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Loading classes in Xbase-based DSL with interpreter [message #1802421]

Fri, 08 February 2019 15:01

Hallvard Traetteberg

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I've developed a DSL based on Xbase and have written a Java model inferrer that seems to correctly resolve classes that the enclosing project depends on. In particular, it finds classes and methods in a registered extension class.

I've also written an interpreter and an action to invoke it in the DSL editor. The interpreter, however, seems to use the classloader of the DSL UI project, so it differs from what the editor resolves. I know I can add the extension class (or the bundle it's in) to the UI project dependencies, but I also want it to pick up the classes in the enclosing project, i.e. the same as those seen by the editor. I notice the interpreter has a setClassLoader method, is there a pre-made classloader I can use to get the desired effect?

Regards,

Hallvard

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Re: Loading classes in Xbase-based DSL with interpreter [message #1802422 is a reply to message #1802421]

Fri, 08 February 2019 15:14

Christian Dietrich

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i did some experiments with this years ago.
dont know if this still works
https://github.com/cdietrich/mql/blob/master/org.eclipse.xtext.mql.ui/src/org/eclipse/xtext/mqrepl/ui/handler/ModelQueryInterpreterHandler.java

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Re: Loading classes in Xbase-based DSL with interpreter [message #1802425 is a reply to message #1802422]

Fri, 08 February 2019 15:49

Hallvard Traetteberg

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It's a good start, thanks! I was hoping Xtext/Xbase had something I could use, since it necessarily needs to keep track of the classpath when it populates the JvmType model.

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