| how to use instance of ecore as another metamodel? [message #479228] |
Mon, 10 August 2009 11:12  |
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Originally posted by: mail.hamburg.googlemail.com
Hello dear community,
I would like to know wether there is a way for the following steps:
- create a metamodel with ecore
- create dynamic instance of the ecore metamodel and add objects as
instances of the metamodel
- (re)use the resulting dynamic instance as another metamodel (as a new
metamodel layer) - maybe somehow transforming it to ecore?
- add some more specific references, etc. (meaning editing this instance
like a common .ecore)
Well, the first 2 steps are possible, but how about the next steps? Is
there a way to do this? Is it wise to do this?
As an alternative for creating such "layers" I tried to use inheritance
which worked quite acceptable for me. But it's still interesting if the
approach above is possible.
Thank you in advance.
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| Re: how to use instance of ecore as another metamodel? [message #479255 is a reply to message #479228] |
Mon, 10 August 2009 13:18  |
 Ed Merks
Messages: 33141
Registered: July 2009 |
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Juri,
Comments below.
Juri Hamburg wrote:
> Hello dear community,
> I would like to know wether there is a way for the following steps:
>
> - create a metamodel with ecore
> - create dynamic instance of the ecore metamodel and add objects as
> instances of the metamodel
> - (re)use the resulting dynamic instance as another metamodel (as a new
> metamodel layer) - maybe somehow transforming it to ecore?
>
Only Ecore supports creating instances. That's why there are things
like XSDEcoreBuilder for converting XML Schema instances to Ecore
instances...
> - add some more specific references, etc. (meaning editing this instance
> like a common .ecore)
>
If you convert it to Ecore then it's not just like Ecore it is Ecore...
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> Well, the first 2 steps are possible, but how about the next steps? Is
> there a way to do this? Is it wise to do this?
>
You could look at XSDEcoreBuilder as an example. This article will help
understand a bit how XSD is converted to Ecore.
> As an alternative for creating such "layers" I tried to use inheritance
> which worked quite acceptable for me. But it's still interesting if the
> approach above is possible.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
Ed Merks
Professional Support: https://www.macromodeling.com/
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