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XAL Designer — Documentation

This manual covers the XAL Designer, the visual editor used to design, configure, and publish automata in the XAUTOMATA platform.

What you will find here

The manual is organized into three sections.

Concepts introduces the automaton model — what automata are, how they work, and how they relate to the XAUTOMATA platform. Read this section first if you are new to XAL.

XAL Designer is the operational guide to the editor. It explains how to open files, create and configure states and transitions, manage variables, and publish changes to a version control system.

XAL Reference is the technical reference for the XAL language. It describes the file format, all available elements, and their attributes. This section is intended for developers and the XAUTOMATA delivery team.

Before you start

The XAL Designer works with .xal files stored in a Git repository (GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket) or on your local machine. You will need access to at least one repository containing XAL files, or a file to upload directly in the browser.

Note

Some features described in this manual are not yet available. These are marked with a Coming soon notice where applicable.