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M OSKitt ExtensibilityM OSKitt Extensibility““mutatis mutandis”mutatis mutandis”

Javier Muñoz, Francisco Javier Cano{jmunoz, fjcano}@prodevelop.es

Contents• Introduction

• Adapting the Method

• Adapting the Editors

• Adapting the Transformations

• Conclusions

Motivation• Every organization is different

Internal culture

Background and experience

Goals and expectations

• All the organizations change New responsibilities and goals

Continuous improvement

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How to tailor MO SKitt to every specific context?

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How to adapt?• Adding tools

New editors

New transformations

• Modifying tools Changing code + recompile branching→

➢ Hard to maintain and evolve :(

Dynamic extensions mechanisms

➢ Implementing and declaring new functionality

➢ Existing code must be ready

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Extension Points

HostPlugin

Plugin B

Plugin C

Plugin Z

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Extension Points

What to adapt? Cheatsheets Contextual help

The Method Method contents Creation wizards

The Editors Model templates Palette

Extended Properties Graphical decorators

The Transformations Transf. override Synchronization





• Conclusions

Method contents• Changing method steps

Creation Wizards• Specific actions on project creation

Creation Wizards

Cheatsheets

• What is a cheatsheet?1. Defines step by step

instructions to perform a task.

2. Steps can have instructions and actions.

3. Some steps can be ommitted.

Cheatsheets• How to use a cheatsheet in your

methodology:

1. Create the cheatsheet with the Eclipse editor

Cheatsheets2. Contribute the cheatsheet with the

'org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets.cheatsheetContent' extension point

Cheatsheet3. Add the 'OpenCheatsheetAction' to one of

your task in a dashboard:

4. Select a cheatsheet for the action in the property sheets:

Cheatsheet• The cheatsheet will be available from the

task in the dashboard and the cheatsheet selection dialog:

Contextual help• GMF editors and FEFEM editors show help depending

on the selected element

• Third party plugins can contribute help contents to this system

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Contextual help• How to contribute contextual help

to MOSKitt:1. Create your context help file:

Contextual help2. Contribute your contextual help via the

'org.eclipse.help.contexts' extension point.





• Conclusions

Model Templates• Initial model contents

Palette customization• Change groups and tools names in a palette.

• Move tools from one group to another.

• Create and remove groups and tools from a palette.

Fu l l e d i t o r 's p ale t t e

C u st o m ize d e d i t o r 's p ale t t e

Palette customization

1. Define the customization via the 'es.cv.gvcase.mdt.common.editorPalette' extension point

Palette customization• 'Group' element:

adding a new group change an existing group's name removing a group

Palette customization

• 'Tool' element changing a tool's name moving an existing tool between groups removing a tool

Extended properties

• Adding new properties to existing entities

• Editing the properties with property sections

• Keeping compatibility with non-extended versions

Extended properties1. Define your properties via the

'es.cv.gvcase.mdt.common.featureExtender' extension point.

Extended properties2. Define

property type:➢ Integer

➢ Double

➢ Boolean

➢ String

➢ Reference

minimum multiplicity maximum multiplicity

Extended properties3. Define

Extended elements (AdaptTo): Candidate values ('AvailableValue')

Extended properties4. Implement and define property sections using

available infraestructure:

Integer Properties

String Properties

Double Properties

Collection Properties

References Properties

Graphical decorators

• Provide decorations to figures in GMF editors

• Contribute the decorators from third party plugins

• Easyly use icons and images to decorate figures

A decorated ClassA normal Class

Graphical decorators





• Conclusions

Transformation Override

• Define higher priority transformations

Synchronization• Specific actions on traced models changes

Traces between“X.uml” and

“Y.sqlschema”

1.- on changein input

2.- updatetraced models

Synchronization• Specific actions on traced models changes





• Conclusions

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• Many adaptation chances

• Ready to fit into your

organization

• We want to hear your

feedback

• What do you miss?

Conclusions

M OSKitt ExtensibilityM OSKitt Extensibility““mutatis mutandis”mutatis mutandis”

Javier Muñoz, Francisco Javier Cano{jmunoz, fjcano}@prodevelop.es

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