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There are four steps required to add an Analysis to the Analysis Framework. Before these steps, you need to have a working MAEviz development environment. Also, if the new analysis uses any new data schemas, you must define them following the steps of Creating new Dataset schemas. When following these steps, it will be helpful to refer to the example of the standard Bridge Damage analysis in the ncsa.maeviz.bridges plugin. For each step, follow the link to the section below for the low-level details.
Step One: Create the #Analysis Description
First, one must create a new Analysis Description file for the Analysis. This will require knowledge of the parameters, outputs, and runtime requirements of the Analysis to be implemented. Generally, this file is placed in a folder called descriptions which sits in the root of the defining plugin, and is named to match the analysis name, such as BridgeDamage.xml. See the #Analysis Description section for detail of how to write this file, and the syntax used within.
Step Two: Create the #Task
Second, one must implement the Analysis as a Task. Pick the appropriate base class and implement the required methods. Remember that the keys given to the parameters in the Analysis Description must match the set methods in this class. Also, the column names given to the outputs must match the values given in the schema for the specific dataset type. The #Task section below gives details of how to extend the base class, and what java methods you must define.
Step Three: Register with the #ncsa.analysis.newAnalyses extension point
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