BDL

BDL or (Bzd Description Language) is a DSL (Domain Specific Language) for the bzd framework.

Glossary

Name	Description
Application	A runnable, typically a method. Its lifetime dictates the lifetimme of the overall application.
Service	Similar to a service but it's lifetime is not affecting the rest of the application.
Workload	An application or a service.
Core	A unit of execution, one or multiple cores that share the same memory compose an executor.
Executor	This is the minimal scheduling unit, it maybe contain multiple workloads and may execute on multiple cores.
Platform	Implicit dependencies that a binary relies on.
Target	A group of executors and a single platform amed at creating a single binary.
System	A group of targets that constitute a complete deployable system.
Gateway	Ports or connection endpoints for an executor, that aims at linking executors together.
Buses	Connection between executors.

Use Cases

The following use cases are covered by this language:

• Provide a language to describe distributed systems, regardless of the hardware.
• Reduce boiler plate code for interfaces while keep options to the user without compromising on performance.
• Enforce input/output constraints (contracts).