Glossary

Iconet Iframe (Interpreter)

Todo: expand translators

The iconet iframe can be embedded in an application that is not capable of interpreting or displaying a packet of a foreign protocol. It communicates with an iconet iframe in a standardized manner.

Iconet Translators

Iconet translators operate similarly to regular iconet iframes and are described in an interpreter manifest as well. However, iconet translators will return a translated packet in a given type instead of rendering a presentation.

Embedding Application

An embedding application is an application that wants to display content that it cannot interpret itself but that has iconet information attached. It therefore passes the content (a packet) to an iconet iframe which renders a presentation.

Foreign Protocol

The Embedding application can present packets in an unknown format. The packet was created (and communicated) by a foreign protocol that is not supported by the embedding application.

Interpreter Manifest

TODO

Post / Packet

WIP-Level

Some sections begin with a WIP-Level: indicator. The Work-In-Progress-Levels is a guide as to how much mature the given section is. Where WIP-Level 5 means “absolutely just some notes or thoughts” and WIP-Level 0 means “we elaborated extensively and came up with something we feel confident enough to put in our prototype implementation”.

Status

TODO. Somethink like a value of implemented, idea, in discussion.