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[QVTo] Metamodels list "reloading" in QVTo plugin [message #724691]

Mon, 12 September 2011 16:22

Eclipse User

Hi !

I would like to know, how can I (from my own plugin or - better - automatically) refresh the list of metamodels seen by QVTo plugin ?

What do I mean ? Here is an example scenario:
1. My plugin creates a dynamic metamodels and registers them in the Registry
2. This registration action is activated by option in file popup-menu (cause it depends on which file you choose)
3. QVT code uses these recently registered metamodels
4. Now is the problem:
- when QVT editor with file (which uses these metamodels) was opened before user chose to register the metamodels (popup-menu), the QVTo plugin do not see
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these metamodels, even if they are in Registry (only closing the editor and then restarting the Eclipse works)
- when no QVT editor was opened and user chose to register the metamodels and THEN opened the QVT file which uses these metamodels - everything works perfectly
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Maybe I use some bad methodology ? But I can't figure out how could I register metamodels that are dynamically generated - with some parameters save in a file (in a project/workspace there can be many files with different options) in the other way that this popup-menu action.

Please help Smile

Thanks in advance Smile

Piotr Zajączkowski

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[Updated on: Mon, 12 September 2011 16:23] by Moderator

Re: [QVTo] Metamodels list "reloading" in QVTo plugin [message #725144 is a reply to message #724691]

Wed, 14 September 2011 01:01

Eclipse User

Hi

Dynamic modification of the global registry is strongly discouraged; for
this reason amongst others.

If you really want to register then make sure you use a plugin
registration of the plugin start method.

Better to use QVTo's model registration page.

Regards

Ed Willink

On 12/09/2011 21:22, Piotr aj?czkowski wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I would like to know, how can I (from my own plugin or - better - automatically) refresh the list of metamodels seen by QVTo plugin ?
>
> What do I mean ? Here is an example scenario:
> 1. My plugin creates a dynamic metamodels and registers them in the Registry
> 2. This registration action is activated by option in file popup-menu (cause it depends on which file you choose)
> 3. QVT code uses these recently registered metamodels
> 4. Now is the problem:
> - when QVT editor with file (which uses these metamodels) was opened before user chose to register the metamodels (popup-menu), the QVTo plugin do not see () these metamodels, even if they are in Registry (only closing the editor and then restarting the Eclipse works)
> - when no QVT editor was opened and user chose to register the metamodels and THEN opened the QVT file which uses these metamodels - everythink works perfectly ()
>
> Maybe I use some bad methodology ? But I can't figure out how could I register metamodels that are dynamically generated - with some parameters save in a file (in a project/workspace there can be many files with different options) in the other way that this popup-menu action.
>
> Please help :)
>
> Thanks in advance :)
>
> Piotr ZajÄ…czkowski

Re: [QVTo] Metamodels list "reloading" in QVTo plugin [message #726115 is a reply to message #724691]

Fri, 16 September 2011 11:42

Eclipse User

Hi,
Thank you for answering my question.

You wrote that the best method for registering metamodels is to register them on plugin start up. But how can I register metamodels that are dynamically created - as I wrote, the concrete form of these metamodels depends on some settings stored in my own files in workspace. Ok, I can iterate through all files in workspace on plugin start up and register all metamodels from them. But what should I do when user creates new file with new metamodel ? If I should not touch the registry in runtime, I can't see any other method for using these dynamically generated metamodels. Of course, I can store them in files in workspace but I would like not to do this. Enforcing to register them "as plugins" and running the new instance of Eclipse is also not acceptable.

Maybe it is possible to make my own files to be seen as metamodels by Qvto ? I mean - when Qvto plugin search the workspace for metamodels when resolving them, it calls some method which gives it a metamodel per each my file with dynamic metamodel settings.

Or maybe there is a lot simpler solution ?

Thanks in advance.

Piotr Zajaczkowski

Re: [QVTo] Metamodels list "reloading" in QVTo plugin [message #726208 is a reply to message #726115]

Fri, 16 September 2011 15:52

Eclipse User

Hi

Some tools search the workspace for models. Sometimes this is helpful,
usually it is inefficient and often confusing.

Other tools like QVTo expect you to identify the models.

If you want to do this dynamically put the relevant entries in the
ResourceSet's package registry that you share with QVTo.

Regards

Ed Willink

On 16/09/2011 16:42, Piotr Zajaczkowski wrote:
> Hi,
> Thank you for answering my question.
> You wrote that the best method for registering metamodels is to
> register them on plugin start up. But how can I register metamodels
> that are dynamically created - as I wrote, the concrete form of these
> metamodels depends on some settings stored in my own files in
> workspace. Ok, I can iterate through all files in workspace on plugin
> start up and register all metamodels from them. But what should I do
> when user creates new file with new metamodel ? If I should not touch
> the registry in runtime, I can't see any other method for using these
> dynamically generated metamodels. Of course, I can store them in files
> in workspace but I would like not to do this. Enforcing to register
> them "as plugins" and running the new instance of Eclipse is also not
> acceptable.
>
> Maybe it is possible to make my own files to be seen as metamodels by
> Qvto ? I mean - when Qvto plugin search the workspace for metamodels
> when resolving them, it calls some method which gives it a metamodel
> per each my file with dynamic metamodel settings.
>
> Or maybe there is a lot simpler solution ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Piotr Zajaczkowski

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