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Xpand workflows and parameters [message #517086]

Fri, 26 February 2010 03:24

Eclipse User

I read that topic, and the MWE documentation
http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=161471& amp; amp;start=0&

Still, some things are not clear to me.

I see you can declare Properties, which references to a property file, or defines a simple property.

but can you modify the workflow to add parameters to it's execution ?
By parameters, I mean adding options to the generation, defining if you generate all your code in the same file, or change the generated packages name, how many of them there are, and so on.

thanks

[Updated on: Fri, 26 February 2010 03:27] by Moderator

Re: Xpand workflows and parameters [message #517092 is a reply to message #517086]

Fri, 26 February 2010 04:01

Eclipse User

MaximeLecourt wrote on Fri, 26 February 2010 03:24

I read that topic, and the MWE documentation
http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=161471& amp; amp; amp;start=0&

But can you modify the workflow to add parameters to it's execution ?
By parameters, I mean adding options to the generation, defining if you generate all your code in the same file, or change the generated packages name, how many of them there are, and so on.

Please look at the chapter 'Controlling the Workflow' inside the MWE documentation.
You will see that you can define aspects (further documentation of aspects, please refer the Xpand documentation). With aspects you can 'redefine'
tempaltes or extensions (e.g. the extension providing the package name).

Also you can switch on/off components in your workflow using:

<workflow>
<property  file ="features.properties"/>
 ...
  <if cond="${feature}">
    <component name=".../>
  </if>	
  ...
</workflow>

and a 'feature.properties'

feature=true

Regards
Darius

Re: Xpand workflows and parameters [message #517127 is a reply to message #517086]

Fri, 26 February 2010 06:07

Eclipse User

Indeed.

Thank you

Re: Xpand workflows and parameters [message #518107 is a reply to message #517086]

Wed, 03 March 2010 00:35

Eclipse User

MaximeLecourt schrieb:
> I read that topic, and the MWE documentation
> http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=161471& amp;start=0&
>
> Still, some things are not clear to me.
>
> I see you can declare Properties, which references to a property file,
> or defines a simple property.
>
> but can you modify the workflow to add parameters to it's execution ?
> By parameters, I mean adding options to the generation, defining if you
> generate all your code in the same file, or change the generated
> packages name, how many of them there are, and so on.

You can simply pass parameters to a workflow, which will override any
local properties.

Sven

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