On 12/24/06, Gary VanMatre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip/>
Hey Rahul, I have an OT question. Are there any trial or free SCXML editors out there that would let you create a state diagram and generate the XML? Or, reverse a SCXML file into a visual model?
<snap/> None I know of. I've been tracking a project that ATM shows promise in terms of appearing on alphaworks as an early preview in 1Q07. I will drop an OT post to the list once that happens. As with most upcoming specifications (W3C or otherwise), product tooling is more conservative in making its appearance along the spec maturity axis (SCXML is a Working Draft, expected last call this year). I have seen interest in terms of building XSLT (off of XMI), GMF or UMLGraph extension based solutions, remains to be seen how long before that converts to something tangible.
I'm working on a project that is a background/batch type. Do you think this SCXML engine would work well in this type of situation?
<snip/> SCXML is ideally suited for: * Reactive systems (responding to external or internal stimuli) of arbitrary complexity * Processes requiring control flow (conditionals, histories) and to some extent, data flow * Systems that can be modeled as a UML state machine diagram or activity diagram If your project fits some of these (typically interrupt-driven background tasks do), there is a decent chance that a SCXML-based solution could meet the needs. I've seen fairly involved usecases. -Rahul
Gary
