OK! Great!
Phidias is added as a developer in the argouml-modulegenerator project.
/Linus
2011/9/6 Thomas Neustupny <[email protected]>
> Hi Mark,
>
> wow I'll see if I can use your design for the Module Generator!
>
> > Thomas mentioned on the list that there's a module generator and I agree
> > with you that it might be good to use it to create the code generation
> > framework. I don't know what state it's in, but I'm definitely willing
> to
> > try it out.
>
> To make it a little bit easier I've quickly made a "getting started":
> http://argouml-modulegenerator.tigris.org/quickstart/index.html
>
> About it's state: I see that i18n is broken (deja vu?), and I need to make
> a little fix to the classpath in the manifest file template. But everything
> for building with ant & Java SDK is generated. Regarding features: see
> project home page.
>
> Feel free to play with the sources, it's not meant to be just mine. You can
> try your design on it, Linus could give you commit rights.
>
> Thomas
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > Datum: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 13:29:34 -0700
> > Von: Mark Fortner <[email protected]>
> > An: [email protected]
> > Betreff: Re: [argouml-dev] Templated Code Generation
>
> > I've posted an initial design for Templated Code Generation to the wiki:
> > http://argouml.tigris.org/wiki/Templated_Code_Generation_Design
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Thomas Neustupny <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Jupp I did create a (very) simple interface to encapsulate all calls to
> > the
> > > template engine, it consist of the methods:
> > > /**
> > > * Initializes the template engine.
> > > *
> > > * @param dir
> > > * The directory that contains the templates.
> > > */
> > > public void init(File dir);
> > >
> > > /**
> > > * Generates content using a template and writes it to a file.
> > > *
> > > * @param templateName The name of the template to be used.
> > > * @param destFile The destination file.
> > > */
> > > public void generate(String templateName, File destFile);
> > >
> > > /**
> > > * Gets an object from the template engine context.
> > > *
> > > * @param key
> > > * The key for which the object is stored.
> > > * @return The found object.
> > > */
> > > public Object get(String key);
> > >
> > > /**
> > > * Puts an object to the template engine context.
> > > *
> > > * @param key
> > > * The key for which the object is to be stored.
> > > * @param value
> > > * The object to be stored.
> > > */
> > > public void put(String key, Object value);
> > >
> > > Needs to deal with more than one context and maybe no File type for
> > > parameters, but it does the job (i.e. is useful for the requirements I
> > had).
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > >
> > >
> > > -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > > > Datum: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:09:16 -0700
> > > > Von: Mark Fortner <[email protected]>
> > > > An: [email protected]
> > > > Betreff: Re: [argouml-dev] Templated Code Generation
> > >
> > > > Hi Thomas,
> > > > I don't mind contributing some time to it. I used Velocity as one of
> > the
> > > > templating engines in ArgoPrint, and am pretty familiar with it.
> > Since
> > > > Velocity is used in couple of places in ArgoUML, it might be good to
> > > stick
> > > > with it for the initial implementation, but make sure we have enough
> > > > interfaces in place that it's easy enough to plugin a different
> > > templating
> > > > engine.
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Thomas Neustupny <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Mark et al,
> > > > >
> > > > > thank you for approaching the topic from the requirements side,
> this
> > is
> > > > > needed to engineer poweful features for ArgoUML! I have not much
> > time
> > > in
> > > > the
> > > > > next weeks, but I can contribute with some hints on the (opposite?)
> > > > > technical side: we have worked with Velocity already. This template
> > > > engine
> > > > > is also used by AndroMDA. Since we use Antlr, we are also aware of
> > > > > StringTemplate, another template engine. But with velocity, I know
> > of
> > > at
> > > > > least two working examples that generate Java code from
> > > templates+model,
> > > > > both of them as ArgoUML modules:
> > > > >
> > > > > * http://argouml-modulegenerator.tigris.org/ (my baby)
> > > > > * a template base Java generator by Andreas Rückert (I have the
> > > > sources,
> > > > > but will not give them away without talking to him)
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe it's too early to talk about the concrete libs to use, but I
> > just
> > > > > wanted to let you know that there's some experience. Just go aheas
> > with
> > > > the
> > > > > concept!
> > > > >
> > > > > (OK, I'm a little bit worried who will later implement it, do you
> > think
> > > > > someone will volunteer?)
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Thomas
> > > > >
> > > > > -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > > > > > Datum: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 07:49:50 -0700
> > > > > > Von: Mark Fortner <[email protected]>
> > > > > > An: [email protected]
> > > > > > Betreff: Re: [argouml-dev] Templated Code Generation
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Linus,
> > > > > > It should be pretty easy to have template-specific file naming
> > > > patterns.
> > > > > > I've started creating a model based on our discussions and I'll
> > see
> > > > if I
> > > > > > can load that onto the wiki this weekend.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mark
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 7:43 AM, Linus Tolke Tigris
> > <[email protected]
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > *Hello Mark!
> > > > > > > *
> > > > > > > *
> > > > > > > *
> > > > > > > *In my current project we have the header files and c++ files
> in
> > > the
> > > > > > same
> > > > > > > directory. In other projects I have seen them in two different
> > > > > > directories.
> > > > > > > *
> > > > > > > *
> > > > > > > *
> > > > > > > * /Linus*
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Den onsdagen den 31:e augusti 2011 skrev Mark Fortner:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Linus,
> > > > > > >> In ArgoPrint I have a TemplateMetaFile object which contains
> > > things
> > > > > > like a
> > > > > > >> file naming template. We could use a similar approach for
> code
> > > > > > generation
> > > > > > >> templates.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> It's been a while since I've written any C++. If you're
> > > generating
> > > > > > code
> > > > > > >> do you typically put the headers in one directory and the
> > > > > > implementations in
> > > > > > >> another directory? Perhaps splitting things up into an API
> and
> > an
> > > > SPI
> > > > > > >> directory?
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Mark
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Linus Tolke Tigris
> > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>> Great Mark!
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>> For filenames, I am also thinking C++ where each class has a
> > .h
> > > > file
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > >>> a .cpp file i.e. two separate templates or a single template
> > that
> > > > > > generates
> > > > > > >>> two files. I want to see this to be determined among the set
> > of
> > > > > > templates. I
> > > > > > >>> assume this is easily fixed.
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>> I agree that it is best to put reverse engineering aside. It
> > is
> > > > great
> > > > > > >>> that we state this up front. It simplifies things a lot.
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>> /Linus
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>> 2011/8/31 Mark Fortner <[email protected]>
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>> Hi Linus,
> > > > > > >>>> I'll definitely move the results of the discussion into a
> > wiki
> > > > page.
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>>> I miss two things but it might be my lack of knowledge of
> > what
> > > > is
> > > > > > >>>>> included in the template engines.
> > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > >>>>> - In the template it shall be able to express filename
> or
> > > > > > filenames
> > > > > > >>>>> to be used.
> > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > >>>>> I don't know if the template itself should know about the
> > > > filename,
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > >>>> you can definitely pass a file name to the templating
> engine.
> > > > There
> > > > > > are two
> > > > > > >>>> use cases here:
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>> - *Straight template-based generation*: you have a class,
> > and
> > > > an
> > > > > > >>>> output directory, and a template -- the template engine
> > uses
> > > > this
> > > > > > data to
> > > > > > >>>> determine where what to write and where to write it.
> > > > Determining
> > > > > > the output
> > > > > > >>>> directory and classname is rather straight-forward:
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >
> > "${outputdir}/${packageName.toPath()}/${className}.${fileExtension}"
> > > > > > >>>> - *Project-based generation*: you have a domain class, a
> > > > project
> > > > > > >>>> directory, and a template -- the correct directory is
> > > > determined
> > > > > > based on
> > > > > > >>>> the fact that it's a domain class, it's a Grails project
> > (or
> > > > some
> > > > > > other
> > > > > > >>>> framework), and we know what the project root directory
> > is.
> > > > > > Something like
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> "${projectRoot}/grails-app/domain/${packageName.toPath()}/${className}.groovy"
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>>> - Re-generation, importing manual changes from
> previously
> > > > > > generated
> > > > > > >>>>> files or reverse engineering. Shall this be addressed?
> Do
> > > the
> > > > > > template
> > > > > > >>>>> engines mentioned address this?
> > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > >>>>> In my mental model, language support = reverse engineering
> +
> > > > code
> > > > > > >>>> generation, and for the time being, I'd be satisified if we
> > just
> > > > had
> > > > > > >>>> modifiable templates for code generation. I'm not
> completely
> > > > > > dissatisfied
> > > > > > >>>> with reveng at the moment, there are just a few bits that
> are
> > > > need
> > > > > to
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > >>>> updated to properly support some features in the java
> > language.
> > > > So
> > > > > > I'd
> > > > > > >>>> rather put reveng to the side for the time being and focus
> on
> > > > code
> > > > > > >>>> generation. My personal feeling is that projects that are
> > small
> > > > and
> > > > > > >>>> well-defined are more likely to be worked on by volunteers
> > with
> > > > > > limited
> > > > > > >>>> available time and we should probably try to keep this as
> > > minimal
> > > > as
> > > > > > >>>> possible.
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>> Mark
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>
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