9.3 Data Extraction from track_data.c

The generator script parses several parallel arrays defined in track_data.c:

• entity_name[] âĂŤ element type identifiers
• entity_text[] âĂŤ short textual descriptions
• entity_description[] âĂŤ parameter array linkage
• <type>_param[] âĂŤ parameter definitions

For each element type, the script performs:

1.

Extraction of the canonical element name

2.

Retrieval of the descriptive text

3.

Identification of the associated parameter array

4.

Parsing of each parameter entry to obtain:

• Parameter name
• Units
• Parameter type (if present)
• Description string

The script then emits four Emacs Lisp variables:

• elegant-lattice-element-types
• elegant-lattice-element-docs
• elegant-lattice-element-params
• elegant-lattice-param-docs

These structures form the semantic backend for both completion and documentation display.