Description of extension capabilities of the MOSKitt tool (http://www.moskitt.org)

1. M O SKitt Extensibility
“mutatis mutandis”
Javier Muñoz, Francisco Javier Cano
{jmunoz, fjcano}@prodevelop.es

2. Contents
• Introduction
• Adapting the Method
• Adapting the Editors
• Adapting the Transformations
• Conclusions

3. Contents
• Introduction
• Adapting the Method
• Adapting the Editors
• Adapting the Transformations
• Conclusions

4. Motivation
• Every organization is different
 Internal culture
 Background and experience
 Goals and expectations
• All the organizations change
 New responsibilities and goals
 Continuous improvement
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5. H ow to tailor M O SK itt to
every specific context?
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6. How to adapt?
• Adding tools
 New editors
 New transformations
• Modifying tools
 Changing code + recompile → branching
➢ Hard to maintain and evolve :(
 Dynamic extensions mechanisms
➢ Implementing and declaring new functionality
➢ Existing code must be ready
➢ Tools remains untouched
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7. Extension Points
Plugin B
Plugin C
Host .
Plugin .
.
Plugin Z

8. Extension Points

9. What to adapt?
The Method

Method contents 
Cheatsheets

Creation wizards

Contextual help
The Editors

Model templates 
Extended Properties

Palette

Graphical decorators
The Transformations

Transf. override

Synchronization

10. Contents
• Introduction
• Adapting the Method
• Adapting the Editors
• Adapting the Transformations
• Conclusions

11. Method contents
• Changing method steps

12. Method contents
• Changing method steps

13. Creation Wizards
• Specific actions on project creation

14. Creation Wizards

15. Cheatsheets
• What is a cheatsheet?
1. Defines step by step
instructions to perform a task.
2. Steps can have instructions and
actions.
3. Some steps can be ommitted.

16. Cheatsheets
• How to use a cheatsheet in your
methodology:
1. Create the
cheatsheet with
the Eclipse
editor

17. Cheatsheets
2. Contribute the cheatsheet with the
'org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets.cheatsheetCo
ntent' extension point

18. Cheatsheet
3. Add the 'OpenCheatsheetAction' to one of
your task in a dashboard:
4. Select a cheatsheet for the action in the
property sheets:

19. Cheatsheet
• The cheatsheet will be available from the
task in the dashboard and the cheatsheet
selection dialog:

20. Contextual help
• GMF editors and FEFEM editors show help depending
on the selected element
• Third party plugins can contribute help contents to
this system
C o n e x t u al h e lp sh o w in g h e lp c o n t e n t s fo r t h e
FEFEM e d it o r w it h e le m e n t se le c t e d se le c t e d e le m e n t

21. Contextual help
• How to contribute contextual help
to MOSKitt:
1. Create your context help file:

22. Contextual help
2. Contribute your contextual help via the
'org.eclipse.help.contexts' extension point.

23. Contents
• Introduction
• Adapting the Method
• Adapting the Editors
• Adapting the Transformations
• Conclusions

24. Model Templates
• Initial model contents

25. Model Templates
• Initial model contents

26. Palette customization
• names ingroups and tools
Change
a palette.
• to another. from one group
Move tools
Create and remove groups
• and tools from a palette.
C u st o m ize d
e d it o r 's p ale t t e
Fu ll e d it o r 's p ale t t e

27. Palette customization
1. Define the customization via the
'es.cv.gvcase.mdt.common.editorPalet
te' extension point

28. Palette customization
• 'Group' element:
 adding a new group
 change an existing group's name
 removing a group

29. Palette customization
• 'Tool' element
 changing a tool's name
 moving an existing tool between groups
 removing a tool

30. Extended properties
• Adding new properties to existing entities
• Editing the properties with property sections
• Keeping compatibility with non-extended
versions

31. Extended properties
1. Define your properties via the
'es.cv.gvcase.mdt.common.featureExtender'
extension point.

32. Extended properties
2. Define
 property type:
➢ Integer
➢ Double
➢ Boolean
➢ String
➢ Reference
 minimum multiplicity
 maximum multiplicity

33. Extended properties
3. Define
 Extended elements (AdaptTo):
 Candidate values ('AvailableValue')

34. Extended properties
4. Implement and define property sections using
available infraestructure:
Double Properties
Collection Properties
String Properties
References Properties
Integer Properties

35. Graphical decorators
• Provide decorations to figures in GMF editors
• Contribute the decorators from third party plugins
• Easyly use icons and images to decorate figures
A normal Class A decorated Class

36. Graphical decorators

37. Contents
• Introduction
• Adapting the Method
• Adapting the Editors
• Adapting the Transformations
• Conclusions

38. Transformation Override
• Define higher priority transformations

39. Transformation Override
• Define higher priority transformations

40. Synchronization
• Specific actions on traced models changes
Traces between
“X.uml” and
“Y.sqlschema”
1.- on change 2.- update
in input traced models

41. Synchronization
• Specific actions on traced models changes

42. Contents
• Introduction
• Adapting the Method
• Adapting the Editors
• Adapting the Transformations
• Conclusions

43. Conclusions
• Many adaptation chances
• Ready to fit into your
organization
• We want to hear your
feedback
• What do you miss?
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44. M O SKitt Extensibility
“mutatis mutandis”
Javier Muñoz, Francisco Javier Cano
{jmunoz, fjcano}@prodevelop.es

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