Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of Prefs2

Timestamp:

Sep 9, 2019, 12:08:01 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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Prefs2

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 Various parameters control and limit
 BOINC's use of computing, memory, storage, and network communication.
-"Static parameters" don't vary over time;
+"Static" parameters don't vary over time;
 for example storage-related parameters are static.
 "Dynamic" parameters can change in response to factors external to BOINC
 (such as time of day, non-BOINC CPU usage, etc.).
-Dynamic parameters include limits on #CPUs, RAM usage, network throughput, etc.
+Dynamic parameters include limits on #CPUs, RAM usage, and network throughput.
 
 This document describes a new system for "computing preferences" in BOINC.
-This system lets users express, using a set of logical rules,
-how dynamic parameters change in response
-to external factors.
+This system lets users express, as a set of logical rules,
+how dynamic parameters vary as a function of external factors.
 
 The goals of this system include:
@@ -22 +21 @@
    (such as the current cost of electricity) without modifying the client.
 
-The XML representations of parameters:
+The XML representation of parameters:
 {{{
 <static_params>
@@ -37 +36 @@
 All elements are optional;
 a parameter set can define some elements but not others.
-If A and B are parameter sets, the "overlay" of A on B is defined as
+If A and B are parameter sets, the "overlay of A on B" is defined as
 A together with any elements in B that are not defined in A.
 
 == Prefs dictionary ==
 
-The "prefs dictionary" is a name -> value map,
-containing values that can affect dynamic params.
+External factors are stored in a "prefs dictionary",
+which is a name -> value map.
 Examples:
 
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 {{{
 <computing_prefs>
+   [ <static_params> ... </static_params> ]
    <clause> ... </clause>
    ...