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how to generate a method using xtend from xtext based syntax [message #1275633]

Sun, 23 March 2014 10:54

Zeinab Amouri

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Registered: March 2014

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Dear all,

I try to create a domain specific language using Xtext. I have an entity which should do some specific operation in my model. I generate my classes and their fields in java using Xtend but I have no idea about how I can generate a method using Xtend rules from my DSL syntax? Could somebody help me?

thanks in advance

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Re: how to generate a method using xtend from xtext based syntax [message #1275661 is a reply to message #1275633]

Sun, 23 March 2014 11:56

Christian Dietrich

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Registered: July 2009

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Hi,

i am not quite sure what you are talking about. can you please be a bit more specific.
- do you use jvmmodelinferrer?
- if not generating a class or a field is the same as generating methods.

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Re: how to generate a method using xtend from xtext based syntax [message #1275815 is a reply to message #1275661]

Sun, 23 March 2014 17:41

Zeinab Amouri

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Registered: March 2014

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I used Xtext to declare language's syntax. I have several rules in my DSL that some of them can parsed as classes and others can parsed as a class's fields. Now I want to parse some other rules that used in another as methods. I used doGenrate method to generate my java classes and declare a compile method to transform former group of rules to fields.

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Re: how to generate a method using xtend from xtext based syntax [message #1275848 is a reply to message #1275815]

Sun, 23 March 2014 18:58

Christian Dietrich

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Hi,

i still do not understand how we can help you?

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Re: how to generate a method using xtend from xtext based syntax [message #1275865 is a reply to message #1275848]

Sun, 23 March 2014 19:38

Zeinab Amouri

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Registered: March 2014

Junior Member

Hi,
Please consider I have several entity in a domain. Each entity has some features that can parsed as properties in a java class(One java class has been generate for each entity). Entities also has some operations(behavior in abstract way) that I want to appear as methods in java classes later. I asked you hep me to find how I could generate methods for my entity's operations using in "*Generator.xtend" file.

regards

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Re: how to generate a method using xtend from xtext based syntax [message #1275872 is a reply to message #1275865]

Sun, 23 March 2014 19:52

Christian Dietrich

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Registered: July 2009

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hi,

i still do not understand your problem. especially without any grammar
generating operations is generating fields is generating any text ....
'''
public <<returnType>> <<name>>(<<FOR p : params SEPARATOR ",">><<p.type>> <<p.name>><ENDFOR>>) {
...
}
'''

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Re: how to generate a method using xtend from xtext based syntax [message #1275881 is a reply to message #1275872]

Sun, 23 March 2014 20:11

Zeinab Amouri

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Registered: March 2014

Junior Member

Hi,
I have this grammar:

Form:
'Form' name = ID '{' (Logic += LogicalUnit)* operation=Operation '}';

LogicalUnit:
'field' name = ID '{' (features += Feature) '}';

Feature:
'name' ':' name = ID
'type' ':' type = ID
'label' ':' label = STRING
;
Operation:
name = ID : operation = ID ;

I know that generate fields means generate text. But assumes I want to generate a method in Form class when parser meets Operation rule. So if I use the code you mentioned I can generate a method for my Operation? I should use it when I parsed Form class?

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