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Save operation corrupts diagram file [message #991781]

Thu, 20 December 2012 02:30

sowmya Mising name
Messages: 51
Registered: July 2009

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Hi ,
I have a scenario in which if an element is added to the gmf editor then when that element is being added and written to the model , automatically some of its child elements also must get added to editor and written to model. For this I have created threads inside the command to create main element creation, to automatically create the child elements.

But my problem is if the user clicks on save before all the child elements are completely created , then the save operation interrupts the child creation thread and stops it. The model file is in corrupted state as some of the child elements are left partially created. The child creation thread is in synchronized block but still gets interrupted by save. I have been trying to prevent this by trying thread priority , interrupt exceptions and various other thread properties , but have not yet been able to do so.
Can anybody please suggest how to control this save thread. Any information in this context would also be really helpful

Thanks

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Re: Save operation corrupts diagram file [message #991798 is a reply to message #991781]

Thu, 20 December 2012 03:17

Ralph Gerbig
Messages: 555
Registered: November 2009

Senior Member

Hi,

did you try to use GMF's built in capability to create child elements on element creation? In gmfmap you can use FeatureSeqInitializer to do so.

Ralph

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Re: Save operation corrupts diagram file [message #991869 is a reply to message #991798]

Thu, 20 December 2012 06:38

sowmya Mising name
Messages: 51
Registered: July 2009

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Thanks for the reply Ralph.

I have used FeatureSeqInitializer but may be my description was not correct sorry for that. I should not have said child element.
Actually
I have 2 elements say E1 and E2, both the elements are present in the palette and can be added individually to the editor. Both these elements has its own wizards which is opened when added to the editor and can be configured.

But sometimes if the user adds E1 to the editor and configures a variable in the E1 elements wizard then the E2 element is created along with the E1 element.
The model file will have something like this:
<root>
<E1 attr1 ...>
</E1>
<E2 attr.... >
</E2>
</root>
The number of E2 elements automatically added varies based on the variable configuration in E1. Threads are created to create E2 inside the command that creates E1.

so now I am trying to delay the save operation till all the E2 elements are created.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks

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Re: Save operation corrupts diagram file [message #997380 is a reply to message #991869]

Mon, 07 January 2013 04:15

Ralph Gerbig
Messages: 555
Registered: November 2009

Senior Member

Hi,

did you try to modify the create command for E1 to also create E2? This would execute both operations simultaneously. The create request has a map in which you could put additional information needed for creation.

Ralph

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