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Throw error in generator [message #1809744]

Mon, 22 July 2019 07:01

Eclipse User

Greetings everyone !

I am trying to generate code, i have to do lot of validation(just throw error) and it should be performed only just prior to generation.

I have created a class with all validation logics inside DeepValidation class

class DeepValidation extends AbstractMemDesignValidator
{
    def init(IResourceDescriptions resDescription)
    {
        //Initializations for validation
    }
    @Check(CheckType.NORMAL)
    def validation()
    {
    // Validation logics
    }
}

I am invoking the above validation in my code generation logic, the function just halts at

...
error('Error', obj, Package.Literals.FEATURE)
...

neither it proceed further nor throws error. The code just halts here !

Background.
1) I have defined proper Grammer
2) I have defined validations, which was working fine.
3) I have defined generator and I was able to generate code properly as expected

Points to consider:
1) I have multiple dsl files (a.dsl, b.dsl, ...)
2) I have multiple grammers in my project ( a.dsl1, b.dsl1, .... a.dsl2, b.dsl2, ....)

My Questions:
1) What is going wrong ? Can't I throw error from generator package ? What is your suggestion ?
Ans: ....

2) I am Injecting IResourceDescriptions in my Generator class

class Generator extends AbstractGenerator implements IGenerator2
{
	@Inject
	IResourceDescriptions  resourceDescription
       override doGenerate(Resource input, IFileSystemAccess2 fsa, IGeneratorContext context)
	{
		var CSourceGenerator sourceCodeGenerator = new CSourceGenerator()
		sourceCodeGenerator.SourceCodeGenerator(resourceDescription, fsa)
	}
}

resourceDescription is loaded(with all data from all dsl files) only after a change in resource. What should I do to load data into resourceDescription immediately after the tool starts ?
Ans: ...

** I am basically from embedded domain, novice in xtext & xtend **
Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Regards
Maha

Re: Throw error in generator [message #1809749 is a reply to message #1809744]

Mon, 22 July 2019 09:30

Eclipse User

hi, i cannot really follow you.
the normal validator is called before the generator already
you can mark the check method with @Check(CheckType.NORMAL) so that they are executed on save/build only
the resourceDescription point i dont understand. which usecase does this target (standalone, eclipse,..., that is the "tool")

p.s. the general pattern is

@Inject
ResourceDescriptionsProvider resourceDescriptionsProvider

override void doGenerate(Resource resource, IFileSystemAccess2 fsa, IGeneratorContext context) {
System.err.println(resourceDescriptionsProvider.getResourceDescriptions(resource))

[Updated on: Mon, 22 July 2019 09:49] by Moderator

Re: Throw error in generator [message #1809754 is a reply to message #1809749]

Mon, 22 July 2019 11:27

Eclipse User

Thanks for response.

My project is in eclipse environment.

1) I was intend to perform some additional validations(apart from regular validations in validator) at generator. I thought generator is the correct place, to access dsl-data from multiple dsl files.

At validator, I was only able to access dsl-data from one file at a time and my validations are only bound to that particular file. I was not successful in working with multiple dsl-data from multiple dsl files in validator.

I was wondering if validations could be done at the generator. If this is not possible, is there a suggested way If I could seamlessly access whole dsl-data from my model project in validator without impacting the performance.

note: I was using "Generate Code" option in context menu to trigger generator.
2) Consider, I've newly opened the tool(eclipse with my xtext plugin) and the model project is already loaded. Right click on dsl file and press "Generate Code" without any modifications done. resourceDescription content at that moment is null(see below).

class DesignGenerator extends AbstractGenerator implements IGenerator2
{
	@Inject
	IResourceDescriptions  resourceDescription
	
	override doGenerate(Resource input, IFileSystemAccess2 fsa, IGeneratorContext context)
	{
		println(resourceDescription)
		println(resourceDescription.getExportedObjectsByType(DesignPackage.Literals.ENUM_LIST).toList)
	}
}
		
Output:
org.eclipse.xtext.builder.impl.DirtyStateAwareResourceDescriptions@6309e4fb
[]

resourceDescription gets loaded with dsl-data only after there is any modifications done at the dsl file. I was wondering, if there is a way to update resourceDescription with dsl-data during tool/project loading phase itself.

Re: Throw error in generator [message #1809760 is a reply to message #1809754]

Mon, 22 July 2019 13:51

Eclipse User

1) the generator is called for one file too
1b) you May have a look at Xtext & expensive checks

2) are you sure the Enums are in the index

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