AIPS++ Applications

Applications are packaged in Glish as separate tools
- e.g. imager, calibrater, imagefitter, viewer, etc.
Each tool has a set of functions for carrying out its associated tasks
- e.g. image statistics, self-calibration.
Multiple tools may be used together or used in second tier applications
Tools are extensible by Glish-based plug-ins
- e.g. specialized asciitoimage constructor and image.toascii function to handle conversion of AIPS++ images from and to ASCII formats
- e.g. specialized visibility weighting implemented as a plugin
- Easiest mechanism for user programmability
- Archive and redistribute by email exploder aips2-plugins@nrao.edu