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Build settings

As explained in Building User-Friendly DSLs

Configuration data that specifies how source inputs and generated artifacts are transformed into a runnable system.

Build settings specify how generated business-knowledge code, handwritten Runtime code, and supporting components combine into a runnable or deployable Runtime artifact. section 8.5 section 8.0

A build system using these settings typically:

  • Retrieves the serialized AST from the business-knowledge repository. section 8.0
  • Feeds the AST to a code generator that produces valid Runtime code. section 8.0
  • Places generated code beside handwritten code and combines both into the Runtime build. section 8.1
  • Runs automatically after a CLI command, IDE action, or continuous-integration trigger. section 8.1

Rental Runtime

A rental-pricing DSL can generate the business-knowledge portion of a small web application. Build settings combine that output with handwritten application code and produce a runnable Runtime artifact. section 8.0

Figure 8.3 The architecture of the build system and Runtime
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Trace how the serialized AST, code generator, handwritten code, and build process fit together architecturally. section 8.0

How Building User-Friendly DSLs covers it

How deep it goes
Explains inputs, generated output, code combination, and trigger choices, but defers detailed build-tool configuration.
Examples
Uses a rental-pricing web application, serialized AST input, CLI builds, IDE build actions, and continuous-integration rebuilds.
What it assumes
Assumes DSL content, a serialized AST, handwritten Runtime code, and a defined Runtime architecture.
What you can do after
Operate/configure an automatic build that turns DSL-backed business knowledge into a consistently formatted Runtime artifact.
How it connects
Connects the AST, code generation, DSL content, Runtime architecture, continuous integration, and command-line builds.
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