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'''A''' : EMF compare uses a content-type to know if it should be started or not. By default this content-type is composed of *.ecore and *.uml file but you may add your own extension using the <tt>Preferences view / Global / Content-types</tt> and adding your file extension in the "Model File" content-type.
 
'''A''' : EMF compare uses a content-type to know if it should be started or not. By default this content-type is composed of *.ecore and *.uml file but you may add your own extension using the <tt>Preferences view / Global / Content-types</tt> and adding your file extension in the "Model File" content-type.
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Revision as of 10:08, 6 August 2007

Users

My model is compared as a text-file, how can EMF compare know what file it should handle ?

Q : My model is compared as a text-file, how can EMF compare know what file it should handle ?

A : EMF compare uses a content-type to know if it should be started or not. By default this content-type is composed of *.ecore and *.uml file but you may add your own extension using the Preferences view / Global / Content-types and adding your file extension in the "Model File" content-type.


EMFComparePreferences-content-type.png

Developpers

How can I programatically add my model file extension in EMF Compare so that it is called automatically ?

Q : How can I programatically add my model file extension in EMF Compare so that it is called automatically ?

A : Using the "Model File" content-type defined with EMF Compare, here is a sample from a plugin.xml:

 <extension
        point="org.eclipse.core.contenttype.contentTypes">
     <file-association
           content-type="org.eclipse.emf.compare.ui.contenttype.ModelContentType"
           file-extensions="uml13"
           file-names="*"/>
  </extension>

Is EMF Compare, as EMF, able to run outside of Eclispe ?

Q : Is EMF Compare able to compare "in-memory" objects, and can it be run without Eclispe ?

A: Yes, here is a snippet doing that:

   /**
    * This application will try and launch an headless model comparison.
    * 
    * @author Cedric Brun <a href="mailto:cedric.brun@obeo.fr">cedric.brun@obeo.fr</a>
    */
   public final class ExampleLauncher {
        private ExampleLauncher() {
                // prevents instantiation
        }

        /**
         * Loads a model from an {@link org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI URI} in a given {@link ResourceSet}.
         * 
         * @param file
         *            {@link java.io.File File} containing the model to be loaded.
         * @param resourceSet
         *            The {@link ResourceSet} to load the model in.
         * @return The model loaded from the file.
         * @throws IOException
         *             If the given file does not exist.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public static EObject load(File file, ResourceSet resourceSet) throws IOException {
                final URI modelURI = URI.createFileURI(file.getPath());
                EObject result = null;

                String fileExtension = modelURI.fileExtension();
                if (fileExtension == null || fileExtension.length() == 0) {
                        fileExtension = Resource.Factory.Registry.DEFAULT_EXTENSION;
                }

                final Resource.Factory.Registry reg = Resource.Factory.Registry.INSTANCE;
                final Object resourceFactory = reg.getExtensionToFactoryMap().get(fileExtension);
                if (resourceFactory != null) {
                        resourceSet.getResourceFactoryRegistry().getExtensionToFactoryMap().put(fileExtension, resourceFactory);
                } else {
                        resourceSet.getResourceFactoryRegistry().getExtensionToFactoryMap().put(fileExtension, new XMIResourceFactoryImpl());
                }

                final Resource modelResource = resourceSet.createResource(modelURI);
                modelResource.load(Collections.EMPTY_MAP);
                if (modelResource.getContents().size() > 0)
                        result = (EObject)modelResource.getContents().get(0);
                return result;
        }

        /**
         * Launcher of this application.
         * 
         * @param args
         *            Arguments of the launch.
         */
        public static void main(String[] args) {
                if (args.length == 2 && new File(args[0]).canRead() && new File(args[1]).canRead()) {
                        final ResourceSet resourceSet = new ResourceSetImpl();
                        try {
                                final EObject model1 = load(new File(args[0]), resourceSet);
                                final EObject model2 = load(new File(args[1]), resourceSet);
                                final MatchModel match = new DifferencesServices().modelMatch(model1, model2, new NullProgressMonitor());
                                final DiffModel diff = new DiffMaker().doDiff(match);
                                
                                try {
                                        System.out.println(ModelUtils.serialize(match));
                                        System.out.println(ModelUtils.serialize(diff));
                                } catch (IOException e) {
                                        e.printStackTrace();
                                }
                        } catch (IOException e) {
                                // cannot be thrown
                                e.printStackTrace();
                        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                                e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                } else {
                        System.out.println("usage : Launcher <Model1> <Model2>"); //$NON-NLS-1$
                }
        }
  }

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