Modeling for Fun and Profit

Anyware Technologies Identity M2MSolutions Founded in 2000 Central management of remote equipment based on a generic, secure Headquarters: Toulouse (France) and distributed Machine-to-Machine Regional subsidies: Paris (France), services platform Munich (Germany), RTP (US) 80 people including a team of 65 experts. Became Wavecom subsidiary in Q1 © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved 2008 and Sierra Wireless/Wavecom group Subsidiary in March 2009 Open Source Solutions and Services Website: www.anyware-tech.com Expertise, consulting and numerous services around open source kernels (Eclipse, Apache, …), web technologies and IT integration. Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Anyware Technologies OS3 Designer of Software Solutions ► Relevant and customized solutions − which optimizes the performance of business processes − which benefits of the best of the technologies − Which are built from open sources kernels and components ► Our specificity − An unique expertise around relevant technologies (Java, XML, XSL-T, Ajax, © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved JavaScript, JCR, RCP, CDO, EMF, GMF, GEF, ...) − A company deeply involved in the most famous open source communities − An industrial and agile approach to warranty costs, delays and quality. ► Keeping the experience brought by projects in order to develop products or new open source components Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Issue • Small development team • Fast prototyping Constraints • Recurring kinds of application © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Model Driven Approach • Meta Modeling Solution • Generation and generic framework Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Recurring kind of application • Create the same kind of application for different Need domains • Ex: a graphical editor, a form © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Pragmatic Model Driven • Progressive commoditization Solution • Progressive improvement of the generator Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Definition of a generator • Creation of the domain specific language (DSL) ► Ex: UML, Autosar, Petri Net… genealogy • Definition of the target ► Ex: graphical editor framework, web framework © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Creation of a model describing this target ► Ex: graphical editor metamodel, CRUD application metamodel • Creation of the generator • Don’t try to generate everything ! Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Definition of a generator instantiate UML, Autosar, PetriNet… Ecore DSL Generation instantiate Generation Define the generation parameters metamodel model Generation Scripts: JET, xPand, Acceleo… templates implement the generation from the generation model © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Generation Execute the generation templates engine Set of generated files: Generated compose the targeted application application Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Creation of a generator Generation Generated Generator v1 metamodel v1 application v1 Improvements Generation Generated Generator v2 metamodel v2 application v3 © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Improvements Generation Generated application Generator vN metamodel vN vN Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Complete modeling environment • Create a set of tools for a given Need modeling language • Ecore, UML, Autosar… © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Generate tools from the metamodel Solution • Allow to create homogeneous tools • Speed up integration of a new language Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Concrete implementations • TOPCASED ► UML, AADL, SAM, SysML… • Autosar • CoFluent Studio © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Ecore Tools Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Medany • Mobile application • Disconnected mode Need • Synchronization with a server • Administration •… © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Modeling environment to define your mobile application Solution • Generation of applications using a common core Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Medany Medany metamodel Medany model © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Mobile App RCP Web App Web Admin Synchro OR OR Android eRCP Struts GWT Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

M2M Developer Suite • Ease embedded development (Machine-to-Machine) Need • Define a structure for embedded applications • Accelerate creation fo M2M Solutions © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Modeling environment • Component-oriented approach Solution • Code generation • Round tripping Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Eclipse Modeling project • Created in March 2006 • Provides a complete open source tool stack • Leader: IBM • Active members: © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved ► Anyware Technologies ► Itemis ► Obeo ► Borland ► Embarcadero Technologies ► Lots of individuals ►… Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects Framework to use models incubation EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects Framework to create graphical editors EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects Framework to create transformations between models EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects Framework to generate text from models EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects Framework to generate model from text EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects Reference implementations of OMG standards EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects Research projects EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Projects (Focus) EMF EMFT GMF M2M M2T TMF MDT GMT EMF Ecore Tools ATL xPand xText UML … Model EMF Procedural Acceleo OCL Validation Compare QVT Model Declarative Transaction EMF Search QVT JET … © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Model Query … CDO Teneo … Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

EMF • Framework used to create tools based on a model • Ecore is used to create meta models. • Ecore provides : ► Simple and reverse references © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved ► Composition ► Types • Close to UML class diagram. Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

EMF • EMF bounds the modeling and development worlds : ► It transforms models into java ► Allows to use the model in your application ► Gives tools to increase development productivity • Open-source © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Strong and tested technology (used since 2002) Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

EMF Generation Ecore Model GenModel © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Display and Model tree Java Model edit basic Tests code editor functions Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

GMF • Ease the development of graphical editor for models • Runtime ► Framework with a lot of common features for graphical model editors • Generator © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved ► Tool to generate a graphical editor from a model and the editor definition Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

xPand • Designed specifically for text generation ► OO template engine supporting template polymorphism ► Template Varibility using AOP ► Editor with Code Completion and Syntax ► Highlighting © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved • Debugger Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

xPand • Example of template: «IMPORT model» «DEFINE file FOR SourceComponentClass» «FILE project.name.toLowerCase() + "/" + name + ".java"-» package «project.name.toLowerCase()»; public class «name» extends ComponentClass { «IF methods.select(m | m.kind.toString() == "EVENT").size > 0» public void receiveEvent(int inputEventMethod, Object value) { © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved «FOREACH methods.select(m | m.kind.toString() == "EVENT") AS m-» // TODO handle Event: " + «m.name.toUpperCase()»: «ENDFOREACH-» } «ENDIF» } «ENDFILE» «ENDDEFINE» Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Requirements • Embedded development (Machine-to-Machine) • Modeling environment • Component-oriented approach Model Code Binary Target Execution Debug © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved What is Machine-to-Machine (M2M) M2M refers to data communication between machines. Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Requirements • Users profiles ► Newbies ► Solution providers • Multiple targets ► Wavecom devices © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved ► Embedded Linux ►… ► Lego Mindstorms Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Features Editors Validation Navigator Model Editor © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Compilation Code Navigator Communication Target Navigator Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Modeling Model • EMF - Eclipse Modeling Framework ► The model is the pillar of the tool ► Used to model what is an embedded project ► Benefits from EMF − Notifications © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved − Serialization − Reflective API − … all the incredible EMF tools (GMF, Validation, xPand…) Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Navigator Navigator • Objectives Model ► 1:1 Mapping between Project and Model ► Display informations in the model as project’s artefacts • Workspace integration © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved ► EMF Transaction − Global model repository − Transactional Editing Domain Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Navigator Navigator • Project Explorer Model ► Displays model objects as the Project structure ► Based on Common Navigator Framework − Extensible tree view − Rather complex API © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved − But really powerful Extension Points: org.eclipse.ui.navigator.* Excellent tutorial: Building a Common Navigator based viewer ► We use an internal model to define the structure (nodes only used to group or display informations) Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Navigator Navigator • Project Explorer Model ► Result EMF Objects Model contribution © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Navigation nodes CDT contribution Default display (resources) Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Model edition Editors • Forms editors Model ► Forms + EMF + databinding − Create UI private void createContent(FormToolkit toolkit, Composite parent) { Composite composite = toolkit.createComposite(parent, SWT.NONE); GridDataFactory.fillDefaults().grab(true, false).applyTo(composite); GridLayoutFactory.fillDefaults().numColumns(2).applyTo(composite); toolkit.createLabel(composite, "Name:", SWT.NONE); _textName = toolkit.createText(composite, "", SWT.BORDER); © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved GridDataFactory.fillDefaults().grab(true, false).applyTo(_textName); } − Bind UI to model private void bind() { DataBindingContext bindingContext = new EMFDataBindingContext(); // -- Bind the Name bindingContext.bindValue(SWTObservables.observeText(_textName, SWT.FocusOut), EMFEditObservables.observeDetailValue(Realm.getDefault(), getEditingDomain(), _myEObject, M2MPackage.eINSTANCE.getINamedElement_Name()), null, null); } Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Model edition Editors • Forms editors Model ► Result © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Available in PDE Incubator: Forms EMF editor will be used to implement new PDE editors Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Model edition Editors • Graphical Editor: GMF Model ► Uses GMF generator to bootstrap GMF generation Model Generated Customization editor Modified © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved editor ► Heavy use of GMF Runtime Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Model validation Validation Model • EMF Validation ► Extensible (needed for specific-target constraints) ► Constraints are registered using an extension point Extension points: org.eclipse.emf.validation.* © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved ► We use only the batch mode public IStatus validate (EObject model, IProgressMonitor monitor) { IBatchValidator batchValidator = ModelValidationService.getInstance() .newValidator(EvaluationMode.BATCH); batchValidator.setIncludeLiveConstraints(true); batchValidator.setReportSuccesses(false); return batchValidator.validate(model, monitor); } Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Model validation Validation ► Integrated in a builder Model − Transparent and automatic (on save) − Uses Problem Markers − Coupled with quick fixes for a better user experience © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Validation decorators are based on markers generated by the Validation builder Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Code generation Model • xPand Code ► Example of template «IMPORT model» «DEFINE file FOR SourceComponentClass» «FILE project.name.toLowerCase() + "/" + name + ".java"-» package «project.name.toLowerCase()»; public class «name» extends ComponentClass { © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved «IF methods.select(m | m.kind.toString() == "EVENT").size > 0» public void receiveEvent(int inputEventMethod, Object value) { «FOREACH methods.select(m | m.kind.toString() == "EVENT") AS m-» // TODO handle Event: " + «m.name.toUpperCase()»: «ENDFOREACH-» } «ENDIF» } «ENDFILE» «ENDDEFINE» Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Code generation Model • xPand Code ► Call the xPand generator programmatically public void generate(final EObject object, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException { Generator generator = new Generator(); // define the metamodel used in the template MetaModel m2mMetamodel = new EmfMetaModel(M2MPackage.eINSTANCE); generator.addMetaModel(m2mMetamodel); // define the template generator.setExpand("templates::SourceComponentClass::file FOR component"); © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved // define the output folder Outlet outlet = new Outlet("C:/myOutput/src"); generator.addOutlet(outlet); // configure protected regions generator.setPrSrcPaths("C:/myOutput/src"); generator.setPrDefaultExcludes(true); // define the EObject input WorkflowContextDefaultImpl ctx = new WorkflowContextDefaultImpl(); ctx.set("component", object); // run the generator generator.invoke(ctx, new ProgressMonitorAdapter(monitor), new IssuesImpl()); } Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Code generation Model • Integrated in a builder Code ► Transparent and automatic (on save) ► Synchronization between model and code ► Incremental generation © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

Features Editors Validation Navigator Forms EMF Validation GMF Project Explorer + CNF Model xPand AST Editor CDT © Anyware Technologies-All Right Reserved Compilation Code CDT + DLTK Navigator TCF RSE Communication Target Navigator Pragmatic MDA – May 25h, 2009 – David Sciamma – Anyware Technologies

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