re•Source, extensible at all levels

The power of re•Source is available to every user, either through manipulation of the workbench or by programming for the different functional layers. This programmability is available right from the workbench top down to the knowledge base itself. If you feel that a function isn't suited to your particular needs, or re•Source can't connect out-of-the-box to your favorite presentation program, you can re-program re•Source to work the way you want. re•Source can be customized and integrated using tools that range from easy (macro's) to extremely powerful (C++).

re•Source programmatic interfaces

Reconfigure the workbench using macro's

The re•Source workbench can be customized completely according to your particular taste and habits. Whether you want to add a toolbar button or reorganize the re•Source menu system, it's just a matter of recording and tweaking macro's. Just like in your favorite word processor.

OQL: Get answers straight from the Knowledge Base

With OQL, a SQL-like querying language, you have the ability to ask for anything that's inside the re•Source knowledge base. Because OQL is available on every level, you can launch queries from the workbench, from a script or from inside a C++ module.

Control everything with interactive scripting

re•Source contains the powerful Python interpreter. With Python's powerful language features, it's object-oriented design and it's access to every part of the re•Source enviroment, writing Python scripts is the easiest way to transform re•Source into your own tool. From top to bottom and back.

For Speed & Power: Write your own modules and extensions.

When re•Source must be optimized for specific tasks, you can write your own modules in C++ and compile them into re•Source. Moreover, the power of re•Source can be easily embedded using the C++ API. Different companies currently use this feature to enhance their offerings by embedding re•Source into their own products.

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