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22nd February 2010

Mon Feb 22 12:15:25 GMT 2010

I'm pleased to release Argot for Java 1.3.beta, the first official release of Argot software using a BSD license. The patent for Argot has also been abandoned allowing the technology to be modified, adapted, rebuilt, etc. This release is a step closer to the 1.3.0 release and includes changes designed for the "Internet of Things". Specifically the UVInt28 atomic type has been introduced to reduce meta data size. The Argot compiler has also been updated and released. See the downloads page to get the software.

Downloads

Mon Feb 22 12:06:12 GMT 2010

Argot and Colony versios after 1.3.beta are released under a BSD license. Previous versions are available under the Argot Public License.

Argot is available for C, Java and .Net(C#). Alpha versions of Argot are available for Lua and Python via our subversion repository.

Argot

ArgotJava-1.3.beta.zip (22nd February 2010)

ArgotJava-1.3.alpha.zip (26th April 2009)
ArgotJava-1.2.2.zip (17th January 2008)
ArgotJava-1.2.1a.zip (14th October 2007)
ArgotJava-1.2.1.zip (4th October 2007)
ArgotNet-1.2.0.zip
ArgotC-1.2.0.tar.gz

The Argot dictionary compiler is included in all of the above distributions as binary. The following provides the source distribution.

ArgotCompiler-1.3.beta.zip (22nd February 2010)

ArgotCompiler-1.3.alpha.zip (26th April 2009)
ArgotCompiler-1.2.2.zip (17th January 2008)
ArgotCompiler-1.2.1a.zip (14th October 2007)
ArgotCompiler-1.2.1.zip (4th October 2007)

Colony

Colony is available for Java only at this time.

ColonyJava-1.2.2.zip New Release 17th January 2008
ColonyJava-1.2.1.zip (4th October 2007)

Subversion

You may also access our subversion repository for source code versions of the software. The repository is available via svn://svn.einet.com.au/einet. You can browse the repository online via svn.einet.com.au.

Contact

Wed Feb 17 11:13:48 GMT 2010

Live Media Pty. Ltd.
PO Box 4591
Melbourne Australia 3001

Contact: David Ryan david@einet.com.au

Phone: +61 411 748 264

License

Wed Feb 17 11:11:22 GMT 2010

All software is licensed using a BSD style license as documented below:

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
Neither the name of Live Media nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Home Content

Wed Feb 17 11:09:26 GMT 2010

Einet is the home of Argot and Colony, tools for building distributed applications such as sensor networks or web services.

Argot provides a method of describing binary data and runtime libraries to perform encoding and data mapping from data streams to applications. Argot uses 21 unique primitive meta types to describe the structure and format of binary information. A unique feature of this is that the meta data uses the same Argot binary encoding. This meta data format can allow the full meta data associated with a file or protocol to be embedded on devices or in files in as little as 4kb of data.

Colony uses Argot to provide the middleware for creating distributed applications. Colony has functional similarities with XML web services, CORBA, and other distributed technologies. Colony has many features which make it better suited than XML based web services and CORBA in distributed applications. Colony provides a middleware framework which allows developers to be up and running quickly. At the same time the framework is flexible enough to allow a developer to change nearly every aspect of communications to suit their needs.

Both Argot and Colony are licensed using the BSD license from version 1.3.b. Argot is currently available for Java with older versions in C and C#. Colony is currently available for Java. Over time we intend to support a wide variety of langauages.

To learn more about Argot and Colony, read the following.

Our vision for distributed computing and how Colony and Argot fit.
An introduction to Argot and Colony.
Tutorials for Argot and Colony
Read White Papers for the background and technical details of Argot and Colony.
Download Argot and Colony.

9 September 2009

Wed Sep 09 13:00:05 GMT 2009

I have updated the Argot Programmer's Guide with information for Argot 1.3.alpha and made it available in the White papers section. The document covers more detail of the theory behind Argot; especially the new meta data versioning aspects introduced in the 1.3 meta dictionary.

Argot Programmer's Guide 1.3.alpha

Wed Sep 09 12:11:35 GMT 2009

This is the updated version of the Argot Programmer's guide. It provides a good introduction to the theory behind Argot data encoding and programming with Argot.

Now updated for Argot 1.3.alpha

26 April 2009

Sun Apr 26 07:00:42 GMT 2009

The first Alpha release of Argot 1.3 is now available from the downloads page. The 1.3 series of Argot includes considerable changes to the Argot meta dictionary; the core technology of Argot. The most significant changes revolve around adding meta data versioning support and a new Argot compiler syntax. Check the README.TXT file to see the many other small changes have been made to improve the Argot.

This release is Alpha, so very little testing or examples have been provided. In the coming weeks Argot will be cleaned up ready for a 1.3.0 release compilete with documentation, examples and better test coverage.

9 April 2009

Thu Apr 09 13:20:17 GMT 2009

I'm currently preparing a major revision of Argot which introduces the concept of meta data type versioning. A detailed technical discussion is being introduced on my Blog over at www.livemedia.com.au/Blog. This will form the basis of Argot 1.3 which will also come with a number of other major enhancements.

17 January 2008

Thu Jan 17 23:06:51 GMT 2008

I've just released a new version of both Argot and Colony. The big news with this release is speed! Argot is now on par with Java's RMI for both small and large packets. This is great news if you need high performance or are transferring large amounts of data. The releases are available from the downloads page.