How is the OpenMI standard defined

OpenMI standard definition:

There are two variants of OpenMI compliance. Components can be either OpenMI 1.4 .Net compliant or OpenMI 1.4 Java compliant.

OpenMI .Net compliant components must follow the compliance definition given in the comments in the file ILinkableComponent.cs

OpenMI Java compliant components must follow the compliance definition given in the comments in the file ILinkableComponent.java

• § 1) An OpenMI compliant component must implement the ILinkableComponent interface according to specifications provided as comments in the OpenMI.Standard interface source code.
  
  
• § 2) An OpenMI compliant component must, when compiled, reference the OpenMI.Standard.dll, which is released and compiled by the OpenMI Association
  
  
• § 3) An OpenMI compliant component must be associated with a XML file, which complies to (can be validated with) the LinkableComponent.xsd schema.
  
  
• § 4) An OpenMI compliant component must be associated with a XML file, which complies to (can be validated with) the OpenMICompliancyInfo.xsd schema. This file must be submitted to the OpenMI Association.
  
  
• § 5) The OpenMI Association provides two additional interfaces which OpenMI compliant components may or may not implement; the IManageState interface and the IDiscreteTimes interface. However, if these interfaces are implemented, each method and property must implemented according to the comments given in the OpenMI.Standard interface source code.
  
  
• § 6) The OpenMI Association's downloadable standard zip file provides the only recognized version of source files, xml schemas and assembly file.

/// <summary>
/// <para>Returns the InputExchangeItem corresponding to the inputExchangeItemIndex
/// provided in the method arguments.</para>
///
/// <para>This method must be accessible after the Initialize( ) method has been
/// invoked and until the Prepare( ) method has been invoked. If this property
/// is accessed before the Initialize( ) method has been invoked or after the
/// Prepare( ) method has been invoked and the LinkableComponent cannot handle
/// this an exception must be thrown.</para>
///
/// <para>This method basically returns a reference to the InputExchangeItem object.
/// There is no guarantee that this object is not altered by other components
/// after it has been returned. It is the responsibility of the LinkableComponent
/// to make sure that such possible alterations does not subsequently corrupt
/// the LinkableComponent.</para>
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="inputExchangeItemIndex">
/// Identifies the index-number of the requested InputExchangeItem (indexing starts from zero)
/// This method must accept values of inputExchangeItemIndex in the interval
/// [0, InputExchangeItemCount - 1]. If the inputExchangeItemIndex is outside this
/// interval an exception must be thrown.</param>
///
/// <returns>
/// The InputExchangeItem as identified by inputExchangeItemIndex.
/// </returns>

IInputExchangeItem GetInputExchangeItem(int inputExchangeItemIndex);