ATL News 2004-2006

ATL News

• ATL 2006 is available posted 06‑12‑2006

  The new version of ATL: ATL 2006 is now available.

  ATL 2006 features several improvements, including:

  • a new, faster, compiler,
  • rule inheritance for standard matched rules,
  • multiple source pattern elements in standard matched rules,
  • support for multiple iterators in iterate, exists, and forAll,
  • etc.

  Installation and usage instructions are given in the Eclipse wiki: http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/ATL_2006

  Transformations written in ATL 2006, which will illustrate its new features, will be made available in the transformation zoo: http://www.eclipse.org/gmt/atl/atlTransformations/

  The weaving library (http://www.eclipse.org/gmt/amw/examples/) already contains transformations written in ATL 2006 as part of:

  • the Matching transformation library
  • the following scenarios:
    • System Architecture (SA) Management: http://www.eclipse.org/gmt/amw/examples/#Sys_of_sys
    • Generation of ATL after executing equality and structural matchings: http://www.eclipse.org/gmt/amw/examples/#AMW_Match_ATL
    • Equality matching and similarity flooding: http://www.eclipse.org/gmt/amw/examples/#AMW_Match_SF

• New ATL example: Measuring Model Repositories posted 13‑11‑2006

  The Measuring Model Repositories example generates some measures (graph and table format) on input KM3 models. This example describes three transformations from a KM3 model to a Measure model, from a Measure model to a Measure model and from a Measure model to a Table model. Finally, graphical outputs are generated (SVG and HTML).

• New ATL doc: ATL Poster and ATL Flyer posted 08‑11‑2006

  The ATL poster and the ATL flyer give a short presentation of ATL.

• A new ATL transformations scenario is available: UML Sequence Diagrams to Statechart Diagram posted 19‑10‑2006

  These transformations are used by Bas Graaf to check the conformance of behavioural specifications. These transformations transform a set of UML Sequence Diagrams into a (hierarchical) UML State Machine. The complete generation of a State Machine from a set of scenarios comprises four consecutive model transformations.
  
  This contribution was made by Bas Graaf.

• New ATL doc: ATL Inventory gives an glimpse of the "ATL world" and all the resources available posted 10‑10‑2006

  The ATL Inventory gives an glimpse of the "ATL world" and all the resources available.

• New ATL examples are available extracted from a catalogue of model transformations posted 21‑09‑2006

  New ATL examples are available:

  • Assertion Modification
  • Disaggregation
  • Eliminate Redundant Inheritance
  • Equivalence of attributes and associations
  • Introduce Primary Key
  • Introducing an interface
  • Making partial role total
  • Merging Partial Classes
  • Raise Supplier Abstraction Level
  • Redundant Class Removable
  • Removing a Many Many Association
  • Removing An Association Class
  • Replace association by foreign key
  • Replace inheritance by association

  These examples were extracted from the catalogue of model transformations: http://www.dcs.kcl.ac.uk/staff/kcl/tcat.pdf. They were extracted by Eric Simon and Julien Baudry.

• New ATL examples are available: IEEE1471 to MoDAF, MetaH to ACME, RSS to ATOM, Table to SVG Bar Chart, Table to SVG Pie Chart, Table to Tabular HTML posted 21‑09‑2006

  New ATL examples are available: IEEE1471 to MoDAF, MetaH to ACME, RSS to ATOM, Table to SVG Bar Chart, Table to SVG Pie Chart and, Table to Tabular HTML in the ATL transformations zoo.
  
  IEEE1471 to MoDAF was produced by Albin Jossic.
  
  MetaH to ACME was produced by Julien Baudry.
  
  RSS to ATOM was produced by Youssef Srour.
  
  Table to SVG Bar Chart, Table to SVG Pie Chart and, Table to Tabular HTML were produced by Eric Vepa.

• A new release build of ADT is available posted 29‑06‑2006

  A new release build of ADT is available. There are two versions, one for Eclipse 3.0 and one for Eclipse 3.1.
  
  The driver MDR4ATL is not available is these versions. If you need it, you should download one of the following versions: Eclipse 3.0 or Eclipse 3.1.

• Creation of an ATL page in Eclipse wiki (with a wish list and a troubleshooter) posted 31‑05‑2006

  Creation of an ATL page in Eclipse wiki (with a wish list and a troubleshooter).

• New ATL transformation is available: CPL to SPL posted 10‑05‑2006

  The CPL2SPL transformation is now on the GMT website.
  
  This example handles several aspects of two telephony DSLs: SPL and CPL.

• New logo for ATL (Thank you Xavier and Romain) posted 06‑03‑2006

  ATL has now a new logo, more sexy.
  
  ATLAS team wants to thank Xavier Mehaut and Romain Larcher for their pretty work.

• New ATL transformation is available: SSL to SDL posted 03‑03‑2006

  New ATL transformation example, SSL to SDL, is now available on the ATL Transformations page.
  
  
  
  This transformation and associated metamodels is a contribution from Irina Dumitrascu and Natalia Rebeja , Soluta.Net.

• New ATL transformation is available: Truth Tables to Binary Decision Diagrams posted 03‑03‑2006

  New ATL transformation example, Truth Tables to Binary Decision Diagrams, is now available on the ATL Transformations page.
  
  
  
  This transformation and associated metamodels is a contribution from Guillaume Savaton, ESEO/TRAME.

• A new version of ATL user manual is available (PreRelease version) posted 13‑01‑2006

  A new version of ATL user manual is available. This is a pre-release version.

• A new release build of ADT is available posted 13‑01‑2006

  A new release build of ADT is available. There are two versions, one for Eclipse_3.0 and one for Eclipse_3.1.
  
  More details about this release are available here.

• An ATL transformation description template is available posted 19‑12‑2005

  The template for describing ATL transformations is now on the GMT website at http://eclipse.org/gmt/atl/doc/ATL_Transformation_Template[v00.01].pdf.

• A new ATL transformation is available: EMF to KM3 posted 12‑12‑2005

  The EMF2KM3 transformation is now on the GMT website. A brief description of the transformation was written, including the procedure to follow to replace the default EMF2KM3.asm file by a custom one in the KM3 plugin.

• An ATL starter guide is available posted 07‑12‑2005

  An ATL starter's guide has been written and may be found here.

• A new ATL installation guide is available posted 01‑12‑2005

  A new ATL installation guide has been written and may be found here.

• New ATL transformations are available: UMLCopyModel, UMLMergeModel, UMLAssociationAttributes, UMLAccessors, UMLObserver, UML Singleton, UMLApplet, UMLDataTypes and UMLAsyncMethods posted 28‑11‑2005

  New ATL transformation examples, UML CopyModel, ModelCopy, UML ModelMerge, MergeModel, UML AssociationAttributes, Java2AssociationAttributes, UML Accessors, Java2Accessors, UML Observer, JavaObserver, UML Singleton, UML Applet, MIDlet, UML DataTypes, Java2DataTypes and UML AsyncMethods , are now available on the ATL Transformations page. These contributions were made by Dennis Wagelaar.

• New ATL transformations are available: ATL to Tracer, ATL to BindingDebugger and KM3 to ATL Copier posted 28‑11‑2005

  New ATL transformation examples, ATL to Tracer, ATL to BindingDebugger, KM3 to ATL Copier and Simple Class to Simple RDBMS, are now available on the ATL Transformations page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: Public to Private posted 24‑11‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, Public to Private, is now available on the ATL Transformations page.

• Creation of publication section posted 14‑11‑2005

  Creation of a publications section.

• A new ATL transformation is available: MySQL to KM3 posted 02‑11‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, MySQL to KM3, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: DSL-EMF bridge posted 26‑10‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, the DSL-EMF bridge, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: ATL to Problem posted 18‑10‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, ATL to Problem, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: UML to MOF posted 26‑09‑2005

  A new couple of ATL transformations, UML to MOF and MOF to UML, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: KM3 to Metrics posted 22‑09‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, KM3 to Metrics, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• Source code of ATL VM is now available posted 16‑09‑2005

  Source code of ATL virtual machine is now available on GMT web site. Three new plugins have been added (vm, mdr4atl, emf4atl). Due to these new plugins, there are some modifications in installation process. This is explained here.

• New versions of KM3 and ATL user manuals are available posted 23‑08‑2005

  New versions of the KM3 User Manual and the ATL User Manual are now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: Grafcet to PetriNet posted 18‑08‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, Grafcet to PetriNet, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• New ATL transformations are available: Microsoft Office Excel to Software Quality, Software Quality Control to Bugzilla and Software Quality Control to Mantis Bug Tracker posted 16‑08‑2005

  Three new ATL transformation examples, Microsoft Office Excel to Software Quality Control, Software Quality Control to Bugzilla, and Software Quality Control to Mantis Bug Tracker, are now available on the ATL documentation page.

• New ATL transformations are available: Microsoft Office Excel Injector and Microsoft Office Excel Extractor posted 16‑08‑2005

  Two new ATL transformations, providing injection and extraction facilities to/from Microsoft Office Excel models, are now available on the ATL documentation page.

• New ATL transformations are available: Ant to Maven, Make to Ant and Maven to Ant posted 05‑08‑2005

  Three new ATL transformation examples, Ant to Maven, Make to Ant, and Maven to Ant, are now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: KM3 to Problem posted 04‑08‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, KM3 to Problem, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: Table to Microsoft Office Excel posted 27‑07‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, Table to Microsoft Office Excel, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: KM3 to DOT posted 21‑07‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, KM3 to DOT, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• Specification of the ATL Virtual Machine is now available posted 20‑07‑2005

  The specification of the ATL Virtual Machine is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: PathExp to PetriNet posted 19‑07‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, PathExp to PetriNet, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: UML to Amble posted 30‑05‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, UML to Amble, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: BibTeXML to DocBook posted 17‑05‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, BibTeXML to DocBook>, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: Monitor to Semaphore posted 09‑05‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, Monitor to Semaphore, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: UML Activity Diagram to MSProject posted 13‑04‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, UML Activity Diagram to MSProject, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: JavaSource to Table posted 12‑04‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, JavaSource to Table, is now available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new ATL transformation is available: UMLDI to SVG posted 08‑04‑2005

  A new ATL transformation example, UMLDI to SVG, is available on the ATL documentation page.

• A new plugin is available: KM3 posted 10‑02‑2005

  A new ATL plugin is available: KM3. It provides tools to use a textual concrete syntax that eases the coding of metamodels. KM3 files can be transformed into Ecore metamodels and vice versa.

• ATL IDE is now available on GMT posted 10‑11‑2004

  ATL IDE is now available on GMT: sources and binaries (see download section).