SMQTK Architecture Overview

SMQTK provides at its lowest level semantics for plugins and configuration. These are provided by some utility functions and two mixin classes: smqtk.utils.plugin.Pluggable and smqtk.utils.configuration.Configurable. These are explained further in the “Plugins and Configuration” section.

Subsequent to these two mixin classes, SMQTK provides two main categories of interfaces: algorithms and data representations. This organization of philosophy roughly aligns with the concept of data oriented design. Algorithms are usually interfaces defining a behavioral or transformative action(s), abstracting away how that behavior or transformation is achieved. Data representation interfaces define the encapsulation of some data structure, abstracting away where that data is stored..

Building upon algorithm and data representation interfaces, there is a sub-module providing some general web services: smqtk.web. Of likely interest is headless IQR web-service (smqtk.web.iqr_service). There is also a demonstration IQR web application with a simple UI as well as other headless web services (smqtk.web.search_app).

• Plugins and Configuration
  • The Pluggable Mixin
  • The Configurable Mixin
  • Algorithms and Representations - The Combination
  • Implementing a Pluggable Interface
  • Reference
• Data Abstraction
  • Data Representation Structures
  • Data Support Structures
• Algorithms
  • Algorithm Interfaces
  • Algorithm Models and Generation
• Web Service and Demonstration Applications
  • runApplication
  • SmqtkWebApp
  • Sample Web Applications
• Utilities and Applications
  • Utility Modules
  • Utility Scripts