8. The OMI file
The OMI file defines the entry point to a LinkableComponent. It contains information on the software unit to instantiate and the arguments to provide at initialization. This file makes it possible for a user interface to deploy your model.
This chapter describes the OMI file.
8.1 Structure of the OMI file
The structure of the OMI file is defined in OpenMI.Standared.LinkableComponent.XSD. (http://www.openmi.org/schemas/LinkableComponent.xsd) Figure 21 provides a visual representation of the schema definition; The XML listing below provides an example of an OMI file.
Fig. 21. Visual representation of the LinkableComponent XML schema definition.
OMI file Example:
<?XML version='1.0'?> <LinkableComponent Type='org.OpenMI.Examples.MC.SimpleRain' Assembly='org.OpenMI.Examples.MC, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 8384b9b46466c568' XMLns='http://www.openmi.org/LinkableComponent.xsd'> <Arguments> <Argument Key='Data' ReadOnly='true' Value='c:\OpenMI\Examples\Data\SimpleRain.txt' /> </Arguments> </LinkableComponent>
