By Richard C. Gronback

ISBN-10: 0321534077

ISBN-13: 9780321534071

In achieving step forward productiveness and caliber with MDD and Eclipse-Based DSLs   Domain-specific languages (DSLs) and model-driven improvement (MDD) provide software program engineers robust new how one can increase productiveness, increase caliber, and insulate platforms from quick technological switch. Now, there’s a realistic, start-to-finish advisor to making DSLs and utilizing MDD options with the strong open resource Eclipse platform. In Eclipse Modeling venture, Richard C. Gronback illuminates either the foundations and methods software program pros have to grasp, supplying insights that would be helpful to builders operating with any software or platform.   As coleader of the Eclipse Modeling venture, Gronback is singularly well-positioned to illustrate DSLs and MDD at paintings in Eclipse. Gronback systematically introduces all of the Eclipse applied sciences that may be utilized in DSL and MDD improvement. all through, he introduces key recommendations and applied sciences within the context of a whole labored instance and provides new most sensible practices and never-before released thoughts. He additionally covers Eclipse tasks mentioned in no different booklet, together with Query/View/Transformation (QVT) and the Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF)–a venture the writer in my opinion leads.   Eclipse Modeling venture offers software program practitioners all of the wisdom they should discover the outstanding power of DSLs and MDD–and comprises assurance of   Why a model-based strategy permits the quick customization of top of the range recommendations in the product line paradigm How the Eclipse Modeling Project’s functions can be utilized to successfully create new DSLs robust ideas for constructing DSL summary syntax, graphical notation, and textual syntax easy methods to construct Model-to-Model (M2M) and Model-to-Text (M2T) transformations–including a robust new M2M implementation of the item administration Group’s QVT Operational Mapping Language (OML) successfully packaging and deploying DSLs with Eclipse entire reference sections for the Graphical modifying Framework (GEF), GMF runtime and tooling, QVT OML, Xpand, and extra   Foreword     xix Preface     xxi Acknowledgments     xxiii in regards to the Author     xxv   half I: Introduction     1 bankruptcy 1: Introduction     three bankruptcy 2: Modeling undertaking as a DSL Toolkit     17   half II: constructing Domain-Specific Languages     27 bankruptcy three: constructing a DSL summary Syntax     29 bankruptcy four: constructing a DSL Graphical Notation     fifty five bankruptcy five: constructing a DSL Textual Syntax     227 bankruptcy 6: constructing Model-to-Model Transformations     231 bankruptcy 7: constructing Model-to-Text Transformations     277 bankruptcy eight: DSL Packaging and Deployment     303   half III: Reference     315 bankruptcy nine: Graphical enhancing Framework     317 bankruptcy 10: Graphical Modeling Framework Runtime     353 bankruptcy eleven: Graphical Modeling Framework Tooling     503 bankruptcy 12: Graphical Modeling Framework FAQs     545 bankruptcy thirteen: Query/View/Transformation Operational Mapping Language     549 bankruptcy 14: Xpand Template Language     605   half IV: Appendixes     651 Appendix A: Graphical Modeling Framework Key Bindings     653 Appendix B: Model-Driven structure at Eclipse     661   References     671