1. JDF Application Programming Interface Dr. Rainer Prosi
JDF Library and API
JDF Application Programming Interface
Dr. Rainer Prosi

2. CIP4 Tools C++ JDF API Java JDF API
CheckJDF – Command line JDF Test Tool
JDF Editor – Visual Java Tool
Elk – A Java based reference device
Alces – A Java based reference manager

3. JDF C++ API Based on the XML Schema
Typesafe access methods
Some additional high level routines
Spawn
Merge
MIME
Networking
URL

4. C++ Development Platforms
Windows:
VC8: First beta release
VC7.1 : Main branch
VC 6: backwards compatibility Version
Linux
Gcc 3 : not touched since 2002…
Mac
Xcode Project: orphaned since 2004

5. Java Clone of the C++ library Used extensively in
Some issues for Java purists
Some C++ constructs are not optimal for Java
Java is now the leading language version
Used extensively in
JDF Editor
Elk
Alces
CIP4 Web Utilities

6. JDF Editor JDF viewer and editor Available on Mac and PC
Process view
Validation
Validates against capabilities
Validates against an XML schema
Additional Features
JDF to Capabilities Skeleton converter
JDF Version converter
Available on Mac and PC
Localization in English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish (Japanese volunteers wanted…)

7. JDF Web Utilities http://www.cip4.org/JDFUtility/
Same code base as the JDF Editor
CheckJDF
Checks a JDF File and reports errors
FixJDF
Updates a JDF File to a new version

8. Elk – JDF Reference Device
Implements Base and MIS ICS
JMF Message server
MIME package support
Conventional Printing Simulation
Supports ~10 JMF Message types
HELK Interactive Operator Console
Public Links
The reference implementation web application. Send a KnownMessages Query to it to find out what it can do.
For testing clients that send MIME packages. Send a MIME packages to it.

9. Alces – JDF Reference Controller
Alces can dispatch
JMF messages
JDF
MIME packages (?)
Alces is used for
Testing
JDF Certification

10. Legalisms and Administration
All CIP4 code is Open Source
Free non-Commercial use
Free in-house use
Use in commercial products that are for sale is only allowed for CIP4 Full and Partner members (3000$/Year including all other CIP4 membership benifits)
Available in CVS and stable release ZIP files
Jira Issue Tracking system