Cobra Architecture Project How-to	



Cobra team members and email addresses:


	Ahamed Jemal 					ahamed.jemal@nokia.com
	Nan Jiang 					njiang@hotmail.com
	Hong Li 					hongli@utdallas.edu
	Weiye Li 					leewill@utdallas.edu
	Chen Ling 					cling@utdallas.edu
	Yinglin Ma 					yinlinma@hotmail.com
	Bing Shi 					bings@utdallas.edu
	Wei Xia 					wendyxia@hotmail.com
	Sunny Yang 					yuing@prodigy.net
	Larry Zhang					larryz@utdallas.edu


How to's

1. How to compile

	Download the source code: CobraSource3/31/2001.  Compile Server1.java and CobraFrame.java.

	Executable pre-compiled byte codes are also available for downloading: CobraByteCode3/31/2001.

2. How to run

	To test on local machine, run Server1.class first from one MS Dos Prompt and CobraFrame.class 
	from another MS Dos Prompt. 

	Same on UNIX machines, two consoles are needed.

3. How to operate (words in italic means to click on the menu from the tool bar and then its sub menu)

	Basic operations: 

	1) Choose Mode:  			APN from Mode to activate the relevant menus.

	2) Put a new node: 			Place from APN and click anywhere on the local window.

	3) Put the second node:			Place from APN

	4) Connect the two nodes:		Arch from APN and drag across two nodes

	5) Put token in nodes:			Token from APN and click on one of nodes

	6) Fire					Double click on the transition OR highlight the transition 
						by a single click and choose Fire from Tool

	7) Simulate				Simulate from Tool shows the whole process for a series of 
						fires. Private_simulate for simulation in private window. 
						Public_simulate for that in public window.

	8) Replay				Replay from Tool shows vividly the step-by-step creation of the APN.

	9) Group/Degroup			Group or Degroup from Edit then drag around the nodes for 
						grouping/degrouping.

	10) Connect				Connect from Link.  Enter the IP address, e.g. 127.0.0.1 for local host.
				  		You can connect to other machine by entering its address.

	11) Broadcast				Broadcast to Group from Link broadcasts to selected IP addresses; Broadcast 
						to Public is for making a general broadcast.  (Must connect first to be 
						able to broadcast).

	12)  Refresh				Refresh from Link is to transfer the contents from the public window to the 
						local window.

	13) Transition				Transition from APN and click anywhere on private window to place a transition.  
						To show the concurrent transition of APN, more than one node can be connected to a Transition using Arch.

	14) PERT				PERT functions are under development and are generally the same as APN.