EEF/New and Noteworthy

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This page list all improvement made on EEF streams

1.1.X Stream

• EEF generates a default label provider for properties views. The title of the view using the standard EMF Label Provider is showed.
• Behavior in properties view (Error handling, double scrollbar, ...) improved - #343813/#343812
  • EEF <= 1.0 :
  • EEF = 1.1 :
• Ability to use PropertySource descriptor provided by EMF for the labels displayed #343809
  • EEF <= 1.0 :
  • EEF = 1.1 :

1.0.X Stream

New features

• EEF can generates EMF Edit and Editor code using Acceleo as generation engine.

Bugs fixed

• #329848
• #344478
• #306972
• #346976
• #347999
• #316121

0.9.X Stream

New features

• EEF generates metadatas on widgets in parts (#317355)
• EEF no longer using a system with clone to emulate a transactional behaviour (batch mode) see : #300795
• EEF architecture is now more robust
• EEF use one editing context (bringing editingDomain and adapterFactory) in all its components and parts
  • now it doesn't instanciate a AdapterFactory each time it using one
• EEF use a part composer to determine the ordrer for creating element editor in part
• EEF part are now dynamics : changing the composition sequence (of the part composer) in live can reorder the element editor or make it disappear

Bugs fixed

• #317351
• #302685
• #302686
• #302688
• #304624
• #300795
• #310438
• #301716
• #310757
• #308788
• #300492
• #287434
• #329010

0.8.X Stream

0.8.0M6

fixed since previous version :

• StackOverflow while generating code
• Validate code triggers unsafe NPE in PropertiesEditionComponent
• Generation issue: Abstract_()
• EEF property section need a IEditorPart to work
• Generates all the required extension points
• Error in editing domain initialization
• EEF should use JMerge
• Template compilation failed with OCL 3.0.0

0.8.0 I builds

• ADDED: Generic form pages using EEF
• ADDED: EEF Viewer - JFace Viewer using EEF
• ADDED: PropertiesEditionSection refunded - now there is no need to use TabbedPropertiesEditionSheetPage
• ADDED: EEF is now able to manage eReferences on Abstract types - The PropertiesEditionWizard has now a page to choose the type of element to create
• ADDED: EEF view synchronized with the EditingDomain of the current editor
• ADDED: a MasterDetails Block using EEF for the Details and the Master parts
• ADDED: Title sections can now be modified and internationalized
• UPDATED: little improvements on the TableReference
• UPDATED: subComponents are created via the component provider ( useful for overrides )
• FIXED: tableCompositon updater
• FIXED: some invalid thread access in EEF components
• FIXED: text widgets can handle all datatypes using EcoreUtil conversion
• FIXED: Component models can be edited via the EEFGen model

0.7.X Stream

0.7.1

• FIXED: some invalid thread access in EEF components