EEF : Sexy Properties, Wizards and Views - EclipseCon 11

In a Nutshell● Modelize your UI● Generate the code● Integrate and extend

Before● Flat properties● No wizards● No forms

in action!● Live validation in text widget● Table and and other user-friendly widgets● Help for each model element

in action!● Tabs● Undo management

in action!

Behind the Scene

Three Steps process ● Initialize 1 Create a target source folder ● ● Add runtime as dependency

The big Map

Three Steps process ● Customize 2 ● Generate

Three Steps process ● Integrate into plugin.xml 3 ● Integrate into java code

Inside the Machinery

Minimal Runtime● Use EMF Edit Adapter Factories● Compatible with EMF Transaction● Compatible with EMF Validation

Usage of Templates ● Great tooling with Acceleo ● Customize generation ● Create your own widget

Automated Tests● SWTBot tests for each widget● More than 170 SWTBot tests

Whats new ? ● 0.9 release ● 30% less generated code ● One click generation

Whats cooking ? ● EMF.Edit 2.0 ● New widgets ● Runtime mode

Project recognition● Most innovative project finalist● Daily active newsgroup● About 10 downloads each day

Try it!● In Helios● In Indigo● On Marketplace

Thanks EMF Technologies newsgroup and mailling list ● ● ● http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/emft/?project=eef ● http://wiki.eclipse.org/EEF

by Chauvin Mariot on Mar 21, 2011