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<h1>NetBeans Architecture Answers for web/freeform module</h1>
<ul>
<li>
<b>Author:</b> dkonecny@netbeans.org</li>
<li>
<b>Answers as of:</b> 30.11.2004</li>
<li>
<b>Answers for questions version:</b> 1.24</li>
<li>
<b>Latest available version of questions:</b> 1.24</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h2>Interfaces table</h2>
<a name="group-dtd">
<h5>Group of dtd interfaces</h5>
</a>
<table width="100%" class="tablebg" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">
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<td width="25%" align="CENTER"><span class="titlectable">Interface Name</span></td><td width="10%" align="CENTER"><span class="titlectable">In/Out</span></td><td width="10%" align="CENTER"><span class="titlectable">Stability</span></td><td align="CENTER"><span class="titlectable">Specified in What Document?</span></td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="dtd-freeform-project-web.xsd">freeform-project-web.xsd</a></td><td>Exported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-devel">Under Development</a></td><td><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/source/browse/~checkout~/ant/freeform/src/org/netbeans/modules/ant/freeform/resources/freeform-project-web.xsd">http://www.netbeans.org/source/browse/~checkout~/ant/freeform/src/org/netbeans/modules/ant/freeform/resources/freeform-project-web.xsd</a>
<p></p>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      XML schema for the Web-specific section.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p></p>
<a name="group-java">
<h5>Group of java interfaces</h5>
</a>
<table width="100%" class="tablebg" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">
<tr>
<td>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0">
<tr class="tablersh">
<td width="25%" align="CENTER"><span class="titlectable">Interface Name</span></td><td width="10%" align="CENTER"><span class="titlectable">In/Out</span></td><td width="10%" align="CENTER"><span class="titlectable">Stability</span></td><td align="CENTER"><span class="titlectable">Specified in What Document?</span></td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-FreeformProjectSPI">FreeformProjectSPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-friend">Friend</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Base Freeform SPI.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-AntProjectAPI">AntProjectAPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-devel">Under Development</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      The SPI is used heavily to implement various queries, evaluate Ant
      properties at development time, etc.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-JavaSupportAPIs">JavaSupportAPIs</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-official">Official</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Implements the classpath query.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-JavaPlatformAPI">JavaPlatformAPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-devel">Under Development</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Looks for registered Java platforms to handle the boot classpath.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-JavaFreeformProjectSPI">JavaFreeformProjectSPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-friend">Friend</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Used for instantiation of Java support in Web freeform project.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-JavaProjectAPI">JavaProjectAPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-devel">Under Development</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Used for the Java package view, etc.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-WebModuleAPI">WebModuleAPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-devel">Under Development</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Used to answer web-app-specific queries.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-ProjectAPI">ProjectAPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-devel">Under Development</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Basic project API.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-ProjectUIAPI">ProjectUIAPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-devel">Under Development</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Used to register the project open hook, etc.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-GeneralQueriesAPI">GeneralQueriesAPI</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-devel">Under Development</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      For checking file collocation.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-Filesystems">Filesystems</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-official">Official</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Used for many purposes.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-Nodes">Nodes</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-official">Official</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      Used to show the logical view.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tabler">
<td><a name="java-Wizards">Wizards</a></td><td>Imported</td><td><a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#category-official">Official</a></td><td>
<p></p>
     
<p>
      For the new project wizards.
     </p>
    
<p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p></p>
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<hr>
<h2>General Information</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-arch-what">Question (arch-what)</a>:</b><em>
            What is this project good for?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   This module implements Web development support in Freeform project type.
   See Freeform project type documentation for its general description. The
   main features of this extension are:
  </p>
  
<ol>
   
<li>
    
<p>
     Answers Web specific <dfn>queries</dfn> like WebModule provider, etc.
    </p>
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<p>
     Provides wizard to help the user set up a new project with Web support.
    </p>
   
</li>
  
</ol>
  
<p>
   Specifications:
  </p>
  
<ol>
   
<li>
    
<a href="http://projects.netbeans.org/buildsys/freeform-project-ui-spec.html" shape="rect">UI Specification</a>
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="http://projects.netbeans.org/buildsys/design.html#freeform" shape="rect">Architecture Sketch</a>
   
</li>
  
</ol>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-arch-overall">Question (arch-overall)</a>:</b><em>
            Describe the overall architecture. 
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Web development support for freeform project. There is no API/SPI.
  </p>
  
<p>
   The behavior of this extension is entirely controlled by
   <code>project.xml</code>:
  </p>
  
<ol>
   
<li>
    <!-- XXX change links when these are properly published: #43596 -->
    <!-- XXX fix this link after merging branch to trunk -->
    
<a href="#dtd-freeform-project-web.xsd">freeform-project-web.xsd</a>
            - 
     <p>
      XML schema for the Web-specific section.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
  
</ol>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-arch-usecases">Question (arch-usecases)</a>:</b><em>
            
        
            Describe the main <a href="http://openide.netbeans.org/tutorial/api-design.html#usecase" shape="rect">
            use cases</a> of the new API. Who will use it under
            what circumstances? What kind of code would typically need to be written
            to use the module?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   See the <a href="http://projects.netbeans.org/buildsys/design.html#freeform" shape="rect">Architecture
   Sketch</a> for justifications of the module.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-arch-time">Question (arch-time)</a>:</b><em>
            What are the time estimates of the work?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Complete.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-arch-quality">Question (arch-quality)</a>:</b><em>
            How will the <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/community/guidelines/q-evangelism.html" shape="rect">quality</a>
            of your code be tested and 
            how are future regressions going to be prevented?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Unit test coverage should be high, except for the GUI portions which may be
   covered by functional tests in the future.
  </p>
 
</ul>
    
<hr>
<h2>Project and platform dependencies</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-dep-nb">Question (dep-nb)</a>:</b><em>
            What other NetBeans projects and modules does this one depend on?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<ul>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-FreeformProjectSPI">FreeformProjectSPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Base Freeform SPI.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-AntProjectAPI">AntProjectAPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      The SPI is used heavily to implement various queries, evaluate Ant
      properties at development time, etc.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-JavaSupportAPIs">JavaSupportAPIs</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Implements the classpath query.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-JavaPlatformAPI">JavaPlatformAPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Looks for registered Java platforms to handle the boot classpath.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-JavaFreeformProjectSPI">JavaFreeformProjectSPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Used for instantiation of Java support in Web freeform project.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-JavaProjectAPI">JavaProjectAPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Used for the Java package view, etc.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-WebModuleAPI">WebModuleAPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Used to answer web-app-specific queries.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-ProjectAPI">ProjectAPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Basic project API.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-ProjectUIAPI">ProjectUIAPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Used to register the project open hook, etc.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-GeneralQueriesAPI">GeneralQueriesAPI</a>
            - 
     <p>
      For checking file collocation.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-Filesystems">Filesystems</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Used for many purposes.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-Nodes">Nodes</a>
            - 
     <p>
      Used to show the logical view.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
   
<li>
    
<a href="#java-Wizards">Wizards</a>
            - 
     <p>
      For the new project wizards.
     </p>
    
   
</li>
  
</ul>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-dep-non-nb">Question (dep-non-nb)</a>:</b><em>
            What other projects outside NetBeans does this one depend on?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   None. (Implicitly Apache Ant.)
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-dep-platform">Question (dep-platform)</a>:</b><em>
            On which platforms does your module run? Does it run in the same
            way on each?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Any.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-dep-jre">Question (dep-jre)</a>:</b><em>
            Which version of JRE do you need (1.2, 1.3, 1.4, etc.)?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   1.4+.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-dep-jrejdk">Question (dep-jrejdk)</a>:</b><em>
            Do you require the JDK or is the JRE enough?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   JRE.
  </p>
 
</ul>

    
<hr>
<h2>Deployment</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-deploy-jar">Question (deploy-jar)</a>:</b><em>
            Do you deploy just module JAR file(s) or other files as well?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Just a JAR.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-deploy-nbm">Question (deploy-nbm)</a>:</b><em>
            Can you deploy an NBM via the Update Center?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Yes.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-deploy-shared">Question (deploy-shared)</a>:</b><em>
            Do you need to be installed in the shared location only, or in the user directory only,
            or can your module be installed anywhere?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Anywhere.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-deploy-packages">Question (deploy-packages)</a>:</b><em>
            Are packages of your module made inaccessible by not declaring them
            public?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Yes
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-deploy-dependencies">Question (deploy-dependencies)</a>:</b><em>
            What do other modules need to do to declare a dependency on this one?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   N/A
  </p>
 
</ul>
    
    
<hr>
<h2>Compatibility with environment</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-compat-i18n">Question (compat-i18n)</a>:</b><em>
            Is your module correctly internationalized?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Yes.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-compat-standards">Question (compat-standards)</a>:</b><em>
            Does the module implement or define any standards? Is the 
            implementation exact or does it deviate somehow?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Defines project syntax of Web support. There is no known independent format for this.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-compat-version">Question (compat-version)</a>:</b><em>
            Can your module coexist with earlier and future
            versions of itself? Can you correctly read all old settings? Will future
            versions be able to read your current settings? Can you read
            or politely ignore settings stored by a future version?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Project XML schemas namespaces are versioned.
  </p>
 
</ul>
    
    
<hr>
<h2>Access to resources</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-resources-file">Question (resources-file)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module use <code>java.io.File</code> directly?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Where needed to evaluate Ant properties or satisfy queries.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-resources-layer">Question (resources-layer)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module provide own layer? Does it create any files or
            folders in it? What it is trying to communicate by that and with which 
            components?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Registers new project wizards.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-resources-read">Question (resources-read)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module read any resources from layers? For what purpose?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-resources-mask">Question (resources-mask)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module mask/hide/override any resources provided by other modules in
            their layers?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
</ul>

    
    
<hr>
<h2>Lookup of components</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-lookup-lookup">Question (lookup-lookup)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module use <code>org.openide.util.Lookup</code>
            or any similar technology to find any components to communicate with? Which ones?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Just usual <code>getDefault</code> methods.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-lookup-register">Question (lookup-register)</a>:</b><em>
            Do you register anything into lookup for other code to find?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Implementation of <code>ProjectNature</code> is registered in <code>META-INF/services</code>.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-lookup-remove">Question (lookup-remove)</a>:</b><em>
            Do you remove entries of other modules from lookup?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
</ul>

    
    <!-- classification of interfaces -->
    
    <!-- package names -->
    
    
    
<hr>
<h2>Execution Environment</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-exec-property">Question (exec-property)</a>:</b><em>
            Is execution of your code influenced by any environment or
            Java system (<code>System.getProperty</code>) property?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-exec-component">Question (exec-component)</a>:</b><em>
            Is execution of your code influenced by any (string) property
            of any of your components?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-exec-classloader">Question (exec-classloader)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your code create its own class loader(s)?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-exec-reflection">Question (exec-reflection)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your code use Java Reflection to execute other code?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-exec-privateaccess">Question (exec-privateaccess)</a>:</b><em>
            Are you aware of any other parts of the system calling some of 
            your methods by reflection?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-exec-process">Question (exec-process)</a>:</b><em>
            Do you execute an external process from your module? How do you ensure
            that the result is the same on different platforms? Do you parse output?
            Do you depend on result code?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-exec-introspection">Question (exec-introspection)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module use any kind of runtime type information (<code>instanceof</code>,
            work with <code>java.lang.Class</code>, etc.)?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-exec-threading">Question (exec-threading)</a>:</b><em>
            What threading models, if any, does your module adhere to?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Uses <code>ProjectManager.mutex()</code> in some cases. Mostly depends on
   threading model of queries. EQ for GUI things of course.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-security-policy">Question (security-policy)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your functionality require modifications to the standard policy file?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-security-grant">Question (security-grant)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your code grant additional rights to some other code?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
</ul>
    
    
<hr>
<h2>Format of files and protocols</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-format-types">Question (format-types)</a>:</b><em>
            Which protocols and file formats (if any) does your module read or write on disk,
            or transmit or receive over the network?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   None.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-format-dnd">Question (format-dnd)</a>:</b><em>
            Which protocols (if any) does your code understand during Drag &amp; Drop?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   None.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-format-clipboard">Question (format-clipboard)</a>:</b><em>
            Which data flavors (if any) does your code read from or insert to
            the clipboard (by access to clipboard on means calling methods on <code>java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable</code>?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   None.
  </p>
 
</ul>

    
    
<hr>
<h2>Performance and Scalability</h2>
<ul>
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-startup">Question (perf-startup)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module run any code on startup?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-exit">Question (perf-exit)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module run any code on exit?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-scale">Question (perf-scale)</a>:</b><em>
            Which external criteria influence the performance of your
            program (size of file in editor, number of files in menu, 
            in source directory, etc.) and how well your code scales?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Nothing known.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-limit">Question (perf-limit)</a>:</b><em>
            Are there any hard-coded or practical limits in the number or size of
            elements your code can handle?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   None in particular.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-mem">Question (perf-mem)</a>:</b><em>
            How much memory does your component consume? Estimate
            with a relation to the number of windows, etc.
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   Unknown; probably small.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-wakeup">Question (perf-wakeup)</a>:</b><em>
            Does any piece of your code wake up periodically and do something
            even when the system is otherwise idle (no user interaction)?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-progress">Question (perf-progress)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module execute any long-running tasks?
            
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-huge_dialogs">Question (perf-huge_dialogs)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module contain any dialogs or wizards with a large number of
            GUI controls such as combo boxes, lists, trees, or text areas?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No. There is one customizer panel which is provided by this 
   extension and which is part of Freeform project customizer, but it
   is of reasonable size.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-menus">Question (perf-menus)</a>:</b><em>
            Does your module use dynamically updated context menus, or
            context-sensitive actions with complicated enablement logic?
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   No.
  </p>
 
<p></p>
<font color="gray"><b><a name="answer-perf-spi">Question (perf-spi)</a>:</b><em>
            How the performance of the plugged in code will be enforced?
            
        </em></font>
<p></p>
<b>Answer:</b>
  
<p>
   N/A
  </p>
 
</ul>
    
    
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