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Implementing generator for my language [message #891578]

Mon, 25 June 2012 05:41

Daniel Winkels
Messages: 19
Registered: October 2010

Junior Member

Hi everyone,

i am not sure, if i understood everything correct, so i thought, i'd ask here:

i want to implement a very simple language to generate some simple code to get a tool chain like this:
xtext-language -> xpand-generator -> specific java code

i know how to generate a xpand-project and set it up to use the xtext meta model. but now here is my problem: i thought, that an xtext-project comes with the ability to implement the xpand template in it's "directory structue", so that i don't have to create my own new xpand project. you then get the advantage to get a working generating framework for your language. did i get that wrong or can someone point me to the correct point, where i can implement these things.

thanks in advance for your time, patience and help!

daniel

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Re: Implementing generator for my language [message #891580 is a reply to message #891578]

Mon, 25 June 2012 05:44

Christian Dietrich
Messages: 4552
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi you statement is correct for Xtext Versions smaller than 2.x

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Re: Implementing generator for my language [message #891583 is a reply to message #891580]

Mon, 25 June 2012 05:47

Daniel Winkels
Messages: 19
Registered: October 2010

Junior Member

Hi Christian,

thank you for your quick response. So in xtext >= v.2 i cannot use xpand "easily"? Is there a similar option or do i have to decide between a downgrade or "manually" implementing the code generator?

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