the next generation eclipse graphical editing framework
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Alexander Nyßen, itemis AGProject Lead
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The next generation Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework
GEF 3.x• Provides framework components for Eclipse-integrated
graphical editors and views
• Based on SWT as underlying rendering technology
• Initial contribution by IBM in 2002 and Chisel Group in 2007
• In pure maintenance mode, but remains on the ‚train‘
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Draw2d
Draw2d & GEF (MVC)
Zest
GEF4• Provides end-user tools and framework components for
graphical rich-client Java applications, Eclipse-integrated and standalone
• Based on JavaFX as underlying rendering technology
• Graduation release (1.0.0) with Neon
• Bugfix release (1.1.0) with Neon.1
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The next generation has (finally) taken over…
GEF „Generations“
GEF4
GEF
GEF-Legacy
GEF
0.1.0/0.2.0 1.0.0/1.1.0
5.0.03.10.0/3.10.1 3.11.0
3.10.0/3.10.1(Mars)
4.0.0/4.1.0(Neon)
5.0.0(Oxygen)
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[Draw2d, GEF (MVC), Zest]
[Common, Geometry, FX, MVC, Graph, Layout, Zest, DOT, Cloudio]
Project Releases
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https://github.com/eclipse/gef
https://github.com/eclipse/gef-legacy
GEF@GitHub
GEF-Legacy@GitHub
GEF „Generations“
Cloudio
GEF Components
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DOT
Common Geometry FX MVCGraph Layout Zest
• GEF provides nine loosely coupled components.• Cloudio and DOT provide end-user features• The other components form two basic framework stacks:
• Common Geometry FX MVC• Graph Layout Zest
Cloudio - TagCloud View
DOT - Editor & Graph View
AbstractBehavior
Neon
• Disclosure of preliminary API
• Validation for style, splineType, point, arrowType, shape
• Rendering of decorations, splines, and labels• Native layout integration
DOTCloudioO
xygen
• Further editing and rendering capabilities ✓
• Support for HTML-like labels and subgraphs ✓• Bundling of Graphviz executable (CQ 11140) ✗
Undeployed Examples
GEF - Components
UI ≃ Eclipse UI FX ≃ JavaFX
Geometry
FX.JFaceLayout
MVC.FX.UI Zest.FX
MVC.FX
FXGraph
Zest.FX.UI
DOT
Common
Cloudio.UI
FX.SWT
Zest.FX.JFace
DOT.UI
Geometry.Convert.FX Geometry.Convert.SWT
DEMO - MVC Logo Example
Neon
Oxygen
• Connection Decoration Clipping
• Orthogonal Router & Orthogonal Bending
• Palette Support
Common Geometry FX MVC
• Major API revision (MVC & MVC.FX) ✓• Viewport actions (scroll/zoom) ✓• Snap-To-Geometry Support ✓
GEF - Components
UI ≃ Eclipse UI FX ≃ JavaFX
Geometry
FX.JFaceLayout
MVC.FX.UI Zest.FX
MVC.FX
FXGraph
Zest.FX.UI
DOT
Common
Cloudio.UI
FX.SWT
Zest.FX.JFace
DOT.UI
Geometry.Convert.FX Geometry.Convert.SWT
DEMO - Zest Graph Example
Neon
Oxygen
• Enhanced builder API
• Layout now Graph-based (I/O model)• JFace-API cleanups
Graph Layout Zest
• API-Cleanup ✓• Live vs. Background Layout ✗
• FXCanvasEx provides workarounds for the following issues: • JDK-8143596: Forward touch gestures to FXCanvas embedded scene.
• JDK-8161282: FXCanvas does not forward horizontal mouse scroll events to the embedded scene.
• JDK-8088147: Image cursors not supported.
• JDK-8159227: KeyEvent.doit should be forwarded to KeyEvent.consumed().
• JDK-8161587: FXCanvas does not update SWT display.
• JDK-8088862: Provide possibility to traverse focus out of FX scene.
• Fixes for those requiring access to JDK-internals have been contributed to OpenJFX 9 directly.
• FXCanvasEx can now transparently be used for Java 8 and 9.
readiness
https://info.itemis.com/en/gef/tutorials/
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