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Toolchain for source code generation from UML? [message #557396]

Tue, 07 September 2010 05:35

Eclipse User

Hi, I am bit overwhelmed by the many Eclipse modeling projects.

What would I use to read in an (Enterprise Architect) UML model in XMI format and to generate code from it? What would be the tool chain?

Xpand, Acceleo or JET ?

Or can you read in an XMI to Ecore and use the StringTemplate Engine to generate code?

Thanks,
Juergen

Re: Toolchain for source code generation from UML? [message #557397 is a reply to message #557396]

Tue, 07 September 2010 05:44

Eclipse User

Hello Juergen,

afaik EA still does not support EMF based Eclipse UML2 but rather uses its own proprietary XMI dialect.

I know 2 possibilities to handle that. Both traget the MWE / Xpand familiy.

(1) using openArchitectureWare Classic (only available with oAW 4.3.1 that you still can get here http://oaw.itemis.de/openarchitectureware/language=de/660/do wnloads)
(2) using the UML2Exporter to get an Eclipse Compatible UML XMI from here: http://uml2ea.blogspot.com/

~Christian

[Updated on: Tue, 07 September 2010 05:53] by Moderator

Re: Toolchain for source code generation from UML? [message #557412 is a reply to message #557397]

Tue, 07 September 2010 06:55

Eclipse User

OK, but given that you have an in-memory representation of XMI, the way to go would be Expand and not JET?

Thanks,
Juergen

Re: Toolchain for source code generation from UML? [message #557416 is a reply to message #557412]

Tue, 07 September 2010 07:00

Eclipse User

Hi,

yes afaik it is for Xpand only.

~Christian

Re: Toolchain for source code generation from UML? [message #557974 is a reply to message #557396]

Thu, 09 September 2010 12:20

Eclipse User

Does not really matter, since the component is just an MWE component that instantiatesan Eclipse UML2 metamodel instance. From that it can be processed by all of these frameworks. However, JET would always be my last choice, then Acceleo, and first Xpand. Xpand has the most natural way to handle UML models.

My 2 cents...

~Karsten

Re: Toolchain for source code generation from UML? [message #558271 is a reply to message #557396]

Fri, 10 September 2010 13:33

Eclipse User

Juergen Weber wrote on Tue, 07 September 2010 05:35

I would recommend Acceleo, as it is based on MOF M2T (MOF Model to Text) standard language.

Using standard language helps reliability.

Note: TBH, Acceleo make use of non-standard, while still well designed, proprietary extensions.

Here is a link to the standard:
http://www.omg.org/spec/MOFM2T/1.0/
while you may still benefits doing a bit of research using your favorites search-engines.

P.S. If you use Acceleo, be sure to use the latest version 3, as prior version was not conforming to the MOF M2T standard.
http://www.acceleo.org

[Updated on: Fri, 10 September 2010 13:34] by Moderator

Re: Toolchain for source code generation from UML? [message #558474 is a reply to message #558271]

Mon, 13 September 2010 03:51

Eclipse User

Hi,

I would just point out that the http://www.acceleo.org website is only for the old Acceleo (2.x), the new Acceleo (3.0) is here http://www.eclipse.org/acceleo/. And for questions about the new Acceleo, you should use this forum, not the one at acceleo.org.

Stephane Begaudeau, Obeo

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