1. What’s new in
Sirius ?
Mélanie Bats
CTO@Obeo
melanie.bats@obeo.fr | @melaniebats

3. Modeling tools at an Inflection Point
2013
Thales & Obeo released Eclipse Sirius
Desktop
Democratization & mass adoption of Sirius
Web Now
Successful prototypes based on Sirius Web 2021
Obeo released Sirius Web as an open source
project 2020

4. The Sirius Project
Full-featured modeling
tools deployed and
running
in Eclipse workbench on
your desktop
Sirius Desktop
Modern modeling studios
deployed to a web server
and rendered in a web
browser
Sirius Web

5. Stay with me,
it will be fast
and something
huge is coming

6. Sirius Desktop
Desktop

7. Sirius Desktop Releases in 2021
Desktop
● “Business as usual”
● 2 Major releases 6.5.0 & 6.4.0
● Several maintenance releases
● A mix of bug fixes & new features

8. Sirius Desktop Enhancements
Most important use cases have
been covered, still
experimental
ELK integration
Desktop

9. ELK integration
Desktop 6.4
Without ELK
With ELK

10. Sirius Desktop Enhancements
Most important use cases have
been covered, still
experimental
ELK integration
New API to apply a copy-paste
format to an existing or a new
diagram with different
semantic targets
Copy format
Desktop

11. Copy-paste format
Desktop 6.4
See the developer documentation for more details.

12. Sirius Desktop Enhancements
Most important use cases have
been covered, still
experimental
ELK integration
Optimizing response time of
user interactions in sequence
diagrams: layout management,
layout computation,
resize/move validations
Performances
New API to apply a copy-paste
format to an existing or a new
diagram with different
semantic targets
Copy format
Desktop

13. Sequence diagrams performances
Desktop 6.5
5x Scenario
~ 1500 Diag
~ 5150 Model
Big Scenario
99%
Customer Scenario
~ 300 Diag
~ 1030 Model
Scenario
98%
78%
Test scenario
~ 30 Diag elements
~ 70 Model elements
Small Scenario
Refresh
Improved by

14. Sirius Desktop Enhancements
Most important use cases have
been covered, still
experimental
ELK integration
Optimizing response time of
user interactions in sequence
diagrams: layout management,
layout computation,
resize/move validations
Performances
New API to apply a copy-paste
format to an existing or a new
diagram with different
semantic targets
Copy format
Deprecate some older
mechanisms for which it exists
better alternatives
Deprecation
Desktop

15. Are you still there?

16. Sirius Web
Web

17. Sirius Web
A build extended with
Enterprise features, to deploy
on public, private clouds or
on premise and including
support and upgrade
guarantees
OCP
The building blocks from
which Sirius Web
applications are built
Sirius Components
The underlying technologies
Spring Boot, React,
AQL, ELK
Sirius Web
Web 2021.06

18. Sirius Web Enhancements
Modern Stack

19. Modern Stack
Web 2021.06
Apollo Client
To simplify the
management of our
GraphQL data
Material UI
For easier and faster UI
developments
XState
To ease the definition and
maintenance of the state
machines

20. Sirius Web Enhancements
Layout
Spring Boot, GraphQL,
React, Material UI,
XState, Apollo Client
Modern Stack

21. Auto Layout
Web 2021.06

22. Auto / Free Layout
Web 2021.06

23. Move/Resize elements
Web 2021.06

24. Incremental layout
Web 2021.06

25. Arrange all
Web 2021.06
New Arrange all action

26. Sirius Web Enhancements
Integration
Auto-layout, move
element, resize
element, incremental
layout
Layout
Spring Boot, GraphQL,
React, Material UI,
XState, Apollo Client
Modern Stack

27. On the road to Generic APIs for Data Structure
Web 2021.06
API
public interface ISemanticCandidatesProviderFactory {
Function<VariableManager, List<Object>>
getSemanticCandidatesProvider(AQLInterpreter interpreter, String
domainClass, String semanticCandidatesExpression, String
preconditionExpression);
}
Default EMF implementation
@Configuration
public class CompatibilityConfiguration {
@Bean
public ISemanticCandidatesProviderFactory
semanticCandidatesProviderFactory() {
return SemanticCandidatesProvider::new;
}
}

28. Components reusability
Any Web application
Web 2021.06

29. Components reusability
Any Web application
Web 2021.06
VS Code

30. Components reusability
Any Web application
Web 2021.06
Theia
VS Code

31. Next Cloud Integration
Web experimental
Export to online spreadsheet

32. Next Cloud Integration
Web experimental
Import from online spreadsheet

33. Sirius Web Enhancements
Standalone client,
embedded in any web
application, Cloud IDE :
VS Code, Theia
Integration
Auto-layout, move
element, resize
element, incremental
layout
Layout
Spring Boot, GraphQL,
React, Material UI,
XState, Apollo Client
Modern Stack
Representations

34. Form-based editors
Web 2021.06
Form
Page
Group
Widget

35. Blockly
Web experimental
https://developers.google.com/blockly

36. D3
OCP 2021.06

37. D3
OCP 2021.06

38. D3
OCP 2021.06

39. And now...
Ladies and Gents,
this is the moment
you have been
waiting for...

40. Sirius Web Enhancements
Standalone client,
embedded in any web
application, Cloud IDE :
VS Code, Theia
Integration
Auto-layout, move
element, resize
element, incremental
layout
Layout
Full-web Definition
Spring Boot, GraphQL,
React, Material UI,
XState, Apollo Client
Modern Stack
Diagrams, Forms,
domain-specific views
(D3, Blockly)
Representations

41. Sirius Web Principles
Domain model Sirius configuration Graphical modeler
+ =

42. Sirius Web Principles
Eclipse
Domain model Sirius configuration Graphical modeler
+ =
Web Browser

43. Sirius Web Principles
Domain model Sirius configuration Graphical modeler
+ =
Web Browser
Eclipse

44. Sirius Web Principles
Web Browser
Domain model Sirius configuration Graphical modeler
+ =

45. Domain Modeler
Mindstorms Domain

46. Domain Modeler
Mindstorms Domain

47. Domain Modeler
Mindstorms Domain

48. Domain Modeler
Mindstorms Domain

49. Domain Modeler
Mindstorms Domain

50. Domain Modeler
Mindstorms Domain

51. Domain Modeler
Mindstorms Domain

52. Full-web Definition
Demo

53. Sirius Web Enhancements
Standalone client,
embedded in any web
application, Cloud IDE :
VS Code, Theia
Integration
Auto-layout, move
element, resize
element, incremental
layout
Layout
Create & update your
designer with super fast
dynamic iteration
across your domains &
views
NO code generation
involved!
Full-web Definition
Spring Boot, GraphQL,
React, Material UI,
XState, Apollo Client
Modern Stack
Diagrams, Forms,
domain-specific views
(D3, Blockly)
Representations

54. OCP
OCP

55. Webhooks
OCP experimental

56. Webhooks
OCP experimental

57. Webhooks
OCP experimental
1. Write Node Server
2.Register OCP Webhook
3.Listen semantic changes
4.Push model to git
repository

58. The last batch !
It's over soon

59. Roadmap
Unsynchronized diagram, Multiple
selection, Drag&Drop

60. Unsynchronized Diagrams,
DnD, Multiple Selection
Web

61. Roadmap
Improve User Experience: Magic
connector, Dialogs
Unsynchronized diagram, Multiple
selection, Drag&Drop

62. Magic Connector
Web

63. Dialogs
Web

64. Roadmap
Improve User Experience: Magic
connector
Launch Validation, Error-markers
Unsynchronized diagram, Multiple
selection, Drag&Drop

65. Validation
Web

66. Roadmap
Integration : Cloud IDE, Acceleo,
M2Doc
Improve User Experience: Magic
connector
Launch Validation, Error-markers
Unsynchronized diagram, Multiple
selection, Drag&Drop

67. Cloud IDE integration
Web
Model
explorer
Properties Views

68. Roadmap
Integration : Cloud IDE, Acceleo,
M2Doc
Improve User Experience: Magic
connector
Manage in OCP model changes :
publication, migration,history
Launch Validation, Error-markers
Unsynchronized diagram, Multiple
selection, Drag&Drop

69. Publication
OCP

70. Migration
OCP

71. Migration
OCP

72. Migration
OCP

73. Migration
OCP

74. Migration
OCP
DOMAIN
INSTANCE

75. Migration
Full web
Migration configuration and execution in the Domain
studio, no need to use another tool neither restart
the server.
OCP

76. Migration
OCP
DOMAIN
INSTANCE
1 - Add an Attribute

77. Migration
OCP
DOMAIN
INSTANCE
2 - Add a Relation

78. Automatic
Model instances migration is done automatically,
based on the domains versions. Provide an
integrated tooling to manage the most common
migrations from the Domain studio.
Migration
Full web
Migration configuration and execution in the Domain
studio, no need to use another tool neither restart
the server.
OCP

79. Migration
OCP
DOMAIN
INSTANCE
3 - Rename an Attribute

80. Automatic
Model instances migration is done automatically,
based on the domains versions. Provide an
integrated tooling to manage the most common
migrations from the Domain studio.
Migration
Open
Provide a generic mechanism to manage complex
migration use-cases.
Full web
Migration configuration and execution in the Domain
studio, no need to use another tool neither restart
the server.
OCP

81. Enriched Domain Modeler
OCP

82. Enriched Domain Modeler
OCP

83. Enriched Domain Modeler
OCP

84. Enriched Domain Modeler
OCP

85. Enriched Domain Modeler
OCP

86. Enriched Domain Modeler
Same principles as Sirius :
Provide interpreted expressions
which will be evaluated at runtime
to provide a behavior specific to your migration
OCP

87. Migration
OCP
DOMAIN
INSTANCE
4 - Split an Attribute
AttributeMigrationRule
valueExpression=aql:previous.name.split(‘ ‘)[0]
AttributeMigrationRule
valueExpression=aql:previous.name.split(‘ ‘)[1]

88. Migration
OCP
DOMAIN
INSTANCE
5 - Entity
->
Abstract Entity
RelationMigrationRule
previousEntitiesExpression= aql:previous.eGet(previousRelation.name)
newEntityTypeExpression=aql:createManOrWoman(previous)

89. Migration
OCP
DOMAIN
INSTANCE
6 - Convert
a Relation
to
an Entity
GenericMigrationRule
for(previousRelations){
createHouse(previousRelation)
}

90. Automatic
Model instances migration is done automatically,
based on the domains versions. Provide an
integrated tooling to manage the most common
migrations from the Domain studio.
Migration
History
Can navigate and get back the previous model
instances versions at anytime.
Open
Provide an open mechanism to manage complex
migration use-cases.
Full web
Migration configuration and execution in the Domain
studio, no need to use another tool, no server
restart.
OCP

91. History
OCP

92. And much more…
Web
depends on what
YOU :
are interested in,
contribute,
are sponsoring!

93. Take Away
Reliable framework for
your Eclipse Platform
based graphical studios
Sirius Desktop

94. Take Away
The newcomer framework
to build your graphical
studios in the web
Sirius Web Reliable framework for
your Eclipse Platform
based graphical studios
Sirius Desktop

95. Take Away
The newcomer framework
to build your graphical
studios in the web
Sirius Web
The framework to get
enterprise-ready graphical
studios
OCP
Reliable framework for
your Eclipse Platform
based graphical studios
Sirius Desktop

96. Take Away
Collaboration, openness,
co-investment on OSS
technologies as Sirius Web
You are here
The newcomer framework
to build your graphical
studios in the web
Sirius Web
The framework to get
enterprise-ready graphical
studios
OCP
Reliable framework for
your Eclipse Platform
based graphical studios
Sirius Desktop

97. Give it a try!
OCP 2021.06
Register on:
https://www.obeocloudplatform
-demo.com/signup

98. Ask Me Anything
Let’s continue discussing Sirius
on workadventure

100. Thanks!
Mélanie Bats
CTO@Obeo
melanie.bats@obeo.fr | @melaniebats
Questions?