The lowest layer, 'database wrapper classes', contains a set of wrapper classes for the Java Database Connection.
In addition, an object-oriented data-access interface between the relational database and the application layer is provided in the form of a large set of wrapper class functions, in order to provide easy, extensible, and fast data access as well as to prevent major changes in the application when a schema change occurs during the evolution of PathCase-SB.
From these requirements, we chose to implement phylesystem as a set of software wrappers around a data store which consists of a git (http://git-scm.com/) repository of phylogenetic statements serialized as a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) (Crockford, 2006).
This would allow the users to benefit maximally from one of the stronger aspects of this library, which is that it combines access to large numbers of data sources, by making it more of an integrated system and less of a collected set of API wrappers.
In addition, a set of C wrapper functions has also been developed to provide basic messaging functionalities for C or FORTRAN programs.
It consists of a NTOSKRNL API, a basic WDM controller, and a set of Windows call wrappers such as Wireless/NDIS/USB/PnP to Linux APIs.
You'll need just four things - a bowl of filling, a bowl of warm water, a set of store-bought wonton wrappers, and a clean, flat area (like a cutting board) to work on.
It describes how a wrapper is built and summarizes the implementation details of wrappers for a set of diverse data sources.
And Mr. Brooks keeps the action zipping along on Jo Winiarski's vibrant candy-wrapper set of turquoise, pink and gold.
