AppLogic Entity Naming Conventions

This topic describes the naming convention for AppLogic entities specified within the command shell.

Global Catalog

/catalog
A global catalog is a library package containing one or more appliance classes that may be used in one or more applications.

Global Catalog Class

/catalog:class
A global catalog class is an appliance class within a global catalog that can be used to create appliance instances.

Global Catalog Class Volume

/catalog:class.volume
A global catalog class volume is a volume that is provided as part of the class definition of a global catalog class and is instantiated whenever an instance of the appliance is created.

Application

application
An application is a unit of execution on the grid. An application consists of one or more appliances and contains its full infrastructure, configuration and user data.

Application user volume

application.volume
An application user volume is a named virtual volume attached directly to an application. Application volumes are most often used to deploy HTML files, static content, scripts, code and databases that are specific to the particular application.

Application Singleton Class

application:class
An application singleton class is an appliance class within the application that is limited to a single instance.

Application Singleton Class Volume

application:class.volume
An application singleton class volume is a volume that is provided as part of the class definition of an application singleton class.

Application Instance Volume

application/volcache:component.volume
An application instance volume or cached volume is a volume that is instantiated (i.e., copied) when an instance of an appliance class is created within the application.

Application Catalog

application/catalog
An application catalog is a library package containing one or more appliance classes that may be used within the application where the catalog resides.

Application Catalog Class

application/catalog:class
An application catalog class is an appliance class within an application catalog that can be used to create appliance instances.

Application Catalog Class Volume

application/catalog:class.volume
An application catalog class volume is a volume that is provided as part of the class definition of an application catalog class and is instantiated whenever an instance of the appliance is created.

Global Volume

_GLOBAL:volume
A global volume is a volume that may be accessed by any application running on the grid.

System Volume

_SYSTEM:volume
A system volume is a volume that is owned by AppLogic itself.

-- BeckyH - 15 Jun 2009