This section describes the folder structure for all possible deployment modes : 1. **Control-Freak installed** (when downloaded and installed from official sources) 2. **Developer** is the version with all source code (non-minified) ### 1. 'Control-Freak' installed **System Variables** (OS specific defaults): *INSTALL_DIR* - Windows: C:\Program Files\ControlFreak\ - Linux: /opt/control-freak/ - Mac: /Applications/control-freak/ *USER_DIR* - Windows: C:\Users\JonDoe\.cf - Linux: /home/JonDoe/.cf - Mac: /Users/.cf/ **Locations**:

Name	Description	Location	Variable	Updates
General folders
Workspace	The user's own workspace folder	USER_DIR\workspace	workspace
App-Directory	the directory of an deployed application	anywhere	app-directory	optional
Device-Control-Server	the location of the device control server	INSTALL_DIR/device-control-server or app-directory/device-control-server	device-control-server	optional
Drivers	Default driver locations
System - Drivers	All global known drivers	INSTALL_DIR/data/driver/system	system-drivers	yes
User - Drivers	The user's drivers	workspace/drivers	user-drivers
Project - Drivers	App only drivers	workspace/project-name/drivers	project-drivers
Devices	Default device date locations
System - Devices	All known system devices such as the loopback device for testing	INSTALL_DIR/data/devices/system	system-devices	yes
User - Devices	The user's devices	workspace/devices	user-devices
Project - Devices	App only devices	workspace/project-name/devices	project-devices
Logs	Default locations for log files
System - Logs	all system related log files	INSTALL_DIR/logs/	system-log-directory
User - Logs	all user logs	workspace/logs/	user-log-directory
App - Log	all app logs	workspace/project-name/logs or app-directory/logs	app-log-directory

**Data scopes as diagram** **Remarks** **Links** **FAQ** 1. **Why different locations ('scopes') like system/users/app ?** By separating items into different directories, an administrator has the possibilities: - secure this folders with OS's file system security - he can easily manage this folders compared to a database solution. For instance he can put these folders also into the cloud or on a network drive 2. **Can I edit these items with my editor?** yes, all data is based on open standards like JSON. Changing these files will most of the time also update the IDE or the control-application. 3. **So I can copy paste files among these scopes as I like?** yes, as long you have the permissions, you can simply copy & paste items also outside of the IDE (which is being updated) 4. **What does these 'variables' mean?** Variables are used all over the place to avoid hard-coded strings. Also, the IDE is providing various scripting possibilities. For instance there are some callbacks when files are changed or added. A user might listen to these events and run his scripts (Javascript or xBlox or shell). In any case, the system resolves all variables into strings at run-time, so that you can use the blocks "Copy Directory" with these variables. Ideally, a user might change some paths but no changes in scripts are required.