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Sirius vs Graphiti [message #1754429]

Fri, 17 February 2017 17:08

Alex Kravets

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Registered: November 2009

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Can someone please compare these two tools/frameworks?

I've worked with Graphiti before on an editor where business logic written against framework's API - for example things that need to be done when object is dropped onto a canvas is done by implementing certain Features that framework exposes. Does Sirius offers similar approach or is it more like GMF where different aspects of editor's work flow are defined in specialized files?

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Re: Sirius vs Graphiti [message #1754565 is a reply to message #1754429]

Mon, 20 February 2017 11:07

Pierre-Charles David

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Registered: July 2009

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Neither

I guess it's closer to Graphiti in that there is a well-identified place where you, as the modeler's implemeter, need to configure each specific interaction (e.g. "how should the modeler react when the user drops an element of type X onto an element of type Y?"). Except that the modeler's definition is not programmed in Java, but defined in a configuration model which is interpreted dynamically (there is no code generation needed).

Relatively complex modelers can be defined in Sirius in a single configuration model without any line of Java code. Parts of the modeler which require walking inside your domain models are implemented using AQL expressions (you can think of it as a lightweight variant of OCL). For more complex stuff it's very easy to drop to Java to implement arbitrary queries and model changes.

If you're completely new to Sirius, I encourage you to watch the 4 minutes video at https://www.eclipse.org/sirius/getstarted.html and follow the starter tutorial available on the same page (it takes about 15 minutes).

Regards,
Pierre-Charles David

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