A Module Needs a Name

We are building a modular system. Anything is a module. The configuration database, the protocols, the avatar display, the buddy list, i18n, anything.

But there is one very central module. Some of us call it the "facility manager". It manages URLs, chat rooms, participants in rooms, and it builds a model of the user's presence. Display modules query the "facility manager" and enumerate the data structures of the presence model. The "facility manager" knows who is in which room, it knows what happens in rooms, and it mediates between protocol modules and display modules. The "facility manager" uses protocol modules to enter chat rooms. It gets network events, builds the presence model, and presents it to display modules.

The "facility manager" is the model in MVC. But neither "model" nor "facility manager" are cool names. The thing needs a name. A real name, a cool name. So, that we can talk about the thing. Any ideas?

9 comments:

gout said...

The "Matrix - Modul" or "deine Mudda". "Central Circus" or "Central Circuit". hmm or the "lens" and the last one = focusing elektrocode .

have phun with it ; -)
greetz gout

Anonymous said...

Hello...friend, I thought of a name; "MC" =(mesh center) regards.§æ Macr@Soft

Anonymous said...

hmmm ...
* "MC" / "emcee" for "Master of Ceremonies"
* "Metronome" (music)
* "mestre" (Capoeira)
* "hub" or "mind" (The Culture)
* "Gunnery Sergeant" (GySgt) (U.S. Marines, fit's the role description ;-))

cheers -xl

Anonymous said...

yes....cool "master" = noun > master
Mr
love
owner
Head
boss
master
teacher
preceptor
lens
artist
supervisor
expert
winner
master verb >control,govern adjective >top ,main
Name Master virtual Center = MVC

Thanks. Regards. §æ Macr@Soft

Céline said...

warum nicht bei open world bleiben

Daniel said...

My favorite so far is "mediation hub". But time will tell...

Anonymous said...

Either it is a functional name, then it is the "presence model" or a cool name, then "hub" is too functional.

Nexus?

Botiglia said...

The Stage

Anonymous said...

wie wäre es mit YANA (you are not alone)
dieser name wurde mir vorgeschlagen
habs dann mal weitergeleitet

lg baby

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