LE-FOM: desenvolvimento de um software para leitura e edição de arquivos Fom

Abstract

Developers, who work with simulation using the High Level Architecture standard, tend to have difficulties regarding visualization and manipulation of the object model FOM. This software has as purpose to assist in these two tasks through a graphic interface, where components will be separated and available to be edited. The application is based on the FOM version, according to the standard IEEE (2010a), being generic to all types of object models which fit in this standard, with the exception of modular FOMs. The application development consists of reading, editing and validating. Reading is accomplished with the support of a Java library and the data are stored in customized structures. Editing is performed through an interface, where a user can interact with the components, changing them and adding new items. Validating was obtained by a comparison of the XML Schema and the generated file with changes, so that it consisted to the standard. Through reading, input, editing and validating tests, a check that the software works without errors and accomplishes the main purpose was possible. Therefore, the software developed meet the requirements, being a free software to the whole community of developers in the simulation area.