Contents

 
• Introduction
  • The Need for a Standard FRS Access Library
  • Overview of the Protocol
  • Design Objectives
  • On Terminology
  • GFP History
• The GFP Knowledge Model
  • Constants
  • Frames, Own Slots, and Own Facets
  • Classes and Individuals
  • Class Frames, Template Slots, and Template Facets
  • Primitive and Non-Primitive Classes
  • Associating Slots and Facets with Frames
  • Collection Types for Slot and Facet Values
  • Default Values
  • Knowledge Bases
  • Standard Classes, Facets, and Slots
    • Classes
    • Facets
    • Slots
      • Slots on Slot Frames
• GFP Operations
  • GFP Architecture
  • Notation and Naming Conventions
  • Common Concepts
    • Controlling Inference
    • Returning a List of Multiple Values
    • Selecting between Default and Asserted Values
    • Test Functions
  • Handling Errors
  • Overview of GFP operations
    • Operations on Connections
    • Operations on KBs
    • Operations on Frames
    • Operations on Slots
    • Operations on Facets
    • Enumerators
    • Tell/Ask Interface
      • Semantics of tell
      • Semantics of Untell
      • Semantics of Ask
    • Operations on Behaviors
    • Operations on Procedures
    • Miscellaneous Operations
  • Language Bindings
    • Lisp Binding
    • C Binding
      • Naming
      • Arguments
      • Keywords
      • Data Structures
      • Return Values
      • Exceptions
      • Language Specific
    • Java Binding
      • Naming
      • Arguments
      • Data structures
      • Return Values
      • Keywords
      • Exceptions
  • Listing of GFP Operations
  • GFP Conditions
• Differences amongst FRSs
  • Knowledge Base Behaviors
    • Frame Names
    • Value Constraint Checking
    • Frame Representation of Entities
    • Defaults
    • Compliance
    • Class Slot Types
    • Collection-Types
  • Compliance to the GFP Specification
    • Compliance Rule 1: Legal values for all behaviors must be specified
    • Compliance Rule 2: An implemented GFP operation must obey the specification
    • Compliance Rule 3: Systems may choose a compliance class
• The GFP Procedure Language
  • Procedure Language Syntax
  • Procedure Language Forms
• References
• Index
• About this document ...