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| [ATL] Latest EmfModelHandler CLONING referenced elements - possible bug? [message #66836] |
Wed, 28 November 2007 10:58  |
 Lorenzo Dalla Vecchia
Messages: 58
Registered: July 2009 |
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Hi.
While trying to run a transformation developed in the 2.0rc2 bundle
stand-alone, I discovered a possible bug.
To use ATL stand-alone, I had to export the latest
org.eclipse.m2m.atl.engine plugin from the CVS.
Since I'm using EMF, I first get a AtlEMFModelHandler using the following
code:
handler = AtlModelHandler.getDefault(AtlModelHandler.AMH_EMF);
Next, I load all relevant models and metamodels using AtlEMFModelHandler
"loadModel" method.
Then I run the transformation using the AtlLauncher class "launch" method.
All seemed to work fine, except for a few inconsistencies in the generated
target model.
After hours of painful debugging through ATL "debug" operation I found what
was causing the inconsistencies in the target model. Appearently, when the
source model was loaded, all elements referenced (but not contained) are
cloned/copied instead of being referenced.
I discovered this using hashCode() java method on the elements themselves
and of their references inside other elements, finding different hash codes,
indicating multiple instances. The same transformation with the same input
models when run in ATL 2.0rc2 bundle does not show the problem (every
element retains its hash code when referenced - only one instance exist).
This problem generates errors in my transformation since I'm using elements
(that means their hashes) as keys in a module level Map.
Now, is this copying/cloning the intended behaviour? Is it possible to work
around it, maybe loading the Ecore model in a different way?
Thanks.
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Lorenzo
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| Re: [ATL] Latest EmfModelHandler CLONING referenced elements - possible bug? [message #67731 is a reply to message #66836] |
Thu, 29 November 2007 23:45  |
Frédéric Jouault
Messages: 572
Registered: July 2009 |
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Hello,
Could you please open a bugzilla entry for this issue?
It would also help if you could attach necessary files to reproduce the
behavior you observed.
Thanks,
Frédéric Jouault
Lorenzo Dalla Vecchia wrote:
> Hi.
>
> While trying to run a transformation developed in the 2.0rc2 bundle
> stand-alone, I discovered a possible bug.
> To use ATL stand-alone, I had to export the latest
> org.eclipse.m2m.atl.engine plugin from the CVS.
>
> Since I'm using EMF, I first get a AtlEMFModelHandler using the
> following code:
>
> handler = AtlModelHandler.getDefault(AtlModelHandler.AMH_EMF);
>
> Next, I load all relevant models and metamodels using AtlEMFModelHandler
> "loadModel" method.
> Then I run the transformation using the AtlLauncher class "launch" method.
>
> All seemed to work fine, except for a few inconsistencies in the
> generated target model.
> After hours of painful debugging through ATL "debug" operation I found
> what was causing the inconsistencies in the target model. Appearently,
> when the source model was loaded, all elements referenced (but not
> contained) are cloned/copied instead of being referenced.
> I discovered this using hashCode() java method on the elements
> themselves and of their references inside other elements, finding
> different hash codes, indicating multiple instances. The same
> transformation with the same input models when run in ATL 2.0rc2 bundle
> does not show the problem (every element retains its hash code when
> referenced - only one instance exist).
>
> This problem generates errors in my transformation since I'm using
> elements (that means their hashes) as keys in a module level Map.
>
> Now, is this copying/cloning the intended behaviour? Is it possible to
> work around it, maybe loading the Ecore model in a different way?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Lorenzo
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| Re: [ATL] Latest EmfModelHandler CLONING referenced elements - possible bug? [message #67964 is a reply to message #67731] |
Sun, 02 December 2007 13:47 |
Lorenzo Dalla Vecchia
Messages: 58
Registered: July 2009 |
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>> While trying to run a transformation developed in the 2.0rc2 bundle
>> stand-alone, I discovered a possible bug. [...]
>> Appearently, when the source model was loaded, all elements referenced
>> (but not contained) are cloned/copied instead of being referenced.
>
> Could you please open a bugzilla entry for this issue?
> It would also help if you could attach necessary files to reproduce the
> behavior you observed.
While creating a test case to reproduce the bug, I discovered that
referenced objects are cloned only if in the ecore file they are referenced
using the filename itself, like this:
filename.ecore#//@elements.2
By removing the filename and leaving only the fragment, like
#//@elements.2
everything works fine and elements are not cloned.
My guess is that the engine I'm invoking stand-alone (compiled last week
from CVS) treats references with filenames as external, loading the same
Ecore file twice, even if the filename is the same. This causes a copy of
every model element to be generated in memory and cross-referenced into the
"main" model being loaded.
I had never encountered this problem before because the ATL engine included
in the current 2.0rc2 bundle seems not to care about this, treating
references with same filename as the file being loaded as no filename was
specified.
In case it matters, I'm generating the Ecore file using EMF API and this
creates filename-references automatically: if I save the model using the
bundled reflective editor, filenames are not included.
--
Lorenzo
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| Re: [ATL] Latest EmfModelHandler CLONING referenced elements - possible bug? [message #67985 is a reply to message #67964] |
Sun, 02 December 2007 17:49 |
Frédéric Jouault
Messages: 572
Registered: July 2009 |
Senior Member |
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Hello,
How do you load the model?
I am asking, because if you load it by giving an InputStream to EMF,
then it has no way to know that these references are to the same file.
It is usually better to give EMF an EMF URI.
If this is not your problem, then we have to continue looking for the
actual cause.
Regards,
Frédéric Jouault
Lorenzo Dalla Vecchia wrote:
>>> While trying to run a transformation developed in the 2.0rc2 bundle
>>> stand-alone, I discovered a possible bug. [...]
>>> Appearently, when the source model was loaded, all elements referenced
>>> (but not contained) are cloned/copied instead of being referenced.
>>
>> Could you please open a bugzilla entry for this issue?
>> It would also help if you could attach necessary files to reproduce
>> the behavior you observed.
>
> While creating a test case to reproduce the bug, I discovered that
> referenced objects are cloned only if in the ecore file they are
> referenced using the filename itself, like this:
>
> filename.ecore#//@elements.2
>
> By removing the filename and leaving only the fragment, like
>
> #//@elements.2
>
> everything works fine and elements are not cloned.
>
> My guess is that the engine I'm invoking stand-alone (compiled last week
> from CVS) treats references with filenames as external, loading the same
> Ecore file twice, even if the filename is the same. This causes a copy
> of every model element to be generated in memory and cross-referenced
> into the "main" model being loaded.
> I had never encountered this problem before because the ATL engine
> included in the current 2.0rc2 bundle seems not to care about this,
> treating references with same filename as the file being loaded as no
> filename was specified.
>
> In case it matters, I'm generating the Ecore file using EMF API and this
> creates filename-references automatically: if I save the model using the
> bundled reflective editor, filenames are not included.
>
> --
> Lorenzo
>
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