com.io7m.jpra 0.6.0 Documentation
Package Information
Orientation
Overview
The com.io7m.jpra provides a simple language and set of tools for producing and accessing packed records.
Installation
Source compilation
The project can be compiled and installed with Maven:
$ mvn -C clean install
Maven
Regular releases are made to the Central Repository, so it's possible to use the com.io7m.jpra package in your projects with the following Maven dependency:
<dependency>
  <groupId>com.io7m.jpra</groupId>
  <artifactId>com.io7m.jpra-core</artifactId>
  <version>0.6.0</version>
</dependency>
All io7m.com packages use Semantic Versioning [0], which implies that it is always safe to use version ranges with an exclusive upper bound equal to the next major version - the API of the package will not change in a backwards-incompatible manner before the next major version.
Platform Specific Issues
There are currently no known platform-specific issues.
License
All files distributed with the com.io7m.jpra package are placed under the following license:
Copyright © 2015 <code@io7m.com> http://io7m.com

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
      
Tools Reference
jpra
Overview
usage: jpra <command> [<args>]

The most commonly used jpra commands are:
    check           Check a list of packages
    generate-java   Generate Java code
    help            Display help information

See 'jpra help <command>' for more information on a specific command.
The jpra command checks source code for errors and exports class definitions in the Java language.
Checking
To check source code for errors, without generating Java sources, use the check subcommand:
$ java -jar jpra.jar check --source-directory p com.io7m.example
The above command will check package com.io7m.example in the directory p. The package is assumed to be in the file p/com/io7m/example.jpr.
If checking succeeds, the command says nothing. Otherwise, errors are printed to standard error and the program exits with a non-zero exit code.
Code Generation
To generate Java sources, use the generate-java subcommand:
$ java -jar jpra.jar generate-java --source-directory p --target-directory t com.io7m.example
The above command will check package com.io7m.example in the directory p. The package is assumed to be in the file p/com/io7m/example.jpr. If no errors were detected, it will then generate Java source code in the directory t, generating one Java class per type definition, and placing each class in t/com/io7m/example/.
If checking succeeds, the command says nothing. Otherwise, errors are printed to standard error and the program exits with a non-zero exit code.
API Reference
Javadoc
API documentation for the package is provided via the included Javadoc.