Developer Guide

The workspace architecture, key crates, runtime flow, and development expectations for the Orbitron platform — the authoritative reference for contributors working across the GUI viewer, automation tooling, remote SSH/SFTP access, or supporting services.

New contributors: start with Development Environment Setup (Docker recommended), then skim the Overview and Data Flow & Runtime Architecture.

Contents

• Overview
• Development Environment Setup
• Repository Layout
• Data Flow & Runtime Architecture
• Core Crates
• IO Pipelines
• Services Layer
• UI Shell Architecture
• Automation Interfaces
• Extensions
• Testing & Quality
• Development Workflow & Conventions
• CI/CD
• Packaging & Distribution
• Debugging Playbook
• Appendix: Common Tasks
• Quick Reference