update documentation; remove recordList

README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ For example:
 Status
 ------
 
-* The API is for release 4.5.0-pre1
+* The API is for EPICS Version 4 release 4.5.0
 
 

configure/ExampleRELEASE.local

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 TEMPLATE_TOP=$(EPICS_BASE)/templates/makeBaseApp/top
 
 EPICS_BASE=/home/install/epics/base
-PVCOMMON=/home/hg/pvCommonCPP
+V4BASE=/home/epicsv4
-PVDATA=/home/hg/pvDataCPP
+PVCOMMON=${V4BASE}/pvCommonCPP
-PVACCESS=/home/hg/pvAccessCPP
+PVDATA=${V4BASE}/pvDataCPP
-PVASRV=/home/hg/pvaSrv
+NORMATIVETYPES=${V4BASE}/normativeTypesCPP
+PVACCESS=${V4BASE}/pvAccessCPP
+PVASRV=${V4BASE}/pvaSrv

documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<h1>EPICS V4 release 4.5</h1>
+<p>This releaase is one component of EPICS V4 release 4.5.</p>
+<p>The main change since release 4.0 is:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>recordList has been removed since pvAccess has the pvlist shell command.</li>
+</ul>
 <h1>Release 4.0 IN DEVELOPMENT</h1>
 <p>The main changes since release 3.0.2 are:</p>
 <ul>

documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+EPICS V4 release 4.5
+====================
+
+This releaase is one component of EPICS V4 release 4.5.
+
+The main change since release 4.0 is:
+
+* recordList has been removed since pvAccess has the pvlist shell command.
+
+
+
 Release 4.0 IN DEVELOPMENT
 ===========
 

documentation/TODO.html

@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 <h1>TODO</h1>
-<h2>recordList</h2>
-<p>This is putGet support that provides a list of all the records in an IOC.
-Since pvAccess implements pvlist this is no longer needed.
-Remove it from pvDatabaseCPP and pvIOCCPP.
-Also remove channelList from swtshell.</p>
 <h2>monitorPlugin</h2>
 <p>A debate is on-going about what semantics should be.</p>
 <h2>Must test record delete.</h2>

documentation/TODO.md

@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 TODO
 ===========
 
-
-recordList
-----------
-
-This is putGet support that provides a list of all the records in an IOC.
-Since pvAccess implements pvlist this is no longer needed.
-Remove it from pvDatabaseCPP and pvIOCCPP.
-Also remove channelList from swtshell.
-
 monitorPlugin
 -------------
 

documentation/pvDatabaseCPP.html

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 <h1>pvDatabaseCPP</h1>
 <!-- Maturity: Working Draft or Request for Comments, or Recommendation, and date. -->
 
-<h2 class="nocount">EPICS v4 Working Group, Working Draft, 09-Oct-2014</h2>
+<h2 class="nocount">EPICS v4 Working Group, Working Draft, 02-October-2015</h2>
 <dl>
     <dt>Latest version:</dt>
     <dd><a
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
     </dd>
     <dt>This version:</dt>
     <dd><a
-       href= "pvDatabaseCPP_20140811.html">pvDatabaseCPP20140811.html
+       href= "pvDatabaseCPP_20151002.html">pvDatabaseCPP20151002.html
     </a> </dd>
     <dt>Previous version:</dt>
     <dd><a
-       href= "pvDatabaseCPP_20140710.html">pvDatabaseCPP20140710.html
+       href= "pvDatabaseCPP_20140811.html">pvDatabaseCPP20140811.html
     </a> </dd>
   <dt>Editors:</dt>
     <dd>Marty Kraimer, BNL</dd>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ V4 control system programming environment:<br />
 
 <h2 class="nocount">Status of this Document</h2>
 
-<p>This is the 09-Oct-2014 version of of pvDatabaseCPP.</p>
+<p>This is the 02-October-2015 version of of pvDatabaseCPP.</p>
 <p>This version is a complete implementation of what is described in this manual.
 </p>
 </div>
@@ -474,22 +474,6 @@ include "dbPv.dbd"
 <h3>src/special</h3>
 <p>This directory has the following files:</p>
 <dl>
-   <dt>recordList.h</dt>
-     <dd>This implements a PVRecord that provides a list of the names
-      of the records in the PVDatabase.
-      It also serves as an example of how to implement a service.
-      The exampleDatabase creates an instance via the following code:
-      <pre>
-recordName = "laptoprecordListPGRPC";
-pvRecord = RecordListRecord::create(recordName);
-if(pvRecord==NULL) {
-      cout &lt;&lt; "RecordListRecord::create failed" &lt;&lt; endl;
-} else {
-    result = master->addRecord(pvRecord);
-    if(!result) cout&lt;&lt; "record " &lt;&lt; recordName &lt;&lt; " not added" &lt;&lt; endl;
-}
-      </pre>
-      </dd>
    <dt>traceRecord.h</dt>
      <dd>This implements a PVRecord that can set the trace level for
      another record. See below for a discussion of trace level.</dd>
@@ -1116,45 +1100,6 @@ pvRecord = TraceRecord::create(recordName);
 result = master-&gt;addRecord(pvRecord);
 if(!result) cout&lt;&lt; "record " &lt;&lt; recordName &lt;&lt; " not added" &lt;&lt; endl;
 </pre>
-<h3>recordList</h3>
-<p>This implements a PVRecord that allows a client to 
-get the names of all the PVRecords in the PVDatabase.
-It follows the pattern of a channelPutGet
-record:
-</p>
-<pre>
-traceRecord
-    structure argument
-        string database master
-        string regularExpression .*
-    structure result
-        string status 
-        string[] name
-</pre>
-where:
-<dl>
-   <dt>database</dt>
-     <dd>The name of the database. The default is "master"</dd>
-   <dt>regularExpression</dt>
-     <dd>For now this is ignored and the complete list of names is always
-     returned.</dd>
-   <dt>status</dt>
-     <dd>The status of a putGet request.</dd>
-   <dt>name</dt>
-     <dd>The array of record names.</dd>
-</dl>
-<p>Note that swtshell, which is a Java GUI tool, has a command <b>channelList</b> that
-requires that a record of this type is present and calls it.
-Thus user code does not have to use a channelGetPut to get the list
-of record names.</p>
-<p>testExampleServerMain.cpp has an example of how to create a traceRecord:
-</p>
-<pre>
-recordName = "recordListPGRPC";
-pvRecord = RecordListRecord::create(recordName);
-result = master-&gt;addRecord(pvRecord);
-if(!result) cout&lt;&lt; "record " &lt;&lt; recordName &lt;&lt; " not added" &lt;&lt; endl;
-</pre>
 
 <h2>exampleServer</h2>
 <h3>Overview</h3>
@@ -1428,10 +1373,6 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
     pvRecord = TraceRecord::create(recordName);
     result = master-&gt;addRecord(pvRecord);
     if(!result) cout&lt;&lt; "record " &lt;&lt; recordName &lt;&lt; " not added" &lt;&lt; endl;
-    recordName = "recordListPGRPC";
-    pvRecord = RecordListRecord::create(recordName);
-    result = master-&gt;addRecord(pvRecord);
-    if(!result) cout&lt;&lt; "record " &lt;&lt; recordName &lt;&lt; " not added" &lt;&lt; endl;
     ServerContext::shared_pointer pvaServer =
         startPVAServer(PVACCESS_ALL_PROVIDERS,0,true,true);
     PVStringArrayPtr pvNames = master-&gt;getRecordNames();
@@ -1450,7 +1391,7 @@ This:
   <li>Gets a pointer to the master database.</li>
   <li>Creates the local Channel Provider. This starts the pvAccess server.</li>
   <li>Creates record exampleServer </li>
-  <li>creates records traceRecordPGRPC and recordListPGRPC</li>
+  <li>creates record traceRecordPGRPC</li>
   <li>lists all the records</li>
   <li>Runs forever until the user types exit on standard in.</li>
 </ul>
@@ -1489,9 +1430,6 @@ or via PVAccess.</p>
      <dd>An array record that is an instance of a record with a process method
       that does nothing. It can be tested like exampleDouble. In addition channelArray can
      also be used.</dd>
-   <dt>laptoprecordListPGRPC</dt>
-      <dd>Implements the record expected by swtshell channelList.
-      It can also be used via channelPutGet.</dd>
    <dt>traceRecordPGRPC</dt>
      <dd>This can be used via channelPutGet to set the trace level of another record.</dd>
 </dl>

exampleDatabase/src/exampleDatabase.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <pv/standardField.h>
 #include <pv/standardPVField.h>
 #include <pv/channelProviderLocal.h>
-#include <pv/recordList.h>
 #include <pv/traceRecord.h>
 
 #include <pv/powerSupply.h>
@@ -156,13 +155,5 @@ void ExampleDatabase::create()
         result = master->addRecord(psr);
         if(!result) cout<< "record " << recordName << " not added" << endl;
     }
-    recordName = "laptoprecordListPGRPC";
-    pvRecord = RecordListRecord::create(recordName);
-    if(!pvRecord) {
-          cout << "RecordListRecord::create failed" << endl;
-    } else {
-        result = master->addRecord(pvRecord);
-        if(!result) cout<< "record " << recordName << " not added" << endl;
-    }
 }
 

examplePowerSupply/src/powerSupplyMain.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include <pv/recordList.h>
 #include <pv/powerSupply.h>
 #include <pv/traceRecord.h>
 #include <pv/channelProviderLocal.h>
@@ -43,11 +42,6 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
     result = master->addRecord(pvRecord);
     if (!result) cout<< "record " << recordName << " not added" << endl;
 
-    recordName = "laptoprecordListPGRPC";
-    pvRecord = RecordListRecord::create(recordName);
-    result = master->addRecord(pvRecord);
-    if (!result) cout<< "record " << recordName << " not added" << endl;
-
     ContextLocal::shared_pointer contextLocal = ContextLocal::create();
     contextLocal->start(true);
 

exampleServer/src/exampleServerMain.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #include <pv/exampleServer.h>
 #include <pv/traceRecord.h>
-#include <pv/recordList.h>
 #include <pv/channelProviderLocal.h>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -41,11 +40,6 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
     result = master->addRecord(pvRecord);
     if(!result) cout<< "record " << recordName << " not added" << endl;
 
-    recordName = "laptoprecordListPGRPC";
-    pvRecord = RecordListRecord::create(recordName);
-    result = master->addRecord(pvRecord);
-    if(!result) cout<< "record " << recordName << " not added" << endl;
-
   
     ContextLocal::shared_pointer contextLocal = ContextLocal::create();
     contextLocal->start();

exampleServer/src/exampleServerRegister.cpp

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <pv/pvData.h>
 #include <pv/pvAccess.h>
 #include <pv/pvDatabase.h>
-#include <pv/recordList.h>
 
 #include <epicsExport.h>
 #include <pv/exampleServer.h>
@@ -56,14 +55,6 @@ static void exampleServerCallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
     ExampleServerPtr record = ExampleServer::create(recordName);
     bool result = master->addRecord(record);
     if(!result) cout << "recordname" << " not added" << endl;
-    PVRecordPtr pvRecord = RecordListRecord::create(
-        "laptoprecordListPGRPC");
-    if(!pvRecord) {
-          cout << "RecordListRecord::create failed" << endl;
-    } else {
-        result = master->addRecord(pvRecord);
-        if(!result) cout<< "record " << recordName << " not added" << endl;
-    }
 }
 
 static void exampleServerRegister(void)

src/special/Makefile

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 SRC_DIRS += $(PVDATABASE_SRC)/special
 
-INC += recordList.h
 INC += traceRecord.h
 
-LIBSRCS += recordList.cpp
 LIBSRCS += traceRecord.cpp

src/special/recordList.cpp

@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-/* recordList.cpp */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
- */
-/**
- * @author mrk
- * @date 2013.04.18
- */
-
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
-
-#include <pv/recordList.h>
-
-using std::tr1::static_pointer_cast;
-using namespace epics::pvData;
-using namespace std;
-
-namespace epics { namespace pvDatabase { 
-
-RecordListRecordPtr RecordListRecord::create(
-    std::string const & recordName)
-{
-    FieldCreatePtr fieldCreate = getFieldCreate();
-    PVDataCreatePtr pvDataCreate = getPVDataCreate();
-    StructureConstPtr  topStructure = fieldCreate->createFieldBuilder()->
-        addNestedStructure("argument")->
-            add("database",pvString)->
-            add("regularExpression",pvString)->
-            endNested()->
-        addNestedStructure("result") ->
-            add("status",pvString) ->
-            addArray("names",pvString) ->
-            endNested()->
-        createStructure();
-    PVStructurePtr pvStructure = pvDataCreate->createPVStructure(topStructure);
-    RecordListRecordPtr pvRecord(
-        new RecordListRecord(recordName,pvStructure));
-    if(!pvRecord->init()) pvRecord.reset();
-    return pvRecord;
-}
-
-RecordListRecord::RecordListRecord(
-    std::string const & recordName,
-    epics::pvData::PVStructurePtr const & pvStructure)
-: PVRecord(recordName,pvStructure)
-{
-}
-
-RecordListRecord::~RecordListRecord()
-{
-}
-
-void RecordListRecord::destroy()
-{
-    PVRecord::destroy();
-}
-
-bool RecordListRecord::init()
-{
-    initPVRecord();
-    PVStructurePtr pvStructure = getPVStructure();
-    database = pvStructure->getSubField<PVString>("argument.database");
-    if(database.get()==NULL) return false;
-    regularExpression = pvStructure->getSubField<PVString>(
-        "argument.regularExpression");
-    if(regularExpression.get()==NULL) return false;
-    status = pvStructure->getSubField<PVString>("result.status");
-    if(status.get()==NULL) return false;
-    PVFieldPtr pvField = pvStructure->getSubField("result.names");
-    if(pvField.get()==NULL) {
-        std::cerr << "no result.names" << std::endl;
-        return false;
-    }
-    name = pvStructure->getSubField<PVStringArray>("result.names");
-    if(name.get()==NULL) return false;
-    return true;
-}
-
-void RecordListRecord::process()
-{
-    PVStringArrayPtr pvNames = PVDatabase::getMaster()->getRecordNames();
-    name->replace(pvNames->view());
-    string message("");
-    if(database->get().compare("master")!=0) {
-        message += " can only access master ";
-    }
-    string regEx = regularExpression->get();
-    if(regEx.compare("")!=0 && regEx.compare(".*")!=0) {
-         message += " regularExpression not implemented ";
-    }
-    status->put(message);
-}
-
-
-}}
-

src/special/recordList.h

@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-/* recordListTest.h */
-/**
- * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
- * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
- * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
- */
-/**
- * @author mrk
- * @date 2013.04.18
- */
-#ifndef RECORDLIST_H
-#define RECORDLIST_H
-
-#include <shareLib.h>
-
-#include <pv/pvDatabase.h>
-
-namespace epics { namespace pvDatabase { 
-
-class RecordListRecord;
-typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<RecordListRecord> RecordListRecordPtr;
-
-/**
- * @brief List records in PVDatabase.
- *
- * @deprecated no longer needed because of pvlist command for pvAccess.
- *
- * This is a record that provides a PVStringArray that
- * has the record names of all records in the local PVDatabase.
- * It is meant to be used by a channelPutGet request.
- */
-class epicsShareClass RecordListRecord :
-    public PVRecord
-{
-public:
-    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(RecordListRecord);
-    /**
-     * Factory methods to create RecordListRecord.
-     * @param recordName The name for the RecordListRecord.
-     * @return A shared pointer to RecordListRecord..
-     */
-    static RecordListRecordPtr create(
-        std::string const & recordName);
-    /**
-     * destructor
-     */
-    virtual ~RecordListRecord();
-    /**
-     * Clean up any resources used.
-     */
-    virtual void destroy();
-    /**
-     * standard init method required by PVRecord
-     * @return true unless record name already exists.
-     */
-    virtual bool init();
-    /* 
-     * Generated the list of record names.
-     */
-    virtual void process();
-private:
-    RecordListRecord(std::string const & recordName,
-        epics::pvData::PVStructurePtr const & pvStructure);
-    epics::pvData::PVStringPtr database;
-    epics::pvData::PVStringPtr regularExpression;
-    epics::pvData::PVStringPtr status;
-    epics::pvData::PVStringArrayPtr name;
-};
-
-}}
-
-#endif  /* RECORDLIST_H */