Index to Architecture Documents

This is effectively a "shorthand" list of documents (and a tiny bit of context around the links) for "A Day in the Life of PCGen"

Resources

Before reading about the details of the PCGen architecture, it is likely helpful to understand our key Design Concepts for PCGen and Architecture Document Conventions

Loading

1. The Startup System initializes PCGen and loads the initial user interface
2. Files from Disk are loaded by the Rules Persistence System
3. These files use CDOM References to resolve order of operations conflicts during load
4. The files also can Refer to Groups in LST Data to identify multiple possible objects (for say, a choice)
5. The Load Commit Subsystem is used to commit information into the Rules Data Store
6. Post Processing is completed as described in the Full Load Order Detail

Using Data

1. When retrieving items from the Rules Data Store, the identity of the object must be used. See Identifying Objects

Processing a PC

1. When an item is added to a PC, those behaviors need to be processed by Calculating Items on the PC
2. To understand that in more detail, you probably want to learn about the Formula Systems
3. Some of the items on a PC can be conditional, so it's valuable to understand Prerequisites and Requirements