high abstraction level for real life workflow tasks. These workflow tasks can be
described through an \gls{EDSL} and modeled as \glspl{Task}
From the specification the system will then generate a multi-user web service.
-This web service can be accessed through a browser and used to complete these
+This web service is accessed through a browser and used to complete these
\glspl{Task}. Familiar workflow patterns like sequence, parallel and
conditional tasks can be modelled using combinators.
\gls{iTasks} has been shown to be useful in many fields of operation such as
incident management~\cite{lijnse_top_2013}. Interfaces are automatically
generated for the types of data which makes rapid development possible.
-However, while the tasks in the \gls{iTasks} system model after real life
-workflow tasks the modelling is very high level. It is difficult to connect
-actual tasks to the real tasks and let them interact. A lot of the actual tasks
-can be \emph{performed} by small \gls{IoT} devices. Nevertheless, adding such
-devices to the current system is difficult to say the least as it was not
-designed to cope with these devices.
+\Glspl{Task} in the \gls{iTasks} system are modelled after real life workflow
+tasks but the modelling is applied on a very high level. Therefore it is
+difficult to connect \gls{iTasks} tasks to the real world tasks and let them
+interact. A lot of the actual tasks can be \emph{performed} by small \gls{IoT}
+devices. Nevertheless, adding such devices to the current system is difficult
+to say the least as it was not designed to cope with these devices.
In the current system such adapters, in principle, can be written as
\glspl{SDS}\footnote{Similar as to resources such as time are available in
a fixed logic in the device that is set at compile time. A lot of the small
\gls{IoT} devices have limited processing power but can still contain decision
making. Oortgiese et al.\ lifted \gls{iTasks} from a single server model to a
-distributed server architecture~\cite{oortgiese_distributed_2017} that is also
-runnable on smaller devices like \acrshort{ARM} devices. However, this is
+distributed server architecture that is also runnable on smaller devices like
+\acrshort{ARM} devices\cite{oortgiese_distributed_2017}. However, this is
limited to fairly high performance devices that are equipped with high speed
communication channels. Devices in \gls{IoT} often only have \gls{LTN}
communication with low bandwidth and a very limited amount of processing power
\section{Document structure}
The structure of the thesis is as follows.
-Chapter~\ref{chp:introduction} contains the problem statement, motivation and
-the structure of the document.
-Chapter~\ref{chp:methods} describes the foundations on which the implementation
-is built together with the new techniques introduced.
-Chapter~\ref{chp:results} shows the results in the form of an example
-application accompanied with implementation.
+Chapter~\ref{chp:introduction} contains the problem statement, motivation,
+literature embedding and the structure of the document.
+Chapter~\ref{chp:top} introduces the reader to the basics of \gls{TOP} and
+\gls{iTasks}
+Chapter~\ref{chp:dsl} discusses the pros and cons of different embedding
+methods to create \gls{EDSL}.
+Chapter~\ref{chp:mtask} shows the existing \gls{mTask}-\gls{EDSL} on which is
+extended on in this dissertation.
+Chapter~\ref{chp:arch} shows the architecture used for \gls{IoT}-devices that
+are a part of the new \gls{mTask}-system.
+Chapter~\ref{chp:mtaskcont} shows the extension added to the
+\gls{mTask}-\gls{EDSL} that were needed to make the system function.
+
+\todo{Vul aan}
+
Chapter~\ref{chp:conclusion} concludes by answering the research questions
and discusses future research.
Appendix~\ref{app:communication-protocol} shows the concrete protocol used for
communicating between the server and client.
Appendix~\ref{app:device-interface} shows the concrete interface for the
devices.
+
+\section{Relevant research}
+\todo{Hier alle citaten en achtergrond doen}
+Ivory, firmata, dsl spul, etc.
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