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    <h2>API Connection</h2>
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        This is Kactus2 extension <br><img src="../images/appicon.png"><br><b>
        API connections</b> define tight coupling of software component instances
		in the design. API interfaces are connected mainly between application and the platform (OS, drivers)
        in contrast to <i>COM connections</i> that are used for communication between application modules.
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    <h3>Connection Editor</h3>
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        The Connection Editor shows the properties of the selected API connection.
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		<b>API type VLNV</b> shows the API Definition that defines the communication protocol through
        the API.
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		An API connection has a mandatory <b>name</b> and an optional <b>description</b>.
		By default, the connection is named by the connected instances and interfaces.
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