​ in A_details.bob​. My instinct is to use relative paths, so the directory tree can be served over http at runtime, but this means a link to ../../../BSupport/BSupportApp/op/bob/B_details.bob​ in A_details.bob​ which mandates that the two support modules be checked out next to each other.

Has anyone else had to link between bob files in two different support modules? If so, how have you done it?

Thanks,

Tom

 

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