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| <div class=Section1> |
| |
| <h1>DRAFT Eclipse MDT<br> |
| 1.1 Plan</h1> |
| |
| <p>Last revised <st1:time Minute="36" Hour="15">15:36 EDT</st1:time> <st1:date |
| Year="2007" Day="24" Month="7">July 24, 2007</st1:date> (<img width=12 |
| height=12 id="_x0000_i1025" src="../../images/new.gif" border=0> marks |
| interesting changes over the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>previous |
| plan revision</i>)</p> |
| |
| <p><i>Please send comments about this plan to the </i><a |
| href="mailto:mdt-dev@eclipse.org">mdt-dev@eclipse.org</a> <i>developer mailing |
| list.</i></p> |
| |
| <p>This document lays out the feature and API set for the next feature release |
| of the Eclipse MDT project, designated release 1.1. </p> |
| |
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| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'><a href="#_XSD_component">XSD component</a><o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>Plans do not materialize out of nowhere, nor are they entirely static. To |
| ensure the planning process is transparent and open to the entire Eclipse |
| community, plans are posted in an embryonic form and then revised from time to |
| time throughout the release cycle. </p> |
| |
| <p>The first part of the plan deals with the important matters of release |
| deliverables, release milestones, target operating environments, and |
| release-to-release compatibility. These are all things that need to be clear |
| for any release, even if no features were to change. </p> |
| |
| <p>The remainder of the plan consists of plan items for the components under |
| the Eclipse MDT project. Each plan item covers a feature or API that is to be |
| added, or some aspect that is to be improved. Each plan item has its own entry |
| in the Eclipse <span class=SpellE>bugzilla</span> database, with a title and a |
| concise summary (usually a single paragraph) that explains the work item at a |
| suitably high enough level so that everyone can readily understand what the |
| work item is without having to understand the nitty-gritty detail. </p> |
| |
| <p>Not all plan items represent the same amount of work; some may be quite |
| large, others, quite small. Some plan items may involve work that is localized |
| to a single subsystem; others may involve coordinated changes across several |
| projects within the same top-level project; and others may involve coordination |
| with other top-level projects. Although some plan items are for work that is |
| more pressing that others, the plan items appear in no particular order. </p> |
| |
| <p>Fixing bugs, improving test coverage, documentation, examples, performance |
| tuning, usability, etc. are considered routine ongoing maintenance activities |
| and are not included in this plan unless they would also involve a significant |
| change to the API or feature set, or involve a significant amount of work. The |
| intent of the plan is to account for all interesting feature work.</p> |
| |
| <p>The current status of each plan item is noted: </p> |
| |
| <ul type=disc> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Committed</span></b><span |
| style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> plan item – A committed plan |
| item is one that we have decided to address for the release.<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposed</span></b><span |
| style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> plan item – A proposed plan |
| item is one that we are considering addressing for the release. Although |
| we are actively investigating it, we are not yet in a position to commit |
| to it, or to say that we wonÂ’t be able to address it. After due |
| consideration, a proposal will either be committed or deferred.<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Deferred</span></b><span |
| style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> plan item – A reasonable |
| proposal that will not make it into this release for some reason is marked |
| as deferred with a brief note as to why it was deferred. Deferred plan items |
| may resurface as committed plan items at a later point.<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <h2><a name=Deliverables></a>Release deliverables</h2> |
| |
| <p>The release deliverables are: </p> |
| |
| <ul type=disc> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>Source code release for the EODM component, available |
| as versions tagged "R1_0" in the eclipse.org <a |
| href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/">CVS repository</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>EODM runtime binary and SDK distributions |
| (downloadable).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>EODM runtime binary and SDK features on eclipse.org |
| update site (install via Eclipse update manager).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>Source code release for the OCL component, available as |
| versions tagged "R1_2" in the eclipse.org <a |
| href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/">CVS repository</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>OCL runtime binary and SDK distributions |
| (downloadable).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>OCL runtime binary and SDK features on eclipse.org |
| update site (install via Eclipse update manager).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>Source code release for the UML2 component, available |
| as versions tagged "R2_2" in the eclipse.org <a |
| href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/">CVS repository</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>UML2 runtime binary and SDK distributions |
| (downloadable).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>UML2 runtime binary and SDK features on eclipse.org |
| update site (install via Eclipse update manager).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>Source code release for the UML2 Tools component, available |
| as versions tagged "R0_8" in the eclipse.org <a |
| href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/">CVS repository</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>UML2 Tools runtime binary and SDK distributions |
| (downloadable).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>UML2 Tools runtime binary and SDK features on |
| eclipse.org update site (install via Eclipse update manager).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>Source code release for XSD component, available as |
| versions tagged "R2_4" in the eclipse.org <a |
| href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/">CVS repository</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>XSD runtime binary and SDK distributions |
| (downloadable).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>XSD runtime binary and SDK features on eclipse.org |
| update site (install via Eclipse update manager).<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <h2><a name=Milestones></a>Release milestones</h2> |
| |
| <p>Release milestone occurring at roughly 6 week intervals exist to facilitate |
| coarse-grained planning and staging. The milestones are <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: |
| normal'>TBD</i>.</p> |
| |
| <p>The 1.1 release is targeted for late June 2008. All release deliverables |
| will be available for download as soon as the release has been tested and |
| validated in the target operating configurations listed below.</p> |
| |
| <h2><a name=TargetOperatingEnvironments></a>Target Operating Environments</h2> |
| |
| <p>In order to remain current, each release of an Eclipse project targets |
| reasonably current versions of underlying operating environments and other |
| Eclipse projects on which it depends. </p> |
| |
| <p>Most of Eclipse is "pure" <span class=SpellE>Java<sup><span |
| style='font-size:9.5pt'>TM</span></sup></span> code and has no direct |
| dependence on the underlying operating system. The chief dependence is on the |
| Eclipse Platform, and on the Java 2 Platform that runs it.</p> |
| |
| <p>The MDT 1.1 release depends on the following:</p> |
| |
| <ul type=disc> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l7 level1 lfo13;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>Java 2 Platform 1.5<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l7 level1 lfo13;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>Eclipse Platform 3.4<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l7 level1 lfo13;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>EMF 2.4<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; |
| mso-list:l7 level1 lfo13;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; |
| font-family:Arial'>GMF 2.1<o:p></o:p></span></li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The 1.1 release of MDT is designed to run on any configuration supporting |
| the above components.</p> |
| |
| <p>The Eclipse Platform runs in a variety of operating environments. Testing is |
| focused on a handful of popular <span class=header>combinations of operating |
| system and Java 2 Platform; these are our </span><em><span style='font-family: |
| Arial'>reference platforms</span></em><span class=header>. Eclipse undoubtedly |
| runs fine in many operating environments beyond the reference platforms we |
| test. However, since we do not systematically test them we cannot vouch for |
| them. Problems encountered when running Eclipse on non-reference platform that |
| cannot be recreated on any reference platform will be given lower priority than |
| problems with running Eclipse on a reference platform.</span></p> |
| |
| <p><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>See the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: |
| normal'>Eclipse Project 3.4 plan</i> for a list of reference platforms.</span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='font-family:Arial'>Internationalization<o:p></o:p></span></h4> |
| |
| <p>Eclipse is designed as the basis for internationalized products. The user |
| interface elements provided by the various Eclipse projects, including dialogs |
| and error messages, are externalized. The English strings for MDT are provided |
| as the default resource bundles. Translations are not provided with this |
| release. However, the plug-in fragment mechanism provides the means by which |
| translations into any number of other languages can be incorporated.</p> |
| |
| <h2><a name=Compatibility></a>Compatibility with Previous Releases</h2> |
| |
| <h3>Compatibility of EODM 1.0 with 0.9</h3> |
| |
| <p>The EODM 1.0 component of Eclipse MDT will be compatible with EODM 0.9, |
| except in those areas noted in the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>EODM |
| 1.0 Migration Guide</i>.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>API Contract Compatibility:</b> EODM 1.0 will be upwards |
| contract-compatible with EODM 0.9 except in those areas noted in the <i>EODM |
| 1.0 Migration</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Programs |
| that use affected APIs and extension points will need to be ported to EODM 1.0 |
| APIs. Downward contract compatibility is not supported. There is no guarantee |
| that compliance with EODM 1.0 APIs would ensure compliance with EODM 0.9 APIs. |
| Refer to <i><a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain contract compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Binary (plug-in) Compatibility:</b> EODM 1.0 will be upwards |
| binary-compatible with EODM 0.9 except in those areas noted in the <i>EODM 1.0 |
| Migration</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Downward plug-in |
| compatibility is not supported: plug-ins compiled against EODM 1.0 will likely |
| be unusable with EODM 0.9. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain binary compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Source Compatibility:</b> Source files written to use EODM 0.9 APIs will |
| usually compile and run successfully against EODM 1.0 APIs, although this |
| cannot be guaranteed. In some cases, it may be necessary to make minor changes |
| to the source code to disambiguate things like imports or overloaded method |
| invocations. Downward source compatibility is not supported. If source files |
| use new APIs, they will not be usable with earlier versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Workspace Compatibility:</b> EODM 1.0 will be upwards |
| workspace-compatible with EODM 0.9 unless noted. This means that workspaces and |
| projects created by an Eclipse with EODM 0.9 installed can be successfully |
| opened by an Eclipse with EODM 1.0 installed. This includes both hidden |
| metadata, which is localized to a particular workspace, as well as metadata |
| files found within a workspace project, which may propagate between workspaces |
| via file copying or team repositories. User interface session state may be |
| discarded when a workspace is upgraded. Downward workspace compatibility is not |
| supported. Metadata files created (or overwritten) by the newer version will |
| generally be unusable with older versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Non-compliant usage of API's</b>: All non-API methods and classes, and |
| certainly everything in a package with "internal" in its name, are |
| considered implementation details which may vary between operating environment |
| and are subject to change without notice. Client plug-ins that directly <span |
| class=GramE>depend</span> on anything other than what is specified in the API |
| are inherently unsupportable and receive no guarantees about compatibility |
| within a single release much less with an earlier releases. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-API%20use/eclipse-api-usage-rules.html">How |
| to Use the Eclipse API</a></i> for information about how to write compliant |
| plug-ins.</p> |
| |
| <h3>Compatibility of OCL 1.2 with 1.1</h3> |
| |
| <p>The OCL 1.2 component of Eclipse MDT will be compatible with OCL 1.1, except |
| in those areas noted in the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>OCL 1.2 |
| Migration Guide</i>.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>API Contract Compatibility:</b> OCL 1.2 will be upwards |
| contract-compatible with OCL 1.1 except in those areas noted in the <i>OCL 1.2 |
| Migration</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Programs that |
| use affected APIs and extension points will need to be ported to OCL 1.2 APIs. |
| Downward contract compatibility is not supported. There is no guarantee that |
| compliance with OCL 1.2 APIs would ensure compliance with OCL 1.1 APIs. Refer |
| to <i><a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain contract compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Binary (plug-in) Compatibility:</b> OCL 1.2 will be upwards |
| binary-compatible with OCL 1.1 except in those areas noted in the <i>OCL 1.2 |
| Migration</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Downward plug-in |
| compatibility is not supported: plug-ins compiled against OCL 1.2 will likely |
| be unusable with OCL 1.1. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain binary compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Source Compatibility:</b> Source files written to use OCL 1.1 APIs will |
| usually compile and run successfully against OCL 1.2 APIs, although this cannot |
| be guaranteed. In some cases, it may be necessary to make minor changes to the |
| source code to disambiguate things like imports or overloaded method |
| invocations. Downward source compatibility is not supported. If source files |
| use new APIs, they will not be usable with earlier versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Workspace Compatibility:</b> OCL 1.2 will be upwards workspace-compatible |
| with OCL 1.1 unless noted. This means that workspaces and projects created by |
| an Eclipse with OCL 1.1 installed can be successfully opened by an Eclipse with |
| OCL 1.2 installed. This includes both hidden metadata, which is localized to a |
| particular workspace, as well as metadata files found within a workspace |
| project, which may propagate between workspaces via file copying or team |
| repositories. User interface session state may be discarded when a workspace is |
| upgraded. Downward workspace compatibility is not supported. Metadata files |
| created (or overwritten) by the newer version will generally be unusable with |
| older versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Non-compliant usage of API's</b>: All non-API methods and classes, and |
| certainly everything in a package with "internal" in its name, are |
| considered implementation details which may vary between operating environment |
| and are subject to change without notice. Client plug-ins that directly <span |
| class=GramE>depend</span> on anything other than what is specified in the API |
| are inherently unsupportable and receive no guarantees about compatibility |
| within a single release much less with an earlier releases. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-API%20use/eclipse-api-usage-rules.html">How |
| to Use the Eclipse API</a></i> for information about how to write compliant |
| plug-ins.</p> |
| |
| <h3>Compatibility of UML2 2.2 with 2.1</h3> |
| |
| <p>The UML2 2.2 component of Eclipse MDT will be compatible with UML2 2.1, |
| except in those areas noted in the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>UML2 2.2 |
| Migration Guide</i>.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>API Contract Compatibility:</b> UML2 2.2 will be upwards contract-compatible |
| with UML2 2.1 except in those areas noted in the <i>UML2 2.2 Migration</i><i |
| style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Programs that use affected APIs |
| and extension points will need to be ported to UML2 2.2 APIs. Downward contract |
| compatibility is not supported. There is no guarantee that compliance with UML2 |
| 2.2 APIs would ensure compliance with UML2 2.1 APIs. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain contract compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Binary (plug-in) Compatibility:</b> UML2 2.2 will be upwards |
| binary-compatible with UML2 2.1 except in those areas noted in the <i>UML2 2.2 |
| Migration</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Downward plug-in |
| compatibility is not supported: plug-ins compiled against UML2 2.2 will likely |
| be unusable with UML2 2.1. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain binary compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Source Compatibility:</b> Source files written to use UML2 2.1 APIs will |
| usually compile and run successfully against UML2 2.2 APIs, although this |
| cannot be guaranteed. In some cases, it may be necessary to make minor changes |
| to the source code to disambiguate things like imports or overloaded method |
| invocations. Downward source compatibility is not supported. If source files |
| use new APIs, they will not be usable with earlier versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Workspace Compatibility:</b> UML2 2.2 will be upwards |
| workspace-compatible with UML2 2.1 unless noted. This means that workspaces and |
| projects created by an Eclipse with UML2 2.1 installed can be successfully |
| opened by an Eclipse with UML2 2.2 installed. This includes both hidden |
| metadata, which is localized to a particular workspace, as well as metadata |
| files found within a workspace project, which may propagate between workspaces |
| via file copying or team repositories. User interface session state may be |
| discarded when a workspace is upgraded. Downward workspace compatibility is not |
| supported. Metadata files created (or overwritten) by the newer version will |
| generally be unusable with older versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Non-compliant usage of API's</b>: All non-API methods and classes, and |
| certainly everything in a package with "internal" in its name, are considered |
| implementation details which may vary between operating environment and are |
| subject to change without notice. Client plug-ins that directly <span |
| class=GramE>depend</span> on anything other than what is specified in the API |
| are inherently unsupportable and receive no guarantees about compatibility |
| within a single release much less with an earlier releases. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-API%20use/eclipse-api-usage-rules.html">How |
| to Use the Eclipse API</a></i> for information about how to write compliant |
| plug-ins.</p> |
| |
| <h3>Compatibility of UML2 Tools 0.8 with 0.7</h3> |
| |
| <p>The UML2 Tools 0.8 component of Eclipse MDT will be compatible with UML2 |
| Tools 0.7, except in those areas noted in the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style: |
| normal'>UML2 Tools 0.8 Migration Guide</i>.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>API Contract Compatibility:</b> UML2 Tools 0.8 will be upwards contract-compatible |
| with UML2 Tools 0.7 except in those areas noted in the <i>UML2 Tools 0.8 Migration</i><i |
| style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Programs that use affected APIs |
| and extension points will need to be ported to UML2 Tools 0.8 APIs. Downward |
| contract compatibility is not supported. There is no guarantee that compliance |
| with UML2 Tools 0.8 APIs would ensure compliance with UML2 Tools 0.7 APIs. |
| Refer to <i><a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain contract compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Binary (plug-in) Compatibility:</b> UML2 Tools 0.8 will be upwards |
| binary-compatible with UML2 Tools 0.7 except in those areas noted in the <i>UML2 |
| Tools 0.8 Migration</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. |
| Downward plug-in compatibility is not supported: plug-ins compiled against UML2 |
| Tools 0.8 will likely be unusable with UML2 Tools 0.7. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain binary compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Source Compatibility:</b> Source files written to use UML2 Tools 0.7 APIs |
| will usually compile and run successfully against UML2 Tools 0.8 APIs, although |
| this cannot be guaranteed. In some cases, it may be necessary to make minor |
| changes to the source code to disambiguate things like imports or overloaded |
| method invocations. Downward source compatibility is not supported. If source |
| files use new APIs, they will not be usable with earlier versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Workspace Compatibility:</b> UML2 Tools 0.8 will be upwards |
| workspace-compatible with UML2 Tools 0.7 unless noted. This means that |
| workspaces and projects created by an Eclipse with UML2 Tools 0.7 installed can |
| be successfully opened by an Eclipse with UML2 Tools 0.8 installed. This |
| includes both hidden metadata, which is localized to a particular workspace, as |
| well as metadata files found within a workspace project, which may propagate |
| between workspaces via file copying or team repositories. User interface |
| session state may be discarded when a workspace is upgraded. Downward workspace |
| compatibility is not supported. Metadata files created (or overwritten) by the |
| newer version will generally be unusable with older versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Non-compliant usage of API's</b>: All non-API methods and classes, and |
| certainly everything in a package with "internal" in its name, are considered |
| implementation details which may vary between operating environment and are |
| subject to change without notice. Client plug-ins that directly <span |
| class=GramE>depend</span> on anything other than what is specified in the API |
| are inherently unsupportable and receive no guarantees about compatibility |
| within a single release much less with an earlier releases. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-API%20use/eclipse-api-usage-rules.html">How |
| to Use the Eclipse API</a></i> for information about how to write compliant |
| plug-ins.</p> |
| |
| <h3>Compatibility of XSD 2.4 with 2.3</h3> |
| |
| <p>The XSD 2.4 component of Eclipse MDT will be compatible with XSD 2.3, except |
| in those areas noted in the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>XSD 2.4 |
| Migration Guide</i>.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>API Contract Compatibility:</b> XSD 2.4 will be upwards |
| contract-compatible with XSD 2.3 except in those areas noted in the <i>XSD 2.4 |
| Migration</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Programs that |
| use affected APIs and extension points will need to be ported to XSD 2.4 APIs. |
| Downward contract compatibility is not supported. There is no guarantee that |
| compliance with XSD 2.4 APIs would ensure compliance with XSD 2.3 APIs. Refer |
| to <i><a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain contract compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Binary (plug-in) Compatibility:</b> XSD 2.4 will be upwards |
| binary-compatible with XSD 2.4 except in those areas noted in the <i>XSD 2.4 |
| Migration</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Guide</i>. Downward plug-in |
| compatibility is not supported: plug-ins compiled against XSD 2.4 will likely |
| be unusable with XSD 2.3. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs">Evolving |
| Java-based APIs</a></i> for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that |
| maintain binary compatibility.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Source Compatibility:</b> Source files written to use XSD 2.3 APIs will |
| usually compile and run successfully against XSD 2.4 APIs, although this cannot |
| be guaranteed. Because XSD 2.4 may exploit new Java language constructs, there |
| is an increased chance of source incompatibilities compared to previous XSD |
| releases. In some cases, it may be necessary to make minor changes to the |
| source code to disambiguate things like imports or overloaded method |
| invocations. Downward source compatibility is not supported. If source files |
| use new APIs, they will not be usable with earlier versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Workspace Compatibility:</b> XSD 2.4 will be upwards workspace-compatible |
| with XSD 2.3 unless noted. This means that workspaces and projects created by |
| an Eclipse with XSD 2.3 installed can be successfully opened by an Eclipse with |
| XSD 2.4 installed. This includes both hidden metadata, which is localized to a |
| particular workspace, as well as metadata files found within a workspace |
| project, which may propagate between workspaces via file copying or team |
| repositories. User interface session state may be discarded when a workspace is |
| upgraded. Downward workspace compatibility is not supported. Metadata files |
| created (or overwritten) by the newer version will generally be unusable with |
| older versions.</p> |
| |
| <p><b>Non-compliant usage of API's</b>: All non-API methods and classes, and |
| certainly everything in a package with "internal" in its name, are |
| considered implementation details which may vary between operating environment |
| and are subject to change without notice. Client plug-ins that directly <span |
| class=GramE>depend</span> on anything other than what is specified in the API |
| are inherently unsupportable and receive no guarantees about compatibility |
| within a single release much less with an earlier releases. Refer to <i><a |
| href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-API%20use/eclipse-api-usage-rules.html">How |
| to Use the Eclipse API</a></i> for information about how to write compliant |
| plug-ins.</p> |
| |
| <h2>Themes</h2> |
| |
| <p>The changes under consideration for the next release of Eclipse MDT align |
| with themes identified by the <a |
| href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/councils/roadmap_v3_0/index.php">Eclipse |
| Requirements Council</a> and <a |
| href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Modeling_Project_Plan">Modeling project</a>.</p> |
| |
| <h2><a name=UML2></a><a name="_EODM_component"></a><span style='mso-bookmark: |
| UML2'>EODM component</span></h2> |
| |
| <p><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>EODM is an implementation of RDF(S)/OWL <span |
| class=SpellE>metamodels</span> of the </span><a |
| href="http://www.omg.org/ontology"><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>Ontology |
| Definition <span class=SpellE>Metamodel</span> (ODM)</span><span |
| style='mso-bookmark:UML2'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'> using EMF |
| with additional parsing, inference, model transformation and editing functions. |
| Plan items reflect new features of the EODM component, or areas where existing |
| features will be significantly reworked (<span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><img |
| border=0 width=12 height=12 id="_x0000_i1026" src="../../images/ok.gif"> marks |
| completed work)</span>.</span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Committed |
| Items (EODM component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Proposed |
| Items (EODM component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Deferred Items |
| (EODM component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h2><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><a name="_UML2_component"></a><a |
| name="_OCL__component"></a>OCL component</span></h2> |
| |
| <p><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>OCL is an implementation of the OCL OMG |
| standard for EMF-based models. Plan items reflect new features of the OCL |
| component, or areas where existing features will be significantly reworked (<span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><img border=0 width=12 height=12 |
| id="_x0000_i1027" src="../../images/ok.gif"> marks completed work)</span>.</span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Committed |
| Items (OCL component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Proposed |
| Items (OCL component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Deferred |
| Items (OCL component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><a |
| name="_UML2__component"></a><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: |
| normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i |
| style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h2><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>UML2 component</span></h2> |
| |
| <p><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>UML2 is an EMF-based implementation of the </span><a |
| href="http://www.omg.org/uml"><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>UML</span><span |
| style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><sup><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>TM</span></sup> |
| 2.x <span class=SpellE>metamodel</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'></span></a><span |
| style='mso-bookmark:UML2'> for the Eclipse platform. Plan items reflect new |
| features of the UML2 component, or areas where existing features will be |
| significantly reworked (<span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><img border=0 |
| width=12 height=12 id="_x0000_i1028" src="../../images/ok.gif"> marks completed |
| work)</span>.</span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Committed |
| Items (UML2 component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Proposed |
| Items (UML2 component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Deferred |
| Items (UML2 component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><a |
| name="_UML2_Tools_"></a><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i |
| style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h2><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>UML2 Tools component</span></h2> |
| |
| <p><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>UML2 Tools is set of GMF-based editors for |
| viewing and editing UML models. Plan items reflect new features of the UML2 |
| Tools component (<span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><img border=0 |
| width=12 height=12 id="_x0000_i1029" src="../../images/ok.gif"> marks completed |
| work)</span>.</span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Committed |
| Items (UML2 Tools component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Proposed |
| Items (UML2 Tools component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Deferred |
| Items (UML2 Tools component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><a |
| name="_XSD_component"></a><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i |
| style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h2><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>XSD component</span></h2> |
| |
| <p><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>XSD is a library that provides an </span><a |
| href="http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/javadoc/?project=xsd&page=org/eclipse/xsd/package-summary.html&anchor=details"><span |
| style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>API</span><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'></span></a><span |
| style='mso-bookmark:UML2'> for manipulating the components of an XML Schema as |
| described by the </span><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/XMLSchema-0"><span |
| style='mso-bookmark:UML2'>W3C XML Schema</span><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'></span></a><span |
| style='mso-bookmark:UML2'> specifications, as well as an API for manipulating |
| the DOM-accessible representation of XML. Plan items reflect new features of |
| the XSD component, or areas where existing features will be significantly |
| reworked (<span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><img border=0 width=12 |
| height=12 id="_x0000_i1030" src="../../images/ok.gif"> marks completed work)</span>.</span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Committed Items |
| (XSD component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Proposed |
| Items (XSD component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span |
| class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: |
| bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span |
| style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> |
| |
| <h4><span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'><span style='font-family:Arial'>Deferred Items |
| (XSD component)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4> |
| |
| <span style='mso-bookmark:UML2'></span> |
| |
| <p style='margin-left:27.5pt'><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: |
| normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>None at this time.</span></i></span><i |
| style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> |
| |
| <p><o:p> </o:p></p> |
| |
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