Grimu-R glossary

Weave

• Defines a collection of braids.
• Represented by files on disk.

Braid

• Has reactive inputs and outputs.
• Serves as an externally invocable entry point.
• Contains sigils and/or nested braid instances connected by strands.
• Can be distributed within a schism aspect.

Sigil

• Has reactive inputs and outputs.
• Atomic execution unit.
• Cannot be directly invoked by an aspect consumer.
• May have an inscription.
• Created from a scroll and executed in the grimoire environment.

Strand

• Connects a reactive input to a compatible reactive output.
• Can be cadence-decorated on both upstream and downstream ends.
• May be parameterized by a reactive input, consuming variable assignments for the cadence decoration.

Cadence

• Defines reactive behavior.
• May refer to variables defined by the reactive input.

Inscription

• Defines a script, a template or a configuration for a sigil to be executed with.
• May be defined statically in the weave or considered a reactive input.

Scroll

• Defines source code, its build dependencies and runtime environment.
• Provides a default sigil configuration.
• Provides default upstream/downstream cadence decorators for outputs/inputs respectively.
• Declares runtime compatibility (browser-only, non-browser, or universal).

Grimoire

• Complete environment required to execute (a part of) a weave.

Schism

• Splits the weave by grouping its braids into coherent collections of aspects.

Aspect

• Represents a collection of entire braids as an individual program.
• Uses rifts to communicate with other aspects within the same schism.

Rift

• Acts as a proxy for a braid instance that was separated into a different aspect.
• Enables strands to cross process and network boundaries.

Binding

• Provides a build strategy for a schism.
• Maps an aspect to a specific build recipe producing an executable or a container.

Loom

• Provisions tools for interactive or programmatic weaving and execution.