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[Acceleo 3] Overriding Templates [message #656426]

Fri, 25 February 2011 10:22

Eclipse User

Hi,

I'm using Eclipse 3.5.2 with Acceleo 3.0.1.

Here is my situation :
- I have "plugin A" which implements "Documentation.mtl A" for elements of "meta-model A"
- "Documentation.mtl A" contains a template "generateElementDoc(e : Element)"
- I have "plugin B" which implements a "meta-model B" which extends "meta-model A"

I want to :
- Implement the generation action in "plugin A" which launches "Documentation.mtl A"
- I want to overrides "generateElementDoc(e : Element)" in "plugin B" to consider subclasses of "Element" (e.g. let's call it "SubElement")

After reading the documentation of Acceleo, I thought my solution could be :

---- Documentation.mtl A ----------------------------------------

[module Documentation('metamodelA.uri')/]

[template public generate(m : Model)]
        [comment @main /]
	[file ('index.html', false, 'UTF-8')]	
	  	[for (e : Element | m.elements)]
		[generateElementDoc(e)/]
	  	[/for]	  	
	[/file]
[/template]

[template public generateElementDoc(e : Element)]
       Hello, I'm an Element
[/template]

---- Documentation.mtl B ----------------------------------------

[module Documentation('metamodelB.uri') extends pluginA::Documentation/]

[template public generateElementDoc(e : SubElement) overrides generateElementDoc]
	Hello, I'm a SubElement
[/template]

But, I get an error under the second "generateElementDoc" in "Documentation.mtl B" which is saying
"No public template 'generateElementDoc' found." even if the package containing Documentation.mtl A
is exported.

Where am I wrong ? Crying or Very Sad

The last question is : since "plugin A" which implements the action doesn't know "plugin B", I will have to
use "dynamic template" extension for declaring "Documentation.mtl B" ? Rolling Eyes

Thank you for your answers,
Sylvain

Re: [Acceleo 3] Overriding Templates [message #656710 is a reply to message #656426]

Mon, 28 February 2011 03:45

Eclipse User

Hi Sylvain,

First of all, I think you would need to have the uri of your two metamodels in the module B to make it work, and if you want to have no dependencies in your first generator to the second generator, you have to use the extension point for the dynamic overriding.

Stephane Begaudeau, Obeo

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Re: [Acceleo 3] Overriding Templates [message #657092 is a reply to message #656710]

Tue, 01 March 2011 10:27

Eclipse User

Hi Stéphane,

Thank you for your reply ! I've finally found my mystake.

The overriden method must have the same signature in "Documentation.mtl B".
In fact, I made a mystake by wanting "overriding" + "polymorphing".

So, in "Documentation.mtl B", the template must looks like this :

[module Documentation('metamodelA.uri', 'metamodelB.uri') extends pluginA::Documentation/]

[template public generateElementDoc(e : Element) overrides generateElementDoc]
	Hello, I'm redefining generateElementDoc !
[/template]

Sylvain

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