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== KDM.Source extension : a core metamodel for weaving Code models and KDM Inventory models ==
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The component proposes a small framework for building weaving information between code models (Java, C++, ...) and physical resources (disk files and directories).
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This framework reuses the [http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/KDM KDM] "Source" subpackage, which proposes a model for physical resources, known as "Inventory Model" (see figure [http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/KDM/Documentation/0.9#Details here])
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KDM inventory model also proposes ''SourceRegion''/''SourceRef'' concepts for weaving other kdm models (kdm code models, ...) with physical representation. Some references exist from other KDM subpackages to the ''SourceRef'' concept.
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[[Image:Kdmsourceregion.JPG|frame|center|KDM Source Metamodel subpart (from the KDM Specification v 1.1)]]
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MoDisco proposes to compose KDM inventory models with non-KDM models. For generic reuse reasons, a new metamodel extending KDM Source has been created.
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A subpart of KDM Source model is extended for linking the ''SourceRegion'' concept with non-KDM elements, via the ''ASTNodeSourceRegion'' metaclass.
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Moreover a recurrent pattern, in such a model composition, is to link KDM ''SourceFile'' with a code model element. Such a link is represented with ''CodeUnit2File'' metaclass.
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[[Image:Kdmsourceextension.JPG|frame|center|MoDisco KDM Source extension Metamodel]]
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This is a core metamodel that the developer should extend for describing a composition between a specific code metamodel and kdm.source.
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== How to create a composition metamodel between Code models and KDM Inventory models ==
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Given a particular code metamodel (Such as the Java one), MoDisco proposes to extend KDMSourceExtension to define a metamodel composition between inventory models and code models.
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The ''ASTNodeSourceRegion'' should be subclassed, and a reference to one concrete code metaclass should "specialize" the ''ASTNodeSourceRegion->node:EObject'' reference (one simple way is to set the new reference as derivated from the generic one).
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'''''(TODO : an opposite reference should be described for allowing navigation from code elements to the ''SourceRegion'' instances --> waiting for facet shortcut evolution to come)'''''
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In most cases the ''CodeUnit2File'' will be subclassed.
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A reference example of such a composition metamodel is the [http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/Java/Composition/Documentation/0.9#Java_Composition_Metamodel Java Application example].
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[[Image:Javakdmsourceregion.JPG|frame|center|Java and kdm composition metamodel (extract)]]
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== How to develop a discoverer for the composition between code and KDM inventory models==
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=== Overview  ===
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After describing a composition metamodel, the contributor/adopter has to write an associated [http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/DiscoverersManager discoverer]. Such a discoverer will instantiate elements for the ''composition metamodel'' described before (''JavaSourceRegions''...) Such a discoverer will have to manipulate the both kdm.source and code models.
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A discoverer for the related code model is a prerequisite. The [[http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/Java/Documentation/0.9#Java_Discoverer Java Discoverer]] is an example. Such a discoverer is not supposed to instantiate SourceRegions subclasses. To avoid ambiguity, we will talk about it as a "leaf code discoverer".
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The composite discoverer should, in most cases, invoke the leaf discoverers (kdm.source and code). Another way is to provide the leaf models as parameters values to the composite discoverer. <br>
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A kdm.source model can be discovered using the [[http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/KDM/Documentation/0.9#KDM_Source_Discoverer KDM Source discoverer]]. Note that such a discoverer only provides a representation of files/directories. It does not instantiate ''SourceRegions'' subclasses.
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A reference example of such a composition dicoverer is the [http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/Java/Composition/Documentation/0.9#Java_Composition_Discoverer Java Application discoverer example] (Java class ''DiscoverKDMSourceAndJavaModel'').
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[[Image:Codekdmdiscovery.JPG|frame|center|Composition discovery overview]]
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=== Using the abstract AbstractComposedKDMSourceDiscoverer discoverer Java class ===
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An abstract java class is proposed to facilitate and factorize some common code&nbsp;: ''AbstractComposedKDMSourceDiscoverer'' <br> This abstract discoverer proposes a process with four steps&nbsp;:
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#initialize the composite model (to implement)
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#discover the kdm.source model (already implemented)
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#discover the others leaf models (to implement). In most cases there is only one code model
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#terminate the discovery (weaving or saving actions)
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<br> Using the ''AbstractComposedKDMSourceDiscoverer ''is not mandatory.<br>
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=== Instrumenting the leaf code discoverers for retrieving visited source regions ===
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In most cases, code discoverers have access to physical localization for each portion of code that is modeled.
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There are two ways for a composite discoverer to catch such an information when invoking the leaf discoverer :
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*  subclass some leaf discoverer implementation classes.
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*  add a listener to the leaf discoverer to listen for source regions visit events.
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The second way implies that the leaf discoverer extends the ''org.eclipse.modisco.kdm.source.extension.discovery.AbstractRegionDiscoverer'' class to support the registering of ''org.eclipse.modisco.kdm.source.extension.discovery.SourceRegionVisitListener''.
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''AbstractRegionDiscoverer.notifyRegionSourceVisit'' must be called when appropriate from inside the leaf discoverer.
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The [[http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/Java/Documentation/0.8#Java_Discoverer Java discoverer]] implementation class illustrates such a pattern application.
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The following figure illustrates the architecture for leaf and composite discoverers related to a CSharp metamodel.
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[[Image:Csharpkdmdiscovery2.JPG|frame|center|Applicative Architecture for CSharp leaf and composite discoverers example]]
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=== Instantiate source region nodes ===
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Once the composite discoverer has the capability to retrieve information about sources regions visited and associated code model elements, it will instantiate the ''SourceRegion''.
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=== Resources Distribution and memory usage ===
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Creating one ''SourceRegion'' instance for each code model element may induce some memory usage issues. Considering a given code metamodel, it may be interesting to have a strategy for dispatching model elements (from the composition model) into more than one XMI resource file.
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Thus, EMF lazy resource loading mechanism enables opening and working with some subpart of the model.
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A reference implementation for this strategy is in the
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[[http://wiki.eclipse.org/MoDisco/Components/Java/Composition/Architecture#Benchmark Java Application discovery]].
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'''Bold text'''== KDM.Source extension UI : a Code Source Synchronization Framework  ==
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The component proposes a small framework for synchronizing model element with their source code. The idea is to be able to browse a model of any technology, and to have the possibility to directly navigate to its source code in the right editor.
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This framework uses the [[MoDisco/Components/KDMSourceExtension/Documentation/0.9#KDM.Source_extension_:_a_core_metamodel_for_weaving_Code_models_and_KDM_Inventory_models| KDM Extension framework]] which deal with weaving a model with its source code
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The component exposed two extension-points for providing strategy of synchronization , those extensions are to be provided for every technology a code synchronization is needed for:
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===SourceStrategy===
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This extension point aims at declaring strategies to resolve the ASTNodeSourceRegion of an element
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*getASTNodeSourceRegion : Generic method to retrieve the ASTNodeSourceRegion of an element. Each strategy has to implements this method because depending on the technology the ASTNodeSourceRegion information might be contained by the element itself, or by an other model such has the MoDisco Composition one
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*isApplicableTo : Determines if the source object can be handled by this strategy. Each strategy has to implements this method with its own criteria (most of the time a verification of a metamodel URI will be enough)
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===RevealingStrategy===
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This extension point aims at declaring strategies to open the file which contains the element, and then to select it in its editor.
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    public void revealInTextEditor(final IFile file,final SourceRegion sourceRegion);
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** Parameter iEditorPart : the editor in which the selection has to be done
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*isApplicableTo : Determines if the source object can be handled by this strategy. Each strategy has to implements this method with its own criteria (most of the time a verification of a metamodel URI will be enough)
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===ModelBrowserListener===
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This class only map the event "doubleClick" in the browser in order to call the openAndSelectEObjectInSourceFile method without adding a dependency between MoDisco Browser and kdm.source.extension.ui
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== Requirements  ==
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To use the plug-in you need:
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*JDK 1.5 or above
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*a version of Eclipse 3.6 or above with the following set of plug-ins installed
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:*[[EMF|EMF]] 2.5.0 or higher
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== Source Repository  ==
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All of the source code is stored in a public source repository, which you can access at:
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[https://dev.eclipse.org/svnroot/modeling/org.eclipse.mdt.modisco/plugins/trunk/org.eclipse.modisco.kdm.source.extension/ https://dev.eclipse.org/svnroot/modeling/org.eclipse.mdt.modisco/plugins/trunk/org.eclipse.modisco.kdm.source.extension/]
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Code Synchronization Framework :
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[https://dev.eclipse.org/svnroot/modeling/org.eclipse.mdt.modisco/plugins/trunk/org.eclipse.modisco.kdm.source.extension.ui https://dev.eclipse.org/svnroot/modeling/org.eclipse.mdt.modisco/plugins/trunk/org.eclipse.modisco.kdm.source.extension.ui]
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Connector between Model Browser and Code Synchronization:
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[https://dev.eclipse.org/svnroot/modeling/org.eclipse.mdt.modisco/plugins/trunk/org.eclipse.modisco.kdm.source.extension.ui.browser https://dev.eclipse.org/svnroot/modeling/org.eclipse.mdt.modisco/plugins/trunk/org.eclipse.modisco.kdm.source.extension.ui.browser]
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