Got rid of static variables and methods in FormatProcessor, continue

debugging.

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/launching/LaunchCore.java

@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ public class LaunchCore {
             String valueAttrName = LaunchCore.getValueAttributeName(param);
 
             if(param.getType().isList())
-                workingCopy.setAttribute(valueAttrName, param.getValue());
+                workingCopy.setAttribute(valueAttrName, param.getValue(null)); // null for topFormatProcessor
             else
-                workingCopy.setAttribute(valueAttrName, param.getValue().get(0));
+                workingCopy.setAttribute(valueAttrName, param.getValue(null).get(0)); // null for topFormatProcessor
         }
 
         setToolToLaunch(workingCopy, tool);
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ public class LaunchCore {
     		IProject project,
     		String resource,
     		String logBuildStamp) throws CoreException {
+//    	System.out.println("1.DebugUITools.launch() tool="+tool+" project="+project+" resource="+resource+" logBuildStamp="+logBuildStamp);
+//    	System.out.println("2.DebugUITools.launch() tool="+tool.getName()+" project="+project.getName()+" resource="+resource.toString()+" logBuildStamp="+logBuildStamp); //Unhandled event loop exception
         if (!saveAllEditors(true))  return; // Andrey: added it here
 
         try {
@@ -236,13 +238,18 @@ public class LaunchCore {
             		resource,
             		logBuildStamp);
             if (VDTLaunchUtil.getRunner().getRunningBuilds().isAlreadyOpen(tool.getName())){
-            	return;
+//           	System.out.println("LaunchCore:launch() tool="+tool.getName()+" was already open! Ignoring... ");
+//            	return;
             }
+//        	System.out.println("DebugUITools.launch() tool="+tool.getName()+" project="+project.getName()+" resource="+resource.toString()+" logBuildStamp="+logBuildStamp);
             DebugUITools.launch(launchConfig, ILaunchManager.RUN_MODE);
         } catch (CoreException e) {
             IStatus status = e.getStatus();
             if (status.getSeverity() != IStatus.CANCEL)
                 throw e; 
+        } finally {
+//        	System.out.println("3.DebugUITools.launch() tool="+tool.getName()+" project="+project.getName()+" resource="+resource.toString()+" logBuildStamp="+logBuildStamp);
+        	
         }
     } // launch()
 
@@ -378,7 +385,8 @@ public class LaunchCore {
      */
     protected static boolean saveAllEditors(boolean confirm) {
         if (VerilogPlugin.getActiveWorkbenchWindow() == null) {
-            return false;
+        	System.out.println("VerilogPlugin.getActiveWorkbenchWindow() == null");
+            return true; // false;
         }
         return PlatformUI.getWorkbench().saveAllEditors(confirm);
     }       

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/launching/RunningBuilds.java

@@ -186,18 +186,20 @@ public class RunningBuilds {
 	}
 
 	public void removeConfiguration(String consoleName){
-		System.out.println("VDTRunnerConfiguration#removeConfiguration("+consoleName+")");
 		unfinishedBuilds.remove(consoleName);
-		System.out.println("Running consoles:");
+		if (VerilogPlugin.getPreferenceBoolean(PreferenceStrings.DEBUG_LAUNCHING)) {
+			System.out.println("VDTRunnerConfiguration#removeConfiguration("+consoleName+"), running consoles:");
 			listConfigurations();
 		}
+	}
 
 	public void saveUnfinished(String consoleName, VDTRunnerConfiguration configuration ){
-		System.out.println("VDTRunnerConfiguration#saveUnfinished("+consoleName+", configuration)");
 		unfinishedBuilds.put(consoleName, configuration);
-		System.out.println("Running consoles:");
+		if (VerilogPlugin.getPreferenceBoolean(PreferenceStrings.DEBUG_LAUNCHING)) {
+			System.out.println("VDTRunnerConfiguration#saveUnfinished("+consoleName+", configuration), running consoles:");
 			listConfigurations();
 		}
+	}
 	
 	public void listConfigurations(){
 		Iterator<String> iter=unfinishedBuilds.keySet().iterator();

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/launching/VDTConsoleRunner.java

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class VDTConsoleRunner{
     	        	for (int i=0;i<fArguments.length;i++){
     	        		if (VerilogPlugin.getPreferenceBoolean(PreferenceStrings.LOCAL_ECHO)) {
     	        			fOutStream.write(fArguments[i]+"\n"); // writes to console itself
-    	        			System.out.println("--->"+fArguments[i]+"\n");
+//    	        			System.out.println("--->"+fArguments[i]+"\n");
     	        		}
     	        		consoleInStreamProxy.write(fArguments[i]+"\n");
     	        	}

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/launching/VDTLaunchUtil.java

@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ public class VDTLaunchUtil {
             try {
                 if(param.getType().isList()) {
                     List<String> value = 
-                        configuration.getAttribute(valueAttrName, param.getDefaultValue());
+                        configuration.getAttribute(valueAttrName, param.getDefaultValue(null)); // null for topFormatProcessor
                     param.setCurrentValue(value);
                 } else {
-                    String value = configuration.getAttribute(valueAttrName, param.getDefaultValue().get(0));
+                    String value = configuration.getAttribute(valueAttrName, param.getDefaultValue(null).get(0));  // null for topFormatProcessor
                     param.setCurrentValue(value);
                 }
             } catch(ToolException e) {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/options/ParamBasedListOption.java

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ParamBasedListOption extends ParamBasedOption {
     }
 
     public List<String> getValueList() {
-        return param.getValue();
+        return param.getValue(null); // null for topFormatProcessor
     }
     
     public List<String> doLoadList() {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class ParamBasedListOption extends ParamBasedOption {
     }
     
     public List<String> doLoadDefaultList() {
-        List<String> list = param.getDefaultValue();
+        List<String> list = param.getDefaultValue(null); // null for topFormatProcessor
         doClear();
         return list;
     }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class ParamBasedListOption extends ParamBasedOption {
             super.doClear();
             return true;
         } else
-            return super.doStore(OptionsUtils.convertListToString(param.getValue()));
+            return super.doStore(OptionsUtils.convertListToString(param.getValue(null))); // null for topFormatProcessor
     }
 
 } // class ParamBasedOption

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/options/ParamBasedOption.java

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ParamBasedOption extends Option {
     }
     
     public String getValue() {
-        return param.getValue().get(0);
+        return param.getValue(null).get(0); // null for topFormatProcessor
     }
     
     public Parameter getParam() {
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ public class ParamBasedOption extends Option {
     }
     
     public String doLoadDefault() {
-        String value = param.getDefaultValue(true).get(0); // Andrey: ignore faults in TopModuleName generator
+        String value = param.getDefaultValue(true, null).get(0); // Andrey: ignore faults in TopModuleName generator // null for topFormatProcessor
         doClear();
         return value;
     }
 
     public String doLoadDefault(boolean menuMode) {
-        String value = param.getDefaultValue(menuMode).get(0);
+        String value = param.getDefaultValue(menuMode,null).get(0);
         doClear();
         return value;
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/contexts/Context.java

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public abstract class Context {
     		CommandLinesBlock commandLinesBlock = (CommandLinesBlock)commandLinesBlockIter.next();
     		if (commandLinesBlock.isConsoleKind()){
     			Parameter parName = findParam(commandLinesBlock.getDestination());  // command file or console name
-    			String consoleName = (parName != null)?	parName.getValue().get(0).trim() : null;
+    			String consoleName = (parName != null)?	parName.getValue(null).get(0).trim() : null;
     			if (consoleName!=null) consoleList.add(consoleName);
     		}
     	}
@@ -282,8 +282,9 @@ public abstract class Context {
         	String toolInfo=    subsitutePattern(commandLinesBlock.getInfo());
         	String stderr=commandLinesBlock.getStderr();
         	String stdout=commandLinesBlock.getStdout();
-        	String prompt=  buildSimpleString(commandLinesBlock.getPrompt()); // evaluate string
-        	String sTimeout=buildSimpleString(commandLinesBlock.getTimeout());
+        	// the result will not be used as some other parameter value, so topProcessor is null in the next 2 lines /Andrey
+        	String prompt=  buildSimpleString(commandLinesBlock.getPrompt(), null); // evaluate string
+        	String sTimeout=buildSimpleString(commandLinesBlock.getTimeout(),null);
         	int timeout=0;
         	try{
         		timeout=Integer.parseInt(sTimeout);
@@ -307,7 +308,8 @@ public abstract class Context {
             List<List<String>> commandSequence = new ArrayList<List<String>>();
             for(Iterator<String> lineIter = lines.iterator(); lineIter.hasNext();) {
             	String line = (String)lineIter.next();
-            	commandSequence.add(buildCommandString(line));  // TODO: parses them here? VERIFY               
+            	// the result will not be used as some other parameter value, so topProcessor is null in the next line /Andrey
+            	commandSequence.add(buildCommandString(line,null));  // TODO: parses them here? VERIFY               
             }
             
             // Here - already resolved to empty            
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ public abstract class Context {
             if(destName != null) {
                 Parameter parName = findParam(destName);  // command file or console name
                 String controlFileName = parName != null? 
-                		parName.getValue().get(0).trim() : null;
+                		parName.getValue(null).get(0).trim() : null;
             	if (isConsoleName) {
  //           		System.out.println("TODO: Enable console command generation here");
             		printStringsToConsoleLine(commandLineParams, commandSequence,sep,mark);
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ public abstract class Context {
         return (BuildParamsItem[])buildParamItems.toArray(new BuildParamsItem[buildParamItems.size()]);
     }
     
-    protected List<String> buildCommandString(String paramStringTemplate)
+    protected List<String> buildCommandString(String paramStringTemplate, FormatProcessor topProcessor)
         throws ToolException
     {
         FormatProcessor processor = new FormatProcessor(new Recognizer[] {
@@ -435,26 +437,26 @@ public abstract class Context {
                                                             new RepeaterRecognizer()
                                                             // new ContextParamRecognizer(this),
                                                             // new ContextParamRepeaterRecognizer(this)
-                                                        });
+                                                        },topProcessor);
                             
         return processor.process(paramStringTemplate);
     }
     
     // recognizes parameter name (just %name), or simple generators
-    protected String buildSimpleString(String stringTemplate)
+    protected String buildSimpleString(String stringTemplate, FormatProcessor topProcessor)
             throws ToolException
         {
     	    if (stringTemplate==null) return null;
     	    Parameter parName=findParam(stringTemplate);
     	    if (parName!=null){
-    	    	return parName.getValue().get(0).trim(); // get parameter
+    	    	return parName.getValue(topProcessor).get(0).trim(); // get parameter
     	    }
             FormatProcessor processor = new FormatProcessor(new Recognizer[] {
                                                                 new SimpleGeneratorRecognizer(),
                                                                 new RepeaterRecognizer()
                                                                 // new ContextParamRecognizer(this),
                                                                 // new ContextParamRepeaterRecognizer(this)
-                                                            });
+                                                            },topProcessor);
             
             List<String> result= processor.process(stringTemplate);                    
             if (result.size()==0) return "";

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/AbstractGenerator.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.Utils;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Tool;
 import com.elphel.vdt.ui.MessageUI;
 
@@ -34,26 +35,29 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenerator {
     private final boolean forcedMultiline;
     private boolean menuMode=false; // managing menu items, not running tool. Ignore Generator errors
     protected Tool tool0; // "tool" was already used in ToolParamRecognizer / Andrey
+    protected FormatProcessor topProcessor; // to protect from cycles in recursion, replacing static in FormatProcessor / Andrey
 
-    public AbstractGenerator() {
-        this(false);
+    public AbstractGenerator(FormatProcessor processor) {
+        this(false, processor);
     }
     
     public AbstractGenerator(String prefix, 
                              String suffix, 
-                             String separator) 
+                             String separator,
+                             FormatProcessor processor) 
     {
-        this(prefix, suffix, separator, false);
+        this(prefix, suffix, separator, false,processor);
     }
     
-    protected AbstractGenerator(boolean forcedMultiline) {
-        this("", "", "", forcedMultiline);
+    protected AbstractGenerator(boolean forcedMultiline, FormatProcessor processor) {
+        this("", "", "", forcedMultiline, processor);
     }
 
     protected AbstractGenerator(String prefix, 
                                 String suffix, 
                                 String sep,
-                                boolean forcedMultiline) 
+                                boolean forcedMultiline,
+                                FormatProcessor processor) 
     {
         this.prefix = prefix;
         this.suffix = suffix;
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenerator {
         	separator = separator.replace("\\n", "\n");
         	separator = separator.replace("\\t", "\t");
         }
+        topProcessor=processor;
     }
     public void setMenuMode(boolean menuMode){
     	this.menuMode=menuMode;
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenerator {
     public void setTool(Tool tool){
     	this.tool0=tool;
     }
+    protected FormatProcessor getTopProcessor(){return topProcessor;}
 
     
     public abstract String getName();

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/BuildStampGenerator.java

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ public class BuildStampGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
         return NAME;
     }
     
+    public BuildStampGenerator() 
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
+
     protected String[] getStringValues() {
 //    	if (    	return new String[] {(tool0!=null)?tool0.getStateFile(): ""};
 //    	System.out.println("#### BuildStampGenerator(): tool0="+

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/ChosenActionGenerator.java

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public class ChosenActionGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }
+    public ChosenActionGenerator() 
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
 
     protected String[] getStringValues() {
         int choice=SelectedResourceManager.getDefault().getChosenAction();

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/CurrentFileBaseGenerator.java

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ public class CurrentFileBaseGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }
+    public CurrentFileBaseGenerator() 
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
 
     protected String[] getStringValues() {
         String name=SelectedResourceManager.getDefault().getChosenShort(); // last segment of the file name

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/CurrentFileGenerator.java

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ public class CurrentFileGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }
+    public CurrentFileGenerator() 
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
+
     protected String[] getStringValues() {
     	IResource resource;
     	if (getMenuMode()) {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/FileListGenerator.java

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class FileListGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
                              String suffix, 
                              String separator) 
     {
-        super(prefix, suffix, separator);
+        super(prefix, suffix, separator,null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
     }
     
     public String getName() {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/FilteredSourceListGenerator.java

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class FilteredSourceListGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
                                String suffix, 
                                String separator) 
     {
-        super(prefix, suffix, separator);
+        super(prefix, suffix, separator, null ); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
     }
     
     public String getName() {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/OSNameGenerator.java

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ public class OSNameGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }
+    public OSNameGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
 
     protected String[] getStringValues() {
     	String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/ProjectNameGenerator.java

@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public class ProjectNameGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
         return NAME;
     }
 
+    public ProjectNameGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
+
     protected String[] getStringValues() {
         String[] value = null;
         IResource resource = SelectedResourceManager.getDefault().getSelectedResource();

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/ProjectPathGenerator.java

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.ui.variables.SelectedResourceManager;
 
 public class ProjectPathGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public static final String NAME = VDT.GENERATOR_ID_PROJECT_PATH; 
+    public ProjectPathGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
     
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/SelectedFileGenerator.java

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.ui.variables.SelectedResourceManager;
 public class SelectedFileGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     private static final String NAME = VDT.GENERATOR_ID_SELECTED_FILE;
 //    private boolean menuMode=false; // managing menu items, not running tool
+    public SelectedFileGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
 
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/SourceListGenerator.java

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class SourceListGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
                                String suffix, 
                                String separator) 
     {
-        super(prefix, suffix, separator);
+        super(prefix, suffix, separator,null);  // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
     }
     
     public String getName() {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/StateBaseGenerator.java

@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.ui.variables.SelectedResourceManager;
 
 
 /**
- * Generates name of teh sate file without extension
+ * Generates name of the sate file without extension
  *
  */
 public class StateBaseGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public static final String NAME = VDT.GENERATOR_ID_STATE_FILE;
+    public StateBaseGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
+
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/StateDirGenerator.java

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.VDT;
 
 public class StateDirGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public static final String NAME = VDT.GENERATOR_ID_STATE_DIR;
+    public StateDirGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/StateFileGenerator.java

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.ui.variables.SelectedResourceManager;
 
 public class StateFileGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public static final String NAME = VDT.GENERATOR_ID_STATE_FILE;
+    public StateFileGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
+    
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/StringsGenerator.java

@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
+
 public abstract class StringsGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     private final String[] paramStrings;
     
-    public StringsGenerator(String[] paramStrings) {
-        super(true);
+    public StringsGenerator(String[] paramStrings, FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
+        super(true, topProcessor);
         
         this.paramStrings = paramStrings;
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/TopModuleNameGenerator.java

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.ui.variables.SelectedResourceManager;
 
 public class TopModuleNameGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     private static final String NAME = VDT.GENERATOR_ID_TOP_MODULE; 
+    public TopModuleNameGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
  
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/TopModulesNameGenerator.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class TopModulesNameGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
                              String suffix, 
                              String separator) 
     {
-        super(prefix, suffix, separator);
+        super(prefix, suffix, separator,null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
     }
     
     public String getName() {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/UserNameGenerator.java

@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.VDT;
 
 public class UserNameGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
 	public static final String NAME = VDT.GENERATOR_ID_USERNAME;
+	public UserNameGenerator()
+	{
+		super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+	}
+
 	public String getName() {
 		return NAME;
 	}

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/ValueGenerator.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Parameter;
 
 public class ValueGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
@@ -27,9 +28,10 @@ public class ValueGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     public ValueGenerator(Parameter param, 
                           String prefix, 
                           String suffix, 
-                          String separator) 
+                          String separator,
+                          FormatProcessor topProcessor) 
     {
-        super(prefix, suffix, separator);
+        super(prefix, suffix, separator, topProcessor);
          
         this.param = param;
     }
@@ -41,14 +43,22 @@ public class ValueGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     }
      
     protected String[] getStringValues() {
-        List<String> values = param.getValue();
+        List<String> values = param.getValue(topProcessor);
         
         return values.toArray(new String[values.size()]);
     }
 
     public String[] generate() {
-        if (!param.getType().isList()) 
-            return new String[]{prefix + param.getValue().get(0) + suffix};
+        if (!param.getType().isList()) {
+        	List<String> rslt=param.getValue(topProcessor);
+        	if (rslt.isEmpty()){
+        		System.out.println("BUG in ValueGenerator.java#generate: param.getValue() isEmpty for "+param.getID());
+        		return new String[]{prefix + "" + suffix};
+        	} else {
+        		return new String[]{prefix + rslt.get(0) + suffix};
+        	}
+//            return new String[]{prefix + param.getValue(topProcessor).get(0) + suffix};
+        }
         else
             return super.generate();
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/generators/ViewSelectedFileGenerator.java

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.ui.variables.SelectedResourceManager;
 
 public class ViewSelectedFileGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
     private static final String NAME = VDT.GENERATOR_ID_SELECTED_FILE;
+    public ViewSelectedFileGenerator()
+    {
+    	super(null); // null for topFormatProcessor - this generator can not reference other parameters
+    }
 
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/CommandLinesBlock.java

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class CommandLinesBlock extends UpdateableStringsContainer
     // for commands being sent to opened remote console:
     private String prompt;       // relevant for commands sent to remote console - double prompt means "done" (extra separator on input) 
     private String stderr;       // name of the command to (command line block) to launch in a separate process/console
-                                 // and connect to stderr of the terminakl session 
+                                 // and connect to stderr of the terminal session 
     private String stdout;       // name of the command to (command line block) to launch in a separate process/console
                                  // and connect to stderr of the terminal session
     // If both are specified and pointing to the same command block - two instances/consoles will be launched.
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class CommandLinesBlock extends UpdateableStringsContainer
         return !destination.equals("");
     }
     
-    public void update(Updateable from) throws ConfigException {
+    public void update(Updateable from, FormatProcessor topProcessor) throws ConfigException {
         CommandLinesBlock block = (CommandLinesBlock)from;
         
         if(name == null) 
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ public class CommandLinesBlock extends UpdateableStringsContainer
         if(separator == null)
             separator = block.separator;
 
-        super.update(from);
+        super.update(from, topProcessor);
     }
+    public void update(Updateable from) throws ConfigException {
+    	update(from,null);
+    	System.out.println("CommandLinesBlock#update(from,null)");
+    }
+
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/FormatProcessor.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.AbstractGenerator;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers.Recognizer;
@@ -28,26 +29,40 @@ public class FormatProcessor {
     private static final String CONTROL_SEQ = "%"; 
     private static final int CONTROL_SEQ_LEN = CONTROL_SEQ.length(); 
     
-    private static List<String> expandedGenerators = new ArrayList<String>();
-    private static int callCount = 0;
+//    private static List<String> expandedGenerators = new ArrayList<String>();
+    
+// TODO: Get rid of this static list used to verify cycles - does not work in multi-threaded environment    
+    
+//    private static List<String> expandedGenerators = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<String>();
+    private List<String> expandedGenerators = null;
     
     private final boolean recursive = true;
     private final boolean multiline;
     private final Recognizer[] recognizers;
     
     private String initialTemplate;
+    private FormatProcessor topProcessor=null;
+//    private static int callCount = 0;
+    private int callCount = 0; // only valid for topProcessor
     
-    public FormatProcessor(Recognizer[] recognizers, boolean multiline) {
+    public FormatProcessor(Recognizer[] recognizers, boolean multiline, FormatProcessor processor) {
         this.recognizers = recognizers;
         this.multiline = multiline;
+        this.topProcessor=processor;
+        if (topProcessor==null){
+        	topProcessor=this;
+        	expandedGenerators=new ArrayList<String>();
+        } else {
+        	expandedGenerators=topProcessor.expandedGenerators;
+        }
     }
     
-    public FormatProcessor(Recognizer[] recognizers) {
-        this(recognizers, true);
+    public FormatProcessor(Recognizer[] recognizers,FormatProcessor processor) {
+        this(recognizers, true, processor);
     }
     
     public List<String> process(String template) throws ToolException {
-        if(callCount++ == 0)
+        if(topProcessor.callCount++ == 0)
             expandedGenerators.clear();
         
         initialTemplate = template;
@@ -57,7 +72,7 @@ public class FormatProcessor {
         try {
             outputLines = processTemplate(template); // echo %SimulationTopFile %%SelectedFile ; -> null
         } finally {
-            callCount--;
+        	topProcessor.callCount--;
         }
         
         if(!multiline) {
@@ -80,7 +95,7 @@ public class FormatProcessor {
             if(template.startsWith(CONTROL_SEQ, pos)) {
                 pos += CONTROL_SEQ_LEN;
                 // got different instance of ToolParamRecognizer with tool==null
-                RecognizerResult result = recognize(template, pos); // Already skipped blank lines (and spaces in each line, added separators - no, on deifferent level
+                RecognizerResult result = recognize(template, pos, topProcessor); // Already skipped blank lines (and spaces in each line, added separators - no, on different level
                 
                 if(result != null && result.getGenerator() != null) {
                     assert result.getNewPos() > pos;
@@ -111,9 +126,9 @@ public class FormatProcessor {
         return outputLines;
     }
     
-    private RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int pos) throws ToolException {
+    private RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int pos, FormatProcessor topProcessor) throws ToolException {
         for(int i = 0; i < recognizers.length; i++) {
-            RecognizerResult result = recognizers[i].recognize(template, pos);
+            RecognizerResult result = recognizers[i].recognize(template, pos, topProcessor);
             
             assert result != null;
             
@@ -215,11 +230,19 @@ public class FormatProcessor {
                     "and try to detect the cyclic dependency by successively removing them.");
     }
 
-    private static void pushGen(String genName) {
+//    private static void pushGen(String genName) {
+    private void pushGen(String genName) {
+    	if (expandedGenerators.size()>5) System.out.println(">>PushGen("+genName+"):"+expandedGenerators.size());
         expandedGenerators.add(genName);
     }
 
-    private static void popGen() {
-        expandedGenerators.remove(expandedGenerators.size()-1);
+//    private static void popGen() {
+   private void popGen() {
+	   try {
+		   if (expandedGenerators.size()>6) System.out.println(">>PopGen():"+expandedGenerators.size());
+		   expandedGenerators.remove(expandedGenerators.size()-1); // got -1
+	   } catch (Exception e){
+		   System.out.println("Failed to expandedGenerators.remove(expandedGenerators.size()-1), e="+e); // Andrey where does this concurrency come from? SOLVED: got rid of static 
+	   }
     }
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/ParamGroup.java

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class ParamGroup extends UpdateableStringsContainer
     }
     
     public boolean isRelevant() {
-        return relevant == null || relevant.isTrue();
+        return relevant == null || relevant.isTrue(null); // null for topFormatProcessor (this value will not be used for other parameter value)
     }
 
     public List<String> getParams() {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class ParamGroup extends UpdateableStringsContainer
         if(label == null)
             label = paramGroup.label;
 
-        super.update(from);
+        super.update(from,null);// null for topFormatProcessor (this value will not be used for other parameter value)
     }
 
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/Parameter.java

@@ -229,18 +229,18 @@ public class Parameter implements Cloneable, Updateable {
     }
     
     public boolean isVisible() {
-        return resolveBooleanFieldValue(visible, "visible");
+        return resolveBooleanFieldValue(visible, "visible", null); // the value will not be used in other parameters, null is OK
     }
 
     public boolean isReadOnly() {
-        return resolveBooleanFieldValue(readonly, "readonly");
+        return resolveBooleanFieldValue(readonly, "readonly", null); // the value will not be used in other parameters, null is OK
     }
     
     // checks whether the passed id belongs to this param's id 
     // it is only proper way to resolve parameter relevantness!  
     public boolean isSame(String paramID) {
         if(paramID.equals(id)) {
-            if(relevant == null || relevant.isTrue())
+            if(relevant == null || relevant.isTrue(null))
                 return true;
         }
             
@@ -335,24 +335,24 @@ public class Parameter implements Cloneable, Updateable {
         
         return currentValue;
     }
-    public List<String> getDefaultValue() {
-    	return getDefaultValue(false);
+    public List<String> getDefaultValue(FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
+    	return getDefaultValue(false,topProcessor);
     }
     
-    public List<String> getDefaultValue(boolean menuMode) {
-        String resolvedDefaultValue = ConditionUtils.resolveContextCondition(context, defaultValue);
+    public List<String> getDefaultValue(boolean menuMode,FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
+        String resolvedDefaultValue = ConditionUtils.resolveContextCondition(context, defaultValue, topProcessor);
         String errmsg = "Parameter '" + id + 
                         "' of context '" + context.getName() + 
                         "' - error processing default value: ";
 
         List<String> processedDefaultValue = null;        
-        
+        if (topProcessor==null) topProcessor=new FormatProcessor(null,null);
         FormatProcessor processor = new FormatProcessor(new Recognizer[] {
                                                             //new RepeaterRecognizer(),
                                                             new SimpleGeneratorRecognizer(menuMode),
-                                                            new ContextParamListRecognizer(context) // Andrey: returning list as the source parameter 
+                                                            new ContextParamListRecognizer(context, topProcessor) // Andrey: returning list as the source parameter 
 //                                                            new ContextParamRecognizer(context)
-                                                        });
+                                                        }, topProcessor);
 
         try {
             processedDefaultValue = processor.process(resolvedDefaultValue);
@@ -482,19 +482,19 @@ public class Parameter implements Cloneable, Updateable {
     
     // returns current value if it is set 
     // otherwise returns default value 
-    public List<String> getValue() {
+    public List<String> getValue(FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         if(!currentValue.isEmpty())
             return currentValue;
         
-        return getDefaultValue();
+        return getDefaultValue(topProcessor);
     }
 
     // returns external form of the current value unless it equals null; 
     // otherwise returns external form of the default value 
-    public List<String> getExternalValueForm() {
+    public List<String> getExternalValueForm(FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         List<String> externalFormValue = new ArrayList<String>();
         
-        for(Iterator<String> i = getValue().iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
+        for(Iterator<String> i = getValue(topProcessor).iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
             String elem = type.toExternalForm((String)i.next());
             
             if(elem == null)
@@ -514,9 +514,9 @@ public class Parameter implements Cloneable, Updateable {
         currentValue.clear();
     }
     
-    public String[] getCommandLine() throws ToolException {
-        String omit = getOmitValue();
-        List<String> value = getValue();
+    public String[] getCommandLine(FormatProcessor topProcessor) throws ToolException {
+        String omit = getOmitValue(topProcessor);
+        List<String> value = getValue(topProcessor);
                 
         if(value.size() == 1) {
             if(omit != null && type.equal(omit, value.get(0)))
@@ -524,13 +524,13 @@ public class Parameter implements Cloneable, Updateable {
         }
         
         String format = syntax.getFormat();
-        
+        if (topProcessor==null) topProcessor=new FormatProcessor(null,null);
         FormatProcessor processor = new FormatProcessor(new Recognizer[] {
                                                             new ParamFormatRecognizer(this),
                                                             new ParamRepeaterRecognizer(this),
                                                             new SimpleGeneratorRecognizer(),
                                                             new RepeaterRecognizer(),
-                                                        });
+                                                        },topProcessor);
         
         List<String> commandLine = processor.process(format);
         
@@ -628,14 +628,14 @@ public class Parameter implements Cloneable, Updateable {
     // private stuff below
     //
     
-    private String getOmitValue() {        
+    private String getOmitValue(FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
+        if (topProcessor==null) topProcessor=new FormatProcessor(null,null);
         FormatProcessor processor = new FormatProcessor(new Recognizer[] {
-                                                            new ContextParamRecognizer(context),
+                                                            new ContextParamRecognizer(context, topProcessor),
                                                             new SimpleGeneratorRecognizer()
-                                                        },
-                                                        false);
+                                                        }, false,topProcessor);
 
-        String resolvedOmitValue = ConditionUtils.resolveContextCondition(context, omitValue);
+        String resolvedOmitValue = ConditionUtils.resolveContextCondition(context, omitValue, topProcessor);
         String result = null;
         
         if(resolvedOmitValue != null) {
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ public class Parameter implements Cloneable, Updateable {
         return result;
     }
     
-    private boolean resolveBooleanFieldValue(String field, String fieldName) {
-        String fieldValue = ConditionUtils.resolveContextCondition(context, field);
+    private boolean resolveBooleanFieldValue(String field, String fieldName, FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
+        String fieldValue = ConditionUtils.resolveContextCondition(context, field, topProcessor);
         
         if(!field.equals(fieldValue)) {
             try {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/AbstractConditonValue.java

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.conditions;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
+
 public interface AbstractConditonValue {
-    public abstract String getValue();
+    public abstract String getValue(FormatProcessor topProcessor);
     public abstract List<String> getDependencies();
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/Comparison.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.conditions;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
+
 public abstract class Comparison extends Condition {
     protected COMPARE_OP op;
     
@@ -41,6 +43,6 @@ public abstract class Comparison extends Condition {
     }
 
     public abstract boolean equals(Object other);
-    public abstract boolean isTrue();
+    public abstract boolean isTrue(FormatProcessor topProcessor);
     public abstract List<String> getDependencies();
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/Condition.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.conditions;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
+
 public class Condition {
     private Condition left, right;
     private BOOL_OP op;
@@ -60,8 +62,8 @@ public class Condition {
                right.equals(otherCondition.right);
     }
     
-    public boolean isTrue() {
-        return op.isTrue(left.isTrue(), right.isTrue());
+    public boolean isTrue(FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
+        return op.isTrue(left.isTrue(topProcessor), right.isTrue(topProcessor));
     }
     
     public List<String> getDependencies() {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/ConditionString.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.conditions;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
+
 public class ConditionString extends ConditionValue {
     private String value;
     
@@ -28,8 +30,8 @@ public class ConditionString extends ConditionValue {
         this.value = value;
     }
     
-    public String getValue() {
-        return condition.isTrue()? value : null;
+    public String getValue(FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
+        return condition.isTrue(topProcessor)? value : null;
     }
 
     public List<String> getDependencies() {

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/ConditionUtils.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.conditions;
 import java.util.*;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.contexts.Context;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.ui.MessageUI;
 
 public class ConditionUtils {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class ConditionUtils {
             Condition relevant = entry.getCondition();
             List<String> strings = entry.getStrings();
             
-            if(relevant == null || relevant.isTrue())
+            if(relevant == null || relevant.isTrue(null))
                 relevantStrings.addAll(strings);                
         }
         
@@ -68,11 +69,11 @@ public class ConditionUtils {
         return condValue;
     }
 
-    public static String resolveContextCondition(Context context, String condString) {
+    public static String resolveContextCondition(Context context, String condString, FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         MultiConditionValue condValue = getContextCondition(context, condString);
         
         if(condValue != null) 
-            return condValue.getValue();
+            return condValue.getValue(topProcessor);
                 
         return condString;
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/ConditionValue.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.conditions;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
+
 public abstract class ConditionValue implements AbstractConditonValue {
     protected Condition condition;
     
@@ -26,6 +28,6 @@ public abstract class ConditionValue implements AbstractConditonValue {
         this.condition = condition;
     }
     
-    public abstract String getValue();
+    public abstract String getValue(FormatProcessor topProcessor);
     public abstract List<String> getDependencies();
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/MultiConditionValue.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.conditions;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
+
 public class MultiConditionValue implements AbstractConditonValue {
     private List<ConditionValue> conditionValues;
     private String defaultString;
@@ -33,9 +35,9 @@ public class MultiConditionValue implements AbstractConditonValue {
         this.defaultString = defaultString;
     }
     
-    public String getValue() {
+    public String getValue(FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         for(Iterator<ConditionValue> i = conditionValues.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
-            String value = ((ConditionValue)i.next()).getValue();
+            String value = ((ConditionValue)i.next()).getValue(topProcessor);
             
             if(value != null)
                 return value;

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/StringComparison.java

@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.ui.MessageUI;
 public class StringComparison extends Comparison {
     private Context context;
     private String left, right;
+    private FormatProcessor topProcessor;
     
+    // constructor should not reference topProcessor (it is only used at startup)
     public StringComparison(COMPARE_OP op, String left, String right) {
         this(op, null, left, right);
     }
@@ -59,16 +61,17 @@ public class StringComparison extends Comparison {
                right.equals(otherComparison.right);
     }
     
-    public boolean isTrue() {
+    public boolean isTrue(FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         String actualLeft = left;
         String actualRight = right;
 
         if(context != null) {
+            if (topProcessor==null) topProcessor=new FormatProcessor(null,null);
             FormatProcessor processor = 
                 new FormatProcessor(new Recognizer[] {
-                    new ContextParamRecognizer(context),
+                    new ContextParamRecognizer(context,topProcessor),
                     new SimpleGeneratorRecognizer()
-                });
+                },topProcessor);
                     
             try {
                 actualLeft = processor.process(left).get(0);            

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/conditions/UpdateableStringsContainer.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.Updateable;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.config.ConfigException;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 
 public abstract class UpdateableStringsContainer implements Updateable {
     private final static String FIRST_MARK = "first";
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public abstract class UpdateableStringsContainer implements Updateable {
     public abstract boolean matches(Updateable other);
     public abstract Object clone();
 
-    public void update(Updateable from) throws ConfigException {
+    public void update(Updateable from, FormatProcessor topProcessor) throws ConfigException {
         UpdateableStringsContainer container = (UpdateableStringsContainer)from;
         
         ConditionalStringsList oldStrings = 
@@ -53,11 +54,11 @@ public abstract class UpdateableStringsContainer implements Updateable {
 
         strings = oldStrings; 
         
-        insertSpecifiedStrings();
+        insertSpecifiedStrings(topProcessor);
         deleteSpecifiedStrings();        
     }
     
-    private void insertSpecifiedStrings() throws ConfigException {
+    private void insertSpecifiedStrings(FormatProcessor topProcessor) throws ConfigException {
         if(insertStrings == null)
             return;
         
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public abstract class UpdateableStringsContainer implements Updateable {
                                                             
                     Condition cond = entry.getCondition();
                     
-                    if(cond != null && !cond.isTrue())
+                    if(cond != null && !cond.isTrue(topProcessor))
                         continue;
 
                     // okay, entry found, and the condition is met

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/ContextParamListRecognizer.java

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Parameter;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.ToolException;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.contexts.Context;
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.ValueGenerator;
 public class ContextParamListRecognizer extends ParamRecognizer {
     private Context context;
     
-    public ContextParamListRecognizer(Context context) {
+    public ContextParamListRecognizer(Context context,FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         this.context = context;
+        this.topProcessor=topProcessor;
     }
     
     protected Parameter findParam(String paramID) {
@@ -36,6 +38,6 @@ public class ContextParamListRecognizer extends ParamRecognizer {
     }
 
     protected AbstractGenerator getGenerator(Parameter param) throws ToolException {
-        return new ValueGenerator(param, "", "", null); // will return list value of the parameter
+        return new ValueGenerator(param, "", "", null, topProcessor); // will return list value of the parameter
     }
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/ContextParamRecognizer.java

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Parameter;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.ToolException;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.contexts.Context;
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.ValueGenerator;
 public class ContextParamRecognizer extends ParamRecognizer {
     private Context context;
     
-    public ContextParamRecognizer(Context context) {
+    public ContextParamRecognizer(Context context, FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         this.context = context;
+        this.topProcessor=topProcessor;
     }
     
     protected Parameter findParam(String paramID) {
@@ -36,6 +38,6 @@ public class ContextParamRecognizer extends ParamRecognizer {
     }
 
     protected AbstractGenerator getGenerator(Parameter param) throws ToolException {
-        return new ValueGenerator(param, "", "", "");
+        return new ValueGenerator(param, "", "", "",topProcessor);
     }
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/ContextParamRepeaterRecognizer.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.contexts.Context;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.AbstractGenerator;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.ValueGenerator;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Parameter;
 
 
@@ -33,12 +34,13 @@ public class ContextParamRepeaterRecognizer extends RepeaterRecognizer {
     protected AbstractGenerator findGenerator(String paramID, 
                                               String repPrefix, 
                                               String repSuffix,
-                                              String separator) 
+                                              String separator,
+                                              FormatProcessor topProcessor) 
     {
         Parameter param = context.findParam(paramID);
         
         if(param != null)
-            return new ValueGenerator(param, repPrefix, repSuffix, separator);
+            return new ValueGenerator(param, repPrefix, repSuffix, separator,topProcessor);
             
         return null;
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/ParamFormatRecognizer.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.Utils;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Parameter;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.AbstractGenerator;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class ParamFormatRecognizer implements Recognizer {
         this.param = param;
     }
     
-    public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos) {
+    public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos, FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         RecognizerResult result = new RecognizerResult();
         String genName;
         int newPos = -1;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public class ParamFormatRecognizer implements Recognizer {
         assert newPos >= 0; 
                 
         if(genName.equals(FORMAT_PARAM_NAME_MARK)) {
-            result.set(new AbstractGenerator() {
+            result.set(new AbstractGenerator(topProcessor) {
                            public String getName() {
                                return "ParamName (parameter '" + param.getID() + 
                                       "' of context '" + param.getContext().getName() +
@@ -79,9 +80,9 @@ public class ParamFormatRecognizer implements Recognizer {
                            }
                        },
             
-                       newPos);
+                       newPos, topProcessor);
         } else if(genName.equals(FORMAT_PARAM_VALUE_MARK)) {
-            result.set(new AbstractGenerator() {
+            result.set(new AbstractGenerator(topProcessor) {
                            public String getName() {
                                return "ParamValue (parameter '" + param.getID() +
                                       "' of context '" + param.getContext().getName() +
@@ -89,11 +90,11 @@ public class ParamFormatRecognizer implements Recognizer {
                            }
                 
                            protected String[] getStringValues() {
-                               return new String[]{param.getExternalValueForm().get(0)};
+                               return new String[]{param.getExternalValueForm(topProcessor).get(0)};
                            }
                        },
             
-                       newPos);
+                       newPos, topProcessor);
         }
         
         return result;

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/ParamRecognizer.java

@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.Utils;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.AbstractGenerator;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Parameter;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.ToolException;
 
 
 public abstract class ParamRecognizer implements Recognizer {
-    public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos) throws ToolException {
+	//, FormatProcessor topProcessor - not yet used?
+	protected FormatProcessor topProcessor=null;
+    public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos, FormatProcessor topProcessor) throws ToolException {
         RecognizerResult result = new RecognizerResult();
                 
         int newPos = Utils.findBoundary(template, startPos);
@@ -33,7 +36,8 @@ public abstract class ParamRecognizer implements Recognizer {
         Parameter param = findParam(paramID);
 
         if(param != null)
-            result.set(getGenerator(param), newPos);        
+            result.set(getGenerator(param), newPos,topProcessor);
+        this.topProcessor=topProcessor;
 
         return result;
     }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/ParamRepeaterRecognizer.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.FilteredSourceListGenerator;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.SourceListGenerator;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.TopModulesNameGenerator;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.ValueGenerator;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Parameter;
 
 
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ public class ParamRepeaterRecognizer extends RepeaterRecognizer {
     protected AbstractGenerator findGenerator(String genName, 
                                               String repPrefix, 
                                               String repSuffix,
-                                              String separator) 
+                                              String separator,
+                                              FormatProcessor topProcessor) 
     {
     	// TODO make repetitor to accept several pattern generators with only one generating a list
     	/*
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ public class ParamRepeaterRecognizer extends RepeaterRecognizer {
     	}
     	*/
     	if(genName.equals(ParamFormatRecognizer.FORMAT_PARAM_VALUE_MARK))
-    		return new ValueGenerator(param, repPrefix, repSuffix, separator);
+    		return new ValueGenerator(param, repPrefix, repSuffix, separator, topProcessor);
     	/* Trying to put these here */        
         if(genName.equals(FilteredSourceListGenerator.NAME))
             return new FilteredSourceListGenerator(repPrefix, repSuffix, separator);

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/Recognizer.java

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.ToolException;
 
 
 public interface Recognizer {
-    public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos) throws ToolException;
+    public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos, FormatProcessor topProcessor) throws ToolException;
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/RecognizerResult.java

@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.AbstractGenerator;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 
 public class RecognizerResult {
     private AbstractGenerator generator = null;
     private int newPos = -1;
+    private FormatProcessor topProcessor=null;
     
-    public void set(AbstractGenerator generator, int newPos) {
+    public void set(AbstractGenerator generator, int newPos, FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         this.generator = generator;
         this.newPos = newPos;
+        this.topProcessor=topProcessor;
     }
     
     public AbstractGenerator getGenerator() {
@@ -38,4 +41,5 @@ public class RecognizerResult {
         
         return newPos;
     }
+    public FormatProcessor getTopProcessor() {return topProcessor;}
 }

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/RepeaterRecognizer.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.Utils;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.ToolException;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.AbstractGenerator;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.FileListGenerator;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public class RepeaterRecognizer implements Recognizer {
     private static final int FORMAT_REPEATER_SEP_LEN = FORMAT_REPEATER_SEP.length(); 
     private static final int FORMAT_REPEATER_CLOSE_LEN = FORMAT_REPEATER_CLOSE.length(); 
     
-    public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos)
+    public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos, FormatProcessor topProcessor)
         throws ToolException
     {
         RecognizerResult result = new RecognizerResult();
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ public class RepeaterRecognizer implements Recognizer {
  //                          "', sepBody: '" + sepBody + 
  //                          "'");
         
-        result.set(findGenerator(genName, repPrefix, repSuffix, sepBody),     /* Why did it miss FileListGenerator here? */   
-                   closePos + FORMAT_REPEATER_CLOSE_LEN);
+        result.set(findGenerator(genName, repPrefix, repSuffix, sepBody, topProcessor),     /* Why did it miss FileListGenerator here? */   
+                   closePos + FORMAT_REPEATER_CLOSE_LEN, topProcessor);
         
         if(result.getGenerator() == null)
             throw new ToolException("Unknown generator '" + genName + "'");
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ public class RepeaterRecognizer implements Recognizer {
     protected AbstractGenerator findGenerator(String genName, 
                                               String repPrefix, 
                                               String repSuffix,
-                                              String separator) 
+                                              String separator,
+                                              FormatProcessor topProcessor) 
     {
     	System.out.println("Ever get here? RepeaterRecognizer.java:findGenerator()"); // yes, sure
     	AbstractGenerator gen=new FilteredSourceListGenerator(repPrefix, repSuffix, separator);

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/SimpleGeneratorRecognizer.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.Utils;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.*;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Tool;
 
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ public class SimpleGeneratorRecognizer implements Recognizer {
     		generators[i].setTool(tool);
     	}
     }
-	public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos) {
+	public RecognizerResult recognize(String template, int startPos, FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         RecognizerResult result = new RecognizerResult(); 
                 
         // first see if there is the control sequence
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public class SimpleGeneratorRecognizer implements Recognizer {
 
             String genName = template.substring(startPos, newPos);
 
-            result.set(findGenerator(genName), newPos);        
+            result.set(findGenerator(genName), newPos, topProcessor);        
         }
         
         return result;

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/tools/params/recognizers/ToolParamRecognizer.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.recognizers;
 
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.AbstractGenerator;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.generators.StringsGenerator;
+import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.FormatProcessor;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Tool;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.Parameter;
 import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.ToolException;
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ import com.elphel.vdt.core.tools.params.ToolException;
 public class ToolParamRecognizer extends ParamRecognizer {
     private Tool tool;
     
-    public ToolParamRecognizer(Tool tool) {
+    public ToolParamRecognizer(Tool tool, FormatProcessor topProcessor) {
         this.tool = tool;
+        this.topProcessor=topProcessor;
     }
     
     protected Parameter findParam(String paramID) {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ public class ToolParamRecognizer extends ParamRecognizer {
     }
     
     protected AbstractGenerator getGenerator(final Parameter param) throws ToolException {
-        return new StringsGenerator(param.getCommandLine()) {
+        return new StringsGenerator(param.getCommandLine(topProcessor),topProcessor) {
         	String toolName=(tool==null)?"<null>":tool.getName();
             public String getName() {
                 return "Param '" + param + 

src/com/elphel/vdt/ui/options/component/ComboComponent.java

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class ComboComponent extends GeneralComponent {
     
     public void setSelection(String value) {
         ParamTypeEnum type = (ParamTypeEnum)param.getType();
-        int pos = type.getValueIndex(param.getValue().get(0));
+        int pos = type.getValueIndex(param.getValue(null).get(0)); // null for topFormatProcessor
 
         if(pos < 0)
             pos = 0;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class ComboComponent extends GeneralComponent {
         String item = comboField.getText();
         
         if (item.length() == 0)
-            item = param.getDefaultValue().get(0);
+            item = param.getDefaultValue(null).get(0); // null for topFormatProcessor
 
         ParamTypeEnum type = (ParamTypeEnum)param.getType();
         int pos = type.getLabelIndex(item);

src/com/elphel/vdt/ui/options/component/GeneralComponent.java

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public abstract class GeneralComponent extends Component {
             value = null;
         } else if (isDefault) {
             option.doClear();
-            value = param.getDefaultValue().get(0);
+            value = param.getDefaultValue(null).get(0); // null for topFormatProcessor
         } else {   
             value = getSelection();
             option.doStore(value);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public abstract class GeneralComponent extends Component {
         super.setDefault(defaulted);
         if (defaulted) {
             param.setToDefault();
-            setSelection(param.getDefaultValue().get(0));
+            setSelection(param.getDefaultValue(null).get(0)); // null for topFormatProcessor
         }
 //        switchState(defaulted);
         addListeners();

src/com/elphel/vdt/ui/options/component/ListComponent.java

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public abstract class ListComponent extends Component {
         super.setDefault(defaulted);
         if (defaulted) {
             param.setToDefault();
-            promptField.setList(param.getDefaultValue());
+            promptField.setList(param.getDefaultValue(null)); // null for topFormatProcessor
         }
 //        switchState(defaulted);
         addListeners();

src/com/elphel/vdt/ui/tools/params/AbstractTabComponent.java

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTabComponent implements ITabComponent {
      * component.
      */ 
     public void setDefaults(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy configuration) {
-    	setAttributes(configuration, component.getParam().getDefaultValue().get(0));
+    	setAttributes(configuration, component.getParam().getDefaultValue(null).get(0)); // null for topFormatProcessor
     }
     
     /**

src/com/elphel/vdt/ui/views/DesignFlowView.java

@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ public class DesignFlowView extends ViewPart implements ISelectionListener {
             	} else {
             		toggleLinkedTools.setImageDescriptor(VDTPluginImages.DESC_TOOLS_LINKED);
             	}
+            	toolSequence.setToolsDirtyFlag(false); //boolean update) - recalculate dirty flags
             }
         };
         toggleLinkedTools.setToolTipText("Toggle tool dependency");

tools/Xilinx/vivado_synthesis.xml

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
 		<parameter id="ConstraintsFiles" type="Filelist" format="ParamListSyntax"
 			default="" label="Constraints files" tooltip="Select constraint files to load to Vivado" readonly="false"
 			visible="true" />
+		<parameter id="ConstraintsFiles" type="Filelist" format="ParamListSyntax"
+			default="%" label="Constraints files" tooltip="Select constraint files to load to Vivado" readonly="false"
+			visible="true" />
 			
 			
 		<parameter id="SkipSnapshotSynth" label="Skip snapshot" tooltip="Do not create snapshot after synthesis"
@@ -206,9 +209,19 @@
                     visible="false" type="Boolean" format="None"/>
         <parameter id="condConstraintsFiles" default="?%%ChosenActionIndex=0 : %ConstraintsFiles, "
                     visible="false" type="Filelist" format="None"/>			
+<!-- 
+        <parameter	id="blabla1"   label="blabla1" tooltip= "blabla1"
+        			default="%blabla2"
+        			visible="true"  type="String" format="CopyValue"/>
+        <parameter	id="blabla2"   label="blabla2" tooltip= "blabla2"
+        			default="%blabla1"
+        			visible="true"  type="String" format="CopyValue"/>
+ -->
 			
 		<input>
 			<group name="General">
+		<!--"blabla1"
+			"blabla2" -->
 				"ConstraintsFiles"
 				"SkipSnapshotSynth"
  				"SnapshotSynth" <!--  same as in project -->