* How it works

 The backend services are written in Rust and controlled by a simple

 messaging protocol. Services provide common runtime capabilities known

 as the /service protocol/ but are specialized on a unique /service

 type/ which may in turn register their own /custom protocols/ (via

 core).

 Services are capable of dispatching data directly to clients, or

 storing data in the /database/ (sqlite, postgres, mysql).

 The frontend clients are pre-dominantly written in Common Lisp and

 come in many shapes and sizes. There is a cli-client, web-client

 (CLOG), docker-client (archlinux, stumpwm, McCLIM), and native-client

 which also compiles to WASM (slint-rs).

 * Guide

 ** Build

 - *install dependencies*

   #+begin_src bash

     ./tools/deps.sh

   #+end_src

 - *make executables* \\

   Simply run =make build=. Read the ~makefile~ and change the options

   as needed.

 - MODE :: Mode (debug, release)

 - LISP :: Lisp (sbcl, cmucl, ccl)

 - CFG :: Config (default.cfg)

 ** Run

 #+begin_src shell

   ./demo -i

 #+end_src

 ** Config

 Configs can be specified in JSON, TOML, RON, or of course SEXP. See

 =default.cfg= for an example.

 ** Play

 The high-level user interface is presented as a multi-modal GUI

 application which adapts to the specific application /instances/

 below.

 *** Weather

 This backend retrieves weather data using the NWS API.

 *** Stocks

 The 'Stocks' backend features a stock ticker with real-time analysis

 capabilities.

 *** Bench

 This is a benchmark backend for testing the capabilities of our

 demo. It spins up some mock services and allows fine-grained control

 of input/throughput.

 * tasks

 ** TODO DSLs

 - consider tree-sitter parsing layout, use as a guide for developing a

   single syntax which expands to Rust or C.

 - with-rs

 - with-c

 - with-rs/c

 - with-cargo

 - compile-rs/c

 *** TODO rs-macroexpand

 - rs-gen-file

 - rs-defmacro

 - rs-macros

 - rs-macroexpand

 - rs-macroexpand-1

 *** TODO c-macroexpand

 - c-gen-file h/c

 - c-defmacro

 - c-macros

 - c-macroexpand

 - c-macroexpand-1

 *** TODO slint-macroexpand

 - slint-gen-file

 - slint-defmacro

 - slint-macros

 - slint-macroexpand

 - slint-macroexpand-1

 *** TODO html (using who)

 ** TODO web templates

 create a basic static page in CL which will be used to host Slint UIs

 and other WASM doo-dads in a browser.

 ** TODO CLI

 using clingon, decide on generic options and write it up

 ** TODO docs

 work on doc generation -- Rust and CL should be accounted for.

 ** TODO tests

 We have none! need to make it more comfy - set up testing in all Rust

 crates and for the lisp systems.