Model To Text (M2T)

The Model to Text (M2T) project focuses on the generation of textual artifacts from models. Its purpose is threefold:

  1. Provide implementations of industry standard and defacto Eclipse standard model-to-text engines
  2. Provide exemplary development tools for these languages
  3. Provide common infrastructure for this languages.

The next release of M2T is scheduled for the end of June 2008.

Validation (Incubation) PhaseXpand

Xpand is a statically-typed template language featuring

  • polymorphic template invocation,
  • aspect oriented programming,
  • functional extensions,
  • a flexible type system abstraction,
  • model transformation,
  • model validation and much more

It includes an editor which provides features like

  • syntax coloring,
  • error highlighting,
  • navigation,
  • refactoring and
  • code completion.

Xpand was originally developed as part of openArchitectureWare project before it became a component under eclipse.

Validation (Incubation) PhaseJET

The JET component provides code generation framework & facilities that are used by EMF. JSP-like template files can be edited and transformed into any kind of source artifact including java, html, properties or xml files in a very simple way.

Validation (Incubation) PhaseAcceleo

Acceleo is a pragmatic implementation of the Object Management Group (OMG) MOF Model to Text Language (MTL) standard.

You do not need to be an expert to start using the plug-ins and create your first code generator : using the provided example projects and the powerful completion feature of the Acceleo editor, it is very easy to get started once you understand the basic principles.

More information is available on the wiki page for Acceleo.

Validation (Incubation) PhaseM2T Core

M2T Core is an invocation framework allowing clients to invoke model-to-text solutions independently of the model-to-text language.

Validation (Incubation) PhaseM2T Shared

M2T Shared consists of infrastructure components shareable between different model-to-text languages.

Incubation

Some components are currently in their Validation (Incubation) Phase.

News

Jun 7th, 2007 - EMFT JET Editor merged into M2T JET. Downloads available.

Apr 26th, 2007 - EMFT JET component moved to M2T. Downloads available.

Apr 20th, 2007 - M2T website launched!

Build Feeds Build News

Aug 12th - XPAND 0.7.2 has been released! Get it here.

Aug 10th - XPAND stable build 0.7.2RC1 is available for download.

Aug 8th - XPAND integration build I200908082030 is available for download.

Aug 1st - XPAND integration build I200908012030 is available for download.

Modeling Corner

Want to contribute models, projects, files, ideas, utilities, or code to M2T or any other part of the Modeling Project? Now you can!

Have a look, post your comments, submit a link, or just read what others have written. Details here.

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