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author | Sebastien Douheret <sebastien.douheret@iot.bzh> | 2018-01-18 09:44:34 +0100 |
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committer | Sebastien Douheret <sebastien.douheret@iot.bzh> | 2018-01-18 09:44:34 +0100 |
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diff --git a/docs/part-2/1_xds-server/0_abstract.md b/docs/part-2/1_xds-server/0_abstract.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..07dd057 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/part-2/1_xds-server/0_abstract.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# XDS - X(cross) Development System Server + +`xds-server` is a web server that allows user to remotely cross build applications. + +- The first goal is to provide a multi-platform cross development tool with near-zero installation. +- The second goal is to keep application sources locally (on user's machine). + - Make it compatible with existing IT policies (e.g. corporate backup or SCM). + - Let user to continue to work as usual. + - Use his favorite editor. + - keep performance while editing/browsing sources. + - Avoids manual operation + +This powerful and portable webserver (written in [Go](https://golang.org)) +exposes a REST interface over HTTP. + +`xds-server` uses [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) tool to synchronize +projects files from user machine to build server machine or container. + +`xds-server` is commonly running on a build server (within a container or not) +and [xds-agent](../2_xds-agent/0_abstract.html) must run on the developer/user machine in order +to setup the following connection chain: + +```schema + developer/user machine | build server or container + ---------------------------|----------------------------- + xds-cli <---> xds-agent <-|-> xds-server +``` + +**SEE ALSO**: [xds-cli](https://gerrit.automotivelinux.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=src/xds/xds-cli.git), +a command-line tool that allows you to send commands to `xds-agent / xds-server` +and for example build your application from command-line or from your favorite +IDE (such as Netbeans or Visual Studio Code) through `xds-agent <=> xds-server`. + +--- + +Links to subchapters : + +- [Configuration](./1_config.html) +- [How to run](./2_how-to-run.html) +- [Build from scratch](./3_build.html) +- [Debugging](./4_debug.html) |