AGL Application Framework

This page summarizes all materials related to AGL Application Framework

Source Code

The current code of AGL App-Framework is stored on AGL Code Repository. It's divided in the following projects:

• src/app-framework-main Main services
• src/app-framework-binder: Binder Daemon
• src/app-framework-demo Demos

Building AGL with Application Framework support

The Application Framework can be added easily to an AGL build using the feature 'agl-appfw-smack'.

Typically, the following command can be called to initialize AGL build:

# meta-agl/scripts/aglsetup.sh -m porter agl-appfw-smack agl-demo agl-devel
...
# bitbake agl-demo-platform

Documentation

Technical documentation is maintained in the source code and should be browsable with the upcoming AGL documentation system

Temporarily, a static documentation has been made in PDF format:

• Introduction to Application Framework
• AppFW Core Documentation
• Privileges Management

Some extra guides are also available in PDF format:

• Build your 1st AGL Application
• Applications Templates are available on github:iotbzh/app-framework-templates

Bindings Examples

Some bindings are available to quickstart new projects:

• GPS - see github:iotbzh/af-gps-binding
• OpenXC Reader - see github:iotbzh/txc-demo
• CPU/Memory stats - see github:iotbzh/txc-demo
• Radio - see gerrit:src/app-framework-binder
• Audio - see gerrit:src/app-framework-binder

The list is not exhaustive. Please add other bindings here !

Demos

• Simple HTML5 Demos apps (ported from Tizen) on github:iotbzh/afm-widget-examples
• Installable package with TXC Demo Application
• Applications available in gerrit:app-framework-demo

Presentations

• Oct 16 - Application Security Model - Status Update
• Sept 16 - Building Applications with AGL Framework - Also visible in PDF version
• Feb 16 - HTML5 Apps for Automotive Systems
• Feb 16 - Application & Security Framework Proposal AGL 2.0
• Jan 16 - Security Architecture Proposal

History

Motivation for rewriting the App. Framework

To get the background and motivation on why Application Framework has been rewritten:

• Tizen Security: lessons learnt
• this discussion
• Linux Automotive Security

Comparison/Relationship with Tizen

                          Tizen           AGL
                          ----------------------------------
App/OS isolation           yes            yes
Container option           no             possible
Native App                 partial*       yes
HTML5 App                  yes            yes
Cloud App                  No             yes
Unified API (HTLM/Native)  No             yes
service as App**           No             yes
Adding API    ***          core           core or App
Devel model                bespoke        Standard Web