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diff --git a/docs/afb-overview.md b/docs/afb-overview.md index 67e5b0d1..d0615ed5 100644 --- a/docs/afb-overview.md +++ b/docs/afb-overview.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ -Overview of the binder -====================== +Binder Overview +=============== The ***binder*** provides the way to connect applications to the services that it needs. It provides a fast way to securely offer APIs to applications written in any language and running almost anywhere. -The ***binder*** is developped for AGL. +The ***binder*** is developed for AGL. The ***binder*** is the usual name. The binary is named **afb-daemon**. @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ the term of daemon denotes background process but not here). Each ***binder*** **afb-daemon** is in charge to bind one instance of an application or service to the rest of the system, applications and services. -Within AGL, the connexion between services and/or +Within AGL, the connection between services and/or applications is tuned by the AGL framework and the AGL system. @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The shown elements are: An **API** is a set of **verbs** that can be called using either REST over HTTP or a kind of JSON RPC. - + ***bindings*** are either: - dynamically loaded libraries in the ***binder*** process @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The shown elements are: - remote service running on other hosts When acting as an HTTP server, the binder treats the language - settings of the HTTP resquests to provide internationalized + settings of the HTTP requests to provide internationalized content as specified by [widget specifications](https://www.w3.org/TR/widgets/#internationalization-and-localization). @@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ The shown elements are: the **API** that it provides or to get its HTTP services to access resources. +<!-- pagebreak --> + Interconnection of binders ========================== @@ -91,8 +93,7 @@ The figure shows 4 several **application/service**: **A**, **B**, **C** and **D**. The application **A** might use an **API** that is shown as a -local ***binbing*** but that in reality runs within the context +local ***binding*** but that in reality runs within the context of **D**. The framework AGL takes care of making the plumbing working. - |