Changeset 1707 for branches/bcfg2_0_8/bcfg2/doc/architecture.xml
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- 01/20/06 14:57:17 (3 years ago)
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r1702 r1707 73 73 <listitem> 74 74 <para> 75 Generators and administrative applications.75 Plugins and administrative applications. 76 76 </para> 77 77 </listitem> … … 323 323 configuration is created, each configuration entry must 324 324 be bound to a client-specific value. The Bcfg2 server 325 uses generators to provide these client-specific bindings.325 uses plugins to provide these client-specific bindings. 326 326 </para> 327 327 328 328 <para> 329 329 The Bcfg2 server core contains a dispatch table that 330 describes which generatorcan handle requests of a331 particular type. The responsible generatoris located330 describes which plugins can handle requests of a 331 particular type. The responsible plugin is located 332 332 for each entry. It is called, passing in the 333 333 configuration entry and the client's metadata. The 334 behavior of generators is explicitly undefined, so as to335 allow maximum flexibility. The behavior of the stock336 generators isdocumented elsewhere in this manual.334 behavior of plugins is explicitly undefined, so as to 335 allow maximum flexibility. The behaviors of the stock 336 plugins are documented elsewhere in this manual. 337 337 </para> 338 338