This document summarizes a presentation about the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) Edit Framework (EEF). EEF allows users to model user interfaces and generate code for views, wizards and properties. It provides validation, widgets like tables, and help for model elements. The presentation covers the three step process of initializing, customizing and integrating EEF. It also discusses the runtime, templates, tests, recent improvements and future plans. The speaker encourages attendees to try EEF in Eclipse releases and on the Eclipse marketplace.

1. EclipseCon 2011
Sexy Properties, Wizards and Views
Mariot Chauvin
Obeo, France
copyright 2011 Obeo

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

3. Before
● Flat properties
● No wizards
● No forms

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

5. in action!
● Tabs
● Undo management

6. in action!

7. Behind the
Scene

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

9. The big
Map

10. Three
Steps process
● Customize
2
● Generate

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

12. Inside the
Machinery

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

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

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

16. What's
new ?
● 0.9 release
● 30% less generated code
● One click generation

17. What's
cooking ?
● EMF.Edit 2.0
● New widgets
● Runtime mode

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

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

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