VisualDCT is the Visual Database Configuration Tool for EPICS Databases.
It was developed by Cosylab. This development was funded by SLS, APS, Diamond and SNS.
Distribution archives of released versions (containing binaries, sources, javadoc, and the documentation web site) are available from the releases page.
VisualDCT has a generated static web site that contains detailed information, including user manuals, release notes, reference and project documentation.
The current (development) version of the generated web site is
available on-line, the complete
website is included in the distribution archives (in the site folder).
VisualDCT is a Maven project. Any recent Java IDE should be able to open and compile it. VisualDCT requires Java 7 and is known to compile using Java 8, 11 and 16.
Apart from the default lifecycle, two additional Maven goals are useful:
- site Generate the website with user, reference and project documentation
- assembly:single Generate the distribution archives as tar and zip
Continuous Integration and deployment is provided through GitHub Actions.
Any bugs should be reported as issues in the GitHub project.
Pull requests are always welcome.
For non-trivial changes and additions, please first contact the authors and/or use the EPICS Tech-Talk mail exploder to discuss and review your plans.