From: Mart Lubbers Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:14:57 +0000 (+0200) Subject: roy's comments: chapter 2 X-Git-Tag: hand-in~54 X-Git-Url: https://git.martlubbers.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6b4c6f4f8428f94021ff6be1366406767b5e2165;p=msc-thesis1617.git roy's comments: chapter 2 --- diff --git a/methods.top.tex b/methods.top.tex index 811e12a..c145eca 100644 --- a/methods.top.tex +++ b/methods.top.tex @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Listing~\ref{lst:taskex}. The code is accompanied by screenshots showing the user interface in Figure~\ref{fig:taskex1},~\ref{fig:taskex2} and~\ref{fig:taskex3}. The \CI{TaskValue} of the \gls{Task} is in the first image in the \CI{NoValue} state, the second image does not have all the fields -filled in and therefore the \CI{TaskValue} remains \CI{Unstable}. In the third +filled in and therefore the \CI{TaskValue} remains \CI{NoValue}. In the third image all fields are entered and the \CI{TaskValue} transitions to the \CI{Unstable} state. When the user presses \emph{Continue} the value becomes \CI{Stable} and cannot be changed any further. @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ can be created. \section{Combinators} \Glspl{Task} can be combined using so called \gls{Task}-combinators. Combinators describe relations between \glspl{Task}. There are only two basic -types of combinators; namely parallel and sequence. All other combinators are +types of combinators; parallel and sequence. All other combinators are derived from the basic combinators. Type signatures of simplified versions of the basic combinators and their derivations are given in Listing~\ref{lst:combinators} @@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ resource are notified of the update. However, it may be the case that To solve this problem, parametric lenses were introduced~\cite{domoszlai_parametric_2014}. -Parametric lenses add a type variable to the \gls{SDS} that is in the current -library functions fixed to the void type (i.e. \CI{()}). When a \gls{SDS} +Parametric lenses add a type variable to the \gls{SDS}. This type variable is +fixed to the void type (i.e. \CI{()}) in the given functions. When an \gls{SDS} executes a write operation, it also provides the system with a notification predicate. This notification predicate is a function \CI{p -> Bool} where \CI{p} is the parametric lens type. This allows programmers to create a big @@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ stored in the map, only \glspl{Task} looking at a specific entry are notified when the structure is updated. The type of the parametric lens is the key in the map. -Functionality for setting parameters is added in the system. The most important -functions are the \CI{sdsFocus} and the \CI{sdsLens} function. These functions -are listed in Listing~\ref{lst:focus}. \CI{sdsFocus} allows the programmer to -fix a parametric lens value. \CI{sdsLens} is a kind of \CI{mapReadWrite} -including access to the parametric lens value. This allows the creation of -for example \glspl{SDS} that only read and write to parts of the original -\gls{SDS}. +Functionality for setting parameters is available in the system. The most +important functions are the \CI{sdsFocus} and the \CI{sdsLens} function. These +functions are listed in Listing~\ref{lst:focus}. \CI{sdsFocus} allows the +programmer to fix a parametric lens value. \CI{sdsLens} is a kind of +\CI{mapReadWrite} including access to the parametric lens value. This allows +the creation of, for example, \glspl{SDS} that only read and write to parts of +the original \gls{SDS}. \begin{lstlisting}[label={lst:focus}, caption={Parametric lens functions}]