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| * Copyright (c) 2015, 2016 Eclipse Foundation and others. |
| * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials |
| * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 |
| * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at |
| * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html |
| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * Wayne Beaton (Eclipse Foundation)- initial API and implementation |
| * Cedric Brun (Obeo) |
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| [[modeling]] |
| == Modeling |
| |
| === Code Generation |
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| ==== Builds |
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| http://www.eclipse.org/acceleo[Acceleo] introduced a new mechanism to launch code generators as part of a Maven build which is way easier and more robust by integrating with Tycho. |
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| image::images/acceleo-launcher.png[] |
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| You will find several examples in https://github.com/cbrun/acceleo-launcher-examples/[this repository] ranging from launchging an UML to `C` code generation to exporting a Modeling project as a website. |
| |
| === Model Editors |
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| ==== Amalgam |
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| The http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/amalgam[Amalgam] project brings a new view to navigate and explore models. Ecore models are supported right away and the view can be extended to support your domain specific models. |
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| image::images/amalgam-explorer.png[] |
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| ==== EcoreTools |
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| When using the Ecore graphical modeler references might now be displayed directly within the class shapes if it's target is not in the diagram. |
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| image::images/ecoretools-refnodes.png[] |
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| Inherited references will also be displayed if the super types are not in the diagram. |
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| image::images/ecoretools-inheritedcontent.png[] |
| |
| ==== EMF Parsley |
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| http://www.eclipse.org/emf-parsley[EMF Parsley] is a lightweight framework that allows |
| easy and quick UI development based upon EMF. EMF Parsley is built on top of the EMF |
| Edit framework and it implements features like Trees, Forms and Table builders with |
| standard JFace databinding, providing a complete component-based toolset. EMF Parsley |
| can be configured to use all kinds of EMF persistence implementations (XMI, Teneo, CDO). |
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| Moreover a DSL allows to easily customize several behaviors in each component. |
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| image::images/parsley-components.png[] |
| |
| === Model Comparison |
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| ==== Visual Comparison and Merge |
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| The Neon release brings experimental support for comparing diagrams of http://www.eclipse.org/sirius[Sirius] based modelers. |
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| image::images/compare-sirius-family.png[] |
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| With a right-click on a model element or resource in the viewer, a new context menu now offers you to merge all _non-conflicting_ differences that are _contained_ in the selected model element or resource with one click. |
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| With local models (both writable): |
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| image::images/compare-local.png[] |
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| With a read-only side (for example when comparing against a previous version in Git): |
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| image::images/compare-readonly.png[] |
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| Each button now has a specific tooltip for each case depending on the selected element. It will display the best information depending on the context: which object will be affected by the merge action, and which side will be modified (or not) by the action. |
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| image::images/compare-context-tooltips.png[] |
| |
| === Custom Graphical Editors |
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| ==== Rich Property Views |
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| With the new version of http://www.eclipse.org/sirius[Sirius] you can now define rich property views alongside the diagram definition without having to write a line of code. |
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| This capability is introduced as an experimental feature for Eclipse Neon and will be extended in the next months based on the user community feedback. |
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| image::images/sirius-properties.png[] |
| |
| ==== Image Rendering |
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| Packs of SVG shapes can now be contributed through a plug-in to be reused in other modelers: |
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| image::images/svg-stencils.png[] |
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| image::images/svg-stencils-pick.gif[] |
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| SVG rendering has been improved and is now pixel-perfect https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=442268[whatever the zoom level]. |
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| Before: |
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| image::images/svg-render-before.png[] |
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| With Sirius 4.0: |
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| image::images/svg-render-after.png[] |
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| It is now possible to define dash edge styles for both the nodes and the containers (like it was already possible for edges). |
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| image::images/sirius-border-styles.png[] |
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| And the border node position relative to its parent can now be constrained on a specific side (NORTH, EAST, WEST or SOUTH). |
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| image::images/bordernodeposition.png[] |
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| ==== More |
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| The _Link with editor_ support has been improved and is now bidirectional. |
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| image::images/bidi-link.gif[] |
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| You now have the possibility to configure which elements to automatically select after a tool execution, using this it is possible to streamline the user experience |
| by making sure that it is always possible to directly type right after the application of the tool. |
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| image::images/elements-to-select.png[] |
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| The labels which are attached to an edge are now staying closer to it during a user modification. |
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| image::images/edge-stability.gif[] |
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| A new mechanism is introduced to externalize the messages in a `.odesign` model. |
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| image::images/i18n.png[] |
