3 The CHARM++ Language

Subsections

3.1 Modules
- 3.1.1 Structure of a CHARM++ Program
- 3.1.2 Functions in the ``decl.h'' and ``def.h'' files
3.2 Entry Methods
- 3.2.1 Entry Method Attributes
3.3 Parameter Marshalling
- 3.3.1 Marshalling User-Defined Structures and Classes
3.4 Messages
- 3.4.1 Message Creation and Deletion
- 3.4.2 Messages with Variable Length Arrays
- 3.4.3 Message Packing
- 3.4.4 Custom Packed Messages
- 3.4.5 Prioritized Execution
- 3.4.6 Immediate Messages
3.5 Chare Objects
- 3.5.1 Chare Creation
- 3.5.2 Method Invocation on Chares
- 3.5.3 Local Access
3.6 Read-only Variables, Messages and Arrays
3.7 Basic Arrays
- 3.7.1 Declaring a 1D Array
- 3.7.2 Creating a Simple Array
- 3.7.3 Messages
- 3.7.4 Broadcasts
- 3.7.5 Reductions on Chare Arrays
- 3.7.6 Destroying Arrays
3.8 Advanced Arrays
- 3.8.1 Declaring Multidimensional, or User-defined Index Arrays
- 3.8.2 Advanced Array Creation
- 3.8.3 Advanced Array Creation: CkArrayOptions
- 3.8.4 Advanced Array Creation: Map Object
- 3.8.5 Advanced Array Creation: Initial Elements
- 3.8.6 Advanced Array Creation: Bound Arrays
- 3.8.7 Advanced Array Creation: Dynamic Insertion
- 3.8.8 Advanced Array Creation: Demand Creation
- 3.8.9 User-defined array index type
- 3.8.10 Migratable Array Elements
- 3.8.11 Load Balancing Chare Arrays
- 3.8.12 Local Access
- 3.8.13 Array Section
  - 3.8.13.1 Array Section Reduction
  - 3.8.13.2 Array section multicast/reduction when migration happens
3.9 Group Objects
- 3.9.1 Group Creation
- 3.9.2 Method Invocation on Groups
3.10 NodeGroup Objects
- 3.10.1 Method Invocation on NodeGroups
3.11 Load Balancing
- 3.11.1 Measurement-based Object Migration Strategies
- 3.11.2 Available Load Balancing Strategies
- 3.11.3 Load Balancing Chare Arrays
- 3.11.4 Migrating objects
- 3.11.5 Other utility functions
- 3.11.6 Compiler and run-time options to use load balancing module
- 3.11.7 Load Balancing Simulation
- 3.11.8 Future load predictor
- 3.11.9 Seed load balancers - load balancing Chares at creation time
- 3.11.10 Simple Load Balancer Usage Example - Automatic with Sync LB
3.12 Advanced Load Balancing
- 3.12.1 Write a Measurement-based Object Migration Strategy
- 3.12.2 Understand Load Balancing Database Data Structure
3.13 Quiescence Detection
3.14 Reductions
- 3.14.1 Reduction Clients
- 3.14.2 Built-in Reduction Types
- 3.14.3 Defining a New Reduction Type
3.15 Callbacks
- 3.15.1 Client Interface
- 3.15.2 Library Interface
3.16 PUP
- 3.16.1 PUP contract
- 3.16.2 Life Cycle
- 3.16.3 Dynamic Allocation
- 3.16.4 Subclass allocation via PUP::able
- 3.16.5 C and Fortran bindings
- 3.16.6 Common PUP::ers
- 3.16.7 PUP::seekBlock
- 3.16.8 Writing a PUP::er
3.17 Terminal I/O
3.18 initnode and initproc routines
3.19 Other Calls
3.20 Delegation
- 3.20.1 Client Interface
- 3.20.2 Manager Interface
3.21 Communication Optimizations Framework
- 3.21.1 Using commlib
- 3.21.2 Loadbalancing and Migration support
- 3.21.3 Compiling User Code
- 3.21.4 Supported Operations and Strategies
- 3.21.5 Many-to-many Strategies
- 3.21.6 Broadcast Strategies
- 3.21.7 Section Multicast Strategies
- 3.21.8 Streaming Strategies
- 3.21.9 Communication Optimization Development
3.22 Python scripting language
- 3.22.1 The client side
- 3.22.2 PythonExecute
- 3.22.3 Auto-imported modules
- 3.22.4 Iterate mode
- 3.22.5 PythonPrint
- 3.22.6 PythonFinished
- 3.22.7 The server side
- 3.22.8 Server read and write functions
- 3.22.9 Server iterator functions
- 3.22.10 Server utility functions
- 3.22.11 High level scripting

August 04, 2008
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