Source code directories
From Apache OpenOffice Wiki
Below is a (somewhat terse) description of the various directories for OpenOffice source code.
Name | Project hosting the module | Informations |
agg | antigrain geometry lib (from http://www.antigrain.com/), a software renderer used in canvas | |
animation | Containers for the css::animation UNO API, used in slideshow and sd | |
autodoc | html pages from c++, java, idl inline documentation | |
automation | Hook for QA automation (TestTool) | |
avmedia | Audio/Video media implementation - requires a working Java Media Framework (JMF)
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basctl | controls and dialogs - basic | |
basebmp | algorithms and data types for bitmap graphics (e.g. line and fill polygon scan conversion, bitmap format iterators, and a SalGraphics-compatible software renderer) | |
basegfx | algorithms and data types for graphics (e.g. polygons, vectors, matrices and the like - see that used in canvas) | |
basic | basic interpreter | |
bean | office bean | |
beanshell | java interpreter - so you can write java in command shell,
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berkeleydb | external library. http://www.sleepycat.com/products/db.shtml simple db - used for search in help and galleries | |
binfilter | StarOffice 5.2 compatibility layer, the UI and everything. Basically a little SO 5.2 inside OO.o. This is huge - avoid building it by giving '--disable-binfilter' on the configure line. | |
boost | external (C++ template) library: http://boost.org/native | |
bridges | Bridges from various C++ ABIs, Java JNI, MS .Net to Binary Uno. Also implementation of the Uno Remote Protocol. And in ooo-build a bridge from Mono to Uno and back. | |
canvas | new canvas implementation to improve rendering, various backends implement the new XCanvas API eg. cairo / DirectX | |
chart2 | new, improved chart implementation, arrived in OO.o 2.3 | |
cli_ure | Common Language Infrastructure Uno Runtime Environment -- support assemblies and tools for the MS .Net (and Mono) Uno binding. | |
codemaker | Uno interface declaration/stub generators for C++ Uno (headers), Java Uno (class files), CLI (.Net / Mono) Uno. | |
the configuration database - UNO services and some tools | ||
config_office | build configs, configure scripts, autotools, etc. | |
connectivity | database pieces, drivers, etc. | |
cosv | "Common Services," part of autodoc | |
cppcanvas | helper C++ classes for canvas, plus a GDIMetaFile-to-XCanvas converter | |
cppu | Binary (read 'C') Uno runtime. | |
cppuhelper | C++ Uno runtime, additionally helpers e.g. templates for implementing Uno components, bootstrapping stuff etc. - get Uno up & running. | |
cpputools | Binary Uno tools, like uno.exe, regcomp etc. | |
crashrep | reports crashes (Novell disabled that) | |
curl | external library curl (a URL manipulation engine) | |
dbaccess | data base access tools | |
default_images | all images and resources | |
desktop | what used to be the desktop in SO5 - now the binary | |
dmake | the dmake tool itself, built by running 'bootstrap' after configure | |
dtrans | clipboard abstraction - data transfer | |
embeddedobj | Embedding objects | |
embedserv | Embed OOo through OLE2 | |
epm | enhanced package manager- nasty hack for packaging
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eventattacher | how basic handles events - | |
expat | external library with added UCS2 support, ... simple SAX parser | |
extensions | browser plugin, activex control, scanner bits | |
external | placeholder for extra code needed to build | |
extras | templates, clipart galleries, palettes, symbol font etc. | |
fileaccess | tiny: implements XSimpleFileAccess interface - that makes the UCB interfaces actually usable (via Uno) and more intuitive. | |
filter | filter registration and some simple filters (also descriptions | |
forms | embedded forms control and pieces (design forms in documents, fields and database driven) | |
fpicker | native file pickers for Unix and Windows (file open dialog) GTK+, KDE, Windows | |
Framework | UI rewrite, toolbars, menus, Uno stuff, including accelerators & interaction, etc. | |
freetype | Font rasterrizer. | |
goodies | graphics filters, 3d and 2d graqphics pieces | |
helpcontent2 | for OpenOffice.org 2 - english + other languages help content | |
hsqldb | external library. http://hsqldb.org/ Java database engine. Default database format for OpenOffice.org | |
hwpfilter | filter for a word processor file format popular in Korea. (Hangul Word Processor) | |
i18npool | internationalization, counting, calendaring, complex text layout | |
i18nutil | small bits of internationalization | |
icu | external library. International (IBM? ;-)) Components for Unicode, http://icu.sourceforge.net/ with patches. | |
idl | SvIDL Compiler | |
idlc | The Uno IDL compiler. | |
instsetoo_native | install set for oo, native installers - | |
io | Provides socket and pipe acceptors / connectors, as well as text input / output streams. | |
javaunohelper | Java Uno components implementation helpers. | |
jurt | Java Uno Runtime - Basically Java Uno. | |
jut | Java Uno Tools - Tools for Java Uno. | |
jvmaccess, jvmfwk | wrappers so you can use all the Java Runtime Environments with their slightly incompatible APIs with ease. Hah. | |
libwpd | external library. Not modified. http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ wordperfect filter - SAX api - emits callbacks when things happen | |
libxmlsec | external library. (Still) heavily patched. http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/ to do XML signing, etc. | |
lingucomponent | spellcheck, hyphenator, thesaurus, ... | |
linguistic | This component manages all registered linguistic module implementations for spellchecker, hyphenator and thesaurus. | |
lpsolve | external library that provides a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) solver, see http://lpsolve.sourceforge.net | |
mathmldtd | MathMLDTD to implement XML Math format, see http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-MathML | |
msfontextract | external library. http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/libmspack/ for use in FontOOo (unpacking the downloaded Microsoft fonts (webfont)) | |
nas | The Network Audio System (NAS), An Audio Protocol For Networks. See http://radscan.com/nas.html | |
neon | web library to help deal with WebDAV or other protocols | |
netbeans_integration | java? | |
np_sdk | Netscape Plugin SDK. Header to build Mozilla plugins. | |
odk | office development kit - implements the first step on the way to the OpenOffice.org SDK tarball | |
offapi | all of the Uno IDL files except those in udkapi - i.e. the interfaces that are specific to the OpenOffice.org application. | |
officecfg | the schema and default settings for the OpenOffice.org configuration database | |
offuh | Tiny module to build the generate the C++ Uno headers. | |
oocustomimages | themes, custom themes | |
oox | OpenXML parser | |
packages | reading and writing zips | |
padmin | printer administration dialog - used lpr - obsolete with CUPS and fontconfig, but still used for some things | |
portaudio | an audio output library for various sound setups. | |
postprocess | Postprocessing and checking of files delivered by other modules. This module has to be the last one before creating install sets in module 'instset_native'. | |
psprint | postscript print - unix only - implements font discovery, interface to CUPS / lpr, query and basic PS - dump PS on print - actual PS rendering inside vcl | |
psprint_config | ppds for use by psprint when not using CUPS | |
pyuno | Uno binding for python | |
qadevOOo | qa testsuite | |
rdbmaker | makes registries for openoffice for storing type data, etc./? | |
readlicense_oo | reading oo license when starting up | |
regexp | regular expression matching | |
registry | registry reading, etc. | |
remotebridges | Uno services dealing with interprocess bridges. | |
rhino | java script engine/interpreter | |
ridljar | Generators Java Uno types (like offuh). | |
rsc | resource compiler - turns resource descriptions src and hrc files scattered throughout. | |
rvpapi | Obsolete. | |
sablot | external library. yet another xslt implementation in the tree (in C++) | |
sal | system abstraction layer - rtl, osl and sal (rtl - platform independent strings, osl - platform specific stuff, threads, dynamic loading, process, ipc, etc.). Exports only C API and some inline-methods-only C++ API | |
salhelper | C++ helpers to make use of sal easier | |
sandbox | Generic sandboxing, e.g. used for Java applet embedding stuff. Totally useless without a Sun JDK. Might be obsolet. | |
sane | external scanner library | |
sax | wrapper around expat using Uno. | |
sc | calc - the Spreadsheet core | |
scaddins | extra functions for calc | |
scp2 | script particles - being rewritten for oo2. all of installation was driven by starbasic - this is now in instsetoo-native | |
scripting | scripting framework - for java, python, etc. to play together and uses UNO | |
scsolver | Optimization Solver for Calc | |
sd | Impress and Draw components. Think of Impress as hack on top of Draw. | |
sdext | Extensions for the Impress and Draw applications. | |
sdk_oo | software development kit OO - implements the second step on the way to the OpenOffice.org SDK tarball (see odk) | |
setup-native | ? | |
sfx2 | gui code, much of which is now deprecated - list of documents open would be tracked - raw C++ code; gutsy core of document management and loading. | |
shell | system helpers - launching URI, recently used files, system integration, external mailer support, gconf integration etc. | |
sj2 | Java Applet support. | |
slideshow | new impress slideshow engine in OO.o 2.0 | |
smoketestoo_native | Test code to launch each component for a smoke test. | |
sndfile | soundfile - library for loading all kinds of sound - external lib | |
so3 | StarObject (v3) | |
solenv | make and build infrastructure - solar (think: Sun or Star Division) environment | |
soltools | all sorts of build tools | |
solver | dumping ground for binaries as object output | |
sot | compound file storage tools code (?) | |
starmath | formula editor | |
stlport | external library. STL implementation, from the days when compilers had crappy implementations. | |
stoc | Core Components for Binary Uno (e.g. registry access, reflection, introspection). | |
store | Storage implementations, used by Uno registries. | |
svtools | useful code, common dialogs, file and print dialogs, wizards, vcl filters, lots of helper code | |
svx | Graphics related helper code - xoutdev - rendering - This is where a lot of work would happen to move to the canvas. svdraw - transparent gradient stuff. Lot of the Draw and Impress code is in this module. Part if the PPT binary importer is in there too. | |
sw | writer - the word processing core | |
sysui | .desktop files for different distros | |
toolkit | abstract windowing thing- Uno implementations of windows stuff - so can be used from basic | |
tools | predates sal - string etc. functions, url manip, stream stuff, polygons, etc. | |
transex3 | translation tools | |
twain | Windows scanner support | |
ucb | Universal Content Broker (has ucp) which do things like convert files to strings in content broker world. | |
ucbhelper | C++ wrappers to help make using content providers easy | |
URE API definition - Uno IDL files | ||
udm | part of autodoc | |
unixODBC | external lib | |
unocontrols | separate process and thread for progress bars, etc. | |
unoil | Like offuh for Java Uno - Generates Java class files from OOo application Uno types. | |
unotools | helpers for C++ use of UNO | |
unoxml | Uno wrappers for XML services | |
unzip | used by installer | |
ure | beginnings of standalone UNO distribution foo. | |
uui | An Interaction Handler for the UCB. It uses VCL to visualize and handle interaction requests. | |
vcl | base windowing toolkit abstraction Visual Class Libraries, and graphical output layer - includes backends for unix & Win32 | |
vigra | Template framework from here. VIGRA stands for "Vision with Generic Algorithms". Used from basebmp. | |
vos | (Virtual Object System) - deprecated but still used, lots of sal like stuff | |
wizards | java wizards for db setup, importing, tutorials, etc. | |
writerperfect | word perfect filter - wrapper for libwpd | |
X11_extensions | headers for XRender support | |
xalan | external library. java xslt implementation | |
xmerge | The XMerge SDK provides a Java-based framework for converting documents between different formats using conversion plugins to read and write each format. See http://xml.openoffice.org/xmerge | |
xml2cmp | Comes with the OO SDK. xml2cmp is launched in general by a makefile to extract types from a xml file | |
xmlhelp | Help reader and viewer for online help | |
xmloff | OpenDocument import / export filter. | |
xmlscript | Implements XML dialogs serialization. | |
xmlSearch | ? | |
xmlSecurity | Document signing |