Build 3/100422
Graham Nelson
cBlorb PDF
(112pp, 413KB)
The packaging stage of the Inform 7 system, which releases a story file in the blorbed format.
This is a free, open-source program published under the Artistic License 2.0.
Preliminaries (10pp, 105KB) |
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The cblorb Manual (P/man: 9pp, 98KB) |
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A guide for users of cblorb. |
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Chapter 1: Services (34pp, 193KB) |
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| Everything we need: memory management, file-handing, parsing of our instructions. | ||
Main (1/main: 9pp, 106KB) |
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To parse command-line arguments and take the necessary steps to obey them. |
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Memory (1/mem: 9pp, 113KB) |
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To allocate memory suitable for the dynamic creation of objects of different sizes, placing some larger objects automatically into doubly linked lists and assigning each a unique allocation ID number. |
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Text Files (1/text: 7pp, 83KB) |
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To read text files of whatever flavour, one line at a time. |
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Blurb Parser (1/blurb: 8pp, 90KB) |
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To read and follow the instructions in the blurb file, our main input. |
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Chapter 2: Blorbs (11pp, 119KB) |
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| Our primary purpose is to write a blorb file, and all else is a side-show. | ||
Blorb Writer (2/blorb: 10pp, 111KB) |
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To write the Blorb file, our main output, to disc. |
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Chapter 3: Other Material (60pp, 268KB1 overfull hbox ) |
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| Although non-blorb release material is a side-show, it's a divertingly varied one. | ||
Releaser (3/rel: 15pp, 131KB) |
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To manage requests to release material other than a Blorb file. |
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Solution Deviser (3/sol: 10pp, 108KB) |
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To make a solution (.sol) file accompanying a release, if requested. |
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Links and Auxiliary Files (3/links: 3pp, 75KB) |
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To manage links to auxiliary files, and placeholder variables. |
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Placeholders (3/place: 4pp, 80KB) |
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To manage placeholder variables. |
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Templates (3/templ: 3pp, 69KB) |
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To manage templates for website generation. |
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Website Maker (3/web: 22pp, 157KB) |
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To accompany a release with a mini-website. |
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Base64 (3/b64: 2pp, 65KB) |
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To produce base64-encoded story files ready for in-browser play by a Javascript-based interpreter such as Parchment. |
