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Blockspec contents

The formal specification of the blockspec format is described in JSON schemas. See the JSON Schemas section. The elements of a blockspec are as follows:

  • Header data
  • Identification of the blockspec and its parent, if any.

  • A simple text description of the blockspec.

  • Collection property specifications

  • Block port collection: List of port descriptors belonging to the block, for media signal flows into and out of the block.

  • Signal path collection: List of signal paths descriptors inside the block

  • Member specifications

  • List of definitions of the control objects the block contains.
  • In NCA, a block is a control object. Therefore, nested blocks will be in the member specification list.

All subschemas composing the blockspecs file schema may have a comment property which may be used for adding explanatory notes.