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You will discover in this glossary the terms specific to Voltapp, to nocode and more generally to the world of application development.
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My 1st Voltapp project: Content platform (soon)
Structure of nodes constituting an app project on Voltapp. The tree structure defines parent and child nodes. Child nodes share the same variables as their parent nodes, but the reverse is not true (to allow partitioning of nodes and facilitate their interoperability).
Type of block, represented by the color yellow, are linked to specific nodes and therefore have functionality specific to them.
Very accessible and powerful database service offering spreadsheet visualization and providing automatic hosting. Accessible on: https://airtable.com/
Launch a test session of the app. It is possible to visualize the renderings according to the devices (phones, computers, specific or free resolution).
The Debug mode allows to display 2 test tools: the visualization of the Variables values in real time and the history of the test messages with the Logs.
Data](https://www.notion.so/Lexique-Voltapp-e3180fdd85ec421daff4a01c67ac90db) outlets whose format is documented, allowing to connect several applications.
Software composed of an interface allowing to interact with data. An app can be installed on a local device (computer, phone, VR headset, connected car...) or on a server that is accessed via a browser (publicly on the internet, or privately via an intranet).
Property of a node that customizes its functionality (content, design, effects, etc.). It is possible to make the value of this attribute dynamic by linking it to variables.
Set storing typed data (ex: numerical, textual...) allowing to interact with it, via an administration interface (access to the whole raw database), or via the connection to applications (like those created by Voltapp). Voltapp allows to connect to any database: Airtable or Supabase (Open source).
Area of the editor that contains various actions that can be performed by the user (such as adding a node or publishing the app). Note that the bar can change depending on the different modes.
Constituent elements of a graph, which can be connected together to define the logic of our app. Blocks can be Events, Actions, Controls, Expressions or Variables.
Type of block, represented by the cyan color, are global blocks that allow to alter the flow (generate two possible flows according to a condition for example), and to do global actions (like display a debug or open a file for example).
Language used to define the design of web elements. Voltapp offers to change the whole CSS as a visual interface, within the inspector for each node.
Block](https://www.notion.so/Lexique-Voltapp-e3180fdd85ec421daff4a01c67ac90db) type, represented by the magenta color, correspond to the beginnings of block flows. They are automatically triggered by Voltapp according to a user behavior (clicking on a node for example) or a node behavior (its appearance for example).
Type of block, represented by the color purple, return values that can be used by the graph, according to a formula.
Visual code customizing the behavior of a node, in the form of a branching scenario. This code is not on the command line, but is accessible in the form of colored blocks to be linked together, like legos.
The flow of the app starts with an event linked to a node (e.g.: if the node appears...).
There can be several possible flows within a graph, but at runtime, we go through a given flow depending on the current state of the variables.
For example a condition which has two connections in output: the flow will choose its connection according to the value of the condition attribute. If condition = True, we take the True path, otherwise the false path
Mode allowing, at the level of node attributes, to write text by calling dynamic elements which are variables.
Ex: In the text attribute of a node Button, we could write the formula: @currentdate + 1
Mode of Voltapp allowing by node to code visually. The graph will show how the flow is oriented thanks to the blocks
Interface to connect with external services, based on their APIs.