Graphical model editor

Used software

• Eclipse Modeling Tools
  • Plugin Graphiti
  • Plugin Spray
  • Plugin MOFScript

Getting started

• Start Eclipse Modeling Tools IDE
• Import org.example.demo.activitydiagram and org.example.demo.activitydiagram.ad_editor into Eclipse

Generate code

• Open the org.example.demo.activitydiagram/model/activitydiagram_model.genmodel file
• Rightclick on Activitydiagram_model > Generate Model Code

Run the editor

• Run org.example.demo.activitydiagram.ad_editor as Eclipse Application
• Import DemoActivityDiagramEditor

Transform the diagram to text

• Open the DemoActivityDiagramEditor\MOFScript\ActivityDiagramEditor.m2t file
• Click the run button and choose as source code model the DemoActivityDiagramEditor/model folder

Illustration

With the editor you can create activity diagrams like the following:

These diagrams are base on the underlying model, which is defined in the EMF Project:

With the included MOFScript it is possible to transform the above activity diagram to text:

******************* Start *******************
STATE: StartState 
TRANISTION: name:'', from:StartState(''), to:ActionState('View list of travel destinations')
TRANISTION: name:'', from:ActionState('View list of travel destinations'), to:DecisionState('Share travel link')
TRANISTION: name:'no', from:DecisionState('Share travel link'), to:EndState('')
TRANISTION: name:'yes', from:DecisionState('Share travel link'), to:ActionState('Compose email and send')
TRANISTION: name:'', from:ActionState('Compose email and send'), to:EndState('')
TRANISTION: name:'', from:ActionState('Book travel'), to:EndState('')
******************* End *******************