Modular software system and method

摘要

The present invention provides a system and method for developing software applications through the use of executable code in the form of Filters. The application requirements are analyzed and one or more Filter Graph descriptors are made for selection and relationship of the Filters. This determines the flow of data and the data processing behavior of the application. One or more Creators are associated with Filter Graphs by the use of Creator Groups. Filters are assembled and interconnected by a Plumber module. The Filters are connected by Pins. Data flowing in a Filter Graph can be monitored by attaching Probes to the Pins. The Probes are managed by a Probe Manager and can be used by the application User Interface to visualize or store the information. The application can be executed in three different Application Shells that that all have a built-in thread management utility called Thread Pool.