Documenting Tiddlywiki - Trying to clarify startup and object tree

[Luis Gonzalez]

I keep analyzing Tiddlywiki. This work is very hard to me and it takes me a lot of time. This could be accelerated if someone helped me.

This time I analyze the startup of TW. First the browser load bootprefix.js and boot.js. Then, under the Tiddlywiki control, it loads all tiddler whose module-type is "startup". This is a little diagram:

My questions: 

• Is this correct?
• The modules under Tiddlywiki control (the $/core/modules... tiddlers) run in a certain order or they can run in any order?
• Is this order fixed in boot.js or where?

[PMario]

Hi,

Have a look at the dev-edition. see: https://tiddlywiki.com/dev/#Introduction:Introduction%20StartupMechanism%20%5B%5BTiddlyWiki%20Core%20Application%5D%5D%20%5B%5BMicrokernel%20Architecture%5D%5D%20%5B%5BTiddlyWiki%20-%20A%20quick%20Overview%5D%5D

-m

[PMario]

On Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 11:36:03 AM UTC+1, Luis Gonzalez wrote:

I keep analyzing Tiddlywiki. This work is very hard to me and it takes me a lot of time. This could be accelerated if someone helped me.

This time I analyze the startup of TW. First the browser load bootprefix.js and boot.js. Then, under the Tiddlywiki control, it loads all tiddler whose module-type is "startup". This is a little diagram:

...

My questions: 

• Is this correct?

The order is mainly dynamic

• The modules under Tiddlywiki control (the $/core/modules... tiddlers) run in a certain order or they can run in any order?

modules can have an export.before = [xxx] and export.after=[yyy] setting. see: $:/core/modules/startup/rootwidget.js

• Is this order fixed in boot.js or where?

It's dynamic. Almost everything in TWs module system is dynamic.

Also have a closer look at my first post.

There has been a hangout, where Jeremy explained the startup process. .. Link will follow :)

-m

[PMario]

Hi,

It was hangout 10 ... Even if it is a long one, it's worth it. Especially if you watch Jeremy and the code editor, you'll get a good overview, what's going on. .. I did learn a lot ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o70TtNIe-L4

If you click the SHOW MORE button, you'll have access to the annotations.

The "old" TW which created a searchable index was on tiddlyspace. ... I'll upload it to tiddlyspot so we will have access again.

have fun!

mario

[Luis Gonzalez]

Thank you!! This help me a lot.

I will read carefully the Tiddlywiki/Dev.

So this is the diagram: