Chimps is a concurrent hierarchic message-based programming system. Chimps is a framework for building software by implementing and connecting message-passing software components. It aims to provide a standardized run-time environment for inter-component communication, scheduling, timing, and logging functionality, as well as a set of generalized application executives. Component messaging interfaces and hierarchic structures are defined and generated using Smidgen and Finch, respectively.
Chimps is part of the Code Craftsmen project. The documentation is hosted on Read the Docs and the source code can be found on GitHub.