Hi Matthias, > we are on the brink of starting the design for AndroMDA 4.0, including > quite exciting new features like model to model transformations, using > a QVT approach. See the latest postings on the andromda-devel mailing > list to get an idea. Our transformation tool -- MoTMoT -- is an AndroMDA 3 cartridge for model transformation. Release 1.1 will come out in a couple of days. Have you read the related papers? In the long run, we'll integrate MoTMoT with AndroMDA's code templates to have a smooth transition between model to model and model to text transformations. I've noticed on the mailing list that you're evaluating ATL. We had a diploma thesis on that language and its tools as well. ATL is most usefull when source and target languages are closely related. The ATL engine is also restricted to outplace transformations (although Frédéric Jouault et al. will probably fix this in future releases). As a researcher, I'm in favor of working in parallel and compare the results from time to time. In Antwerp, we're continuing with MoTMoT (a graph transformation approach) and it would be great if somebody else integrates AndroMDA with ATL.
> My question to you today: Would you be willing to join in and help us > with design and development of the new release for the next 12 months > or so? Maybe, one of your students would like to write his diploma > thesis on one of the subjects and implement the code for it? Kristiaan Lenaerts will integrate SDM with OCL. This will enable you to combine a visual and textual approach to model element selection and transformation. MoTMoT will use code from YATL4MDR to run the OCL on MDR. > By the way: Pieter, didn't you mention some time ago that you have got > a MOF based metamodel of Java in XMI format? I dream of > transformations from UML into a unified "3GL metamodel" and then > transform from there into Java and C# souce code. Would you be willing > to contribute that metamodel to our project? Bart Du Bois has recently completed an awesome Java parser based on Eclipse. He reads JDT info from sources ánd libraries to fill an MDR extent and write the result to XMI. His metamodel does not yet include all statement-level information but it would be a great starting point to realize your idea and even work in both directions (generating code and parsing it in again after manual changes/extensions etc...) > Exciting things are coming up, I would be quite happy if you could > help us with some "skilled forces". :-) Next to Kristiaan, Olaf Muliawan will continue his work on MoTMoT (and hence AndroMDA based M2M transformations). He completed his diploma thesis this year and will start on his PhD research after his holiday. I'll announce my own contributions later. Nice to hear from you, Pieter Van Gorp. On 7/17/05, Matthias Bohlen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Pieter, hello Lofi, > > we are on the brink of starting the design for AndroMDA 4.0, including > quite exciting new features like model to model transformations, using > a QVT approach. See the latest postings on the andromda-devel mailing > list to get an idea. > > My question to you today: Would you be willing to join in and help us > with design and development of the new release for the next 12 months > or so? Maybe, one of your students would like to write his diploma > thesis on one of the subjects and implement the code for it? > > By the way: Pieter, didn't you mention some time ago that you have got > a MOF based metamodel of Java in XMI format? I dream of > transformations from UML into a unified "3GL metamodel" and then > transform from there into Java and C# souce code. Would you be willing > to contribute that metamodel to our project? > > Exciting things are coming up, I would be quite happy if you could > help us with some "skilled forces". :-) > > Cheers... > Matthias > > --- > > Matthias Bohlen > "Beratung, die Projekte erfolgreich macht..." > > Internet: > http://www.mbohlen.de/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click _______________________________________________ Andromda-devel mailing list Andromda-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/andromda-devel
