[ANN] XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) for Pharo

> Hi,
> if you work with UML, modeling tools or model data exchange often you  
> might know XMI -
> the XML Metadata Interchange format.
> I wrote a little package that makes it easier to work and browse data  
> based on this
> format within Pharo.
> For instance you can open an XMI object either from a given stream
> or URL:
>  (XMIFile fromURL: 'http://www.omg.org/spec/UML/20131001/UML.xmi')  
> inspect
> You can also open a file
>  XMIFile importFile
> Code is available on https://github.com/astares/Pharo-XMI
> The package includes a small GT extension allowing you to walk and dive  
> through the XMI
> structure (see attached screenshot) and as the XMI nodes are unified it  
> is easy to
> code some code generators or transformers in Pharo afterwards.
> For instance I used this package for a simple Pharo code generator based  
> on Eclipse EMF models/diagrams.
> Within the code you will find some examples to browse through prominent  
> XMI models like:
> - UML Spec
>    => (XMIFile fromURL: 'http://www.omg.org/spec/UML/20131001/UML.xmi')  
> inspect
> - VISUAL PARADIGM
>    => (XMIFile fromURL:  
> 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/staruml/XMI/master/unittest-files/VP_XMI21.xmi')  
> inspect
> - ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
>    => (XMIFile fromURL:  
> 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/staruml/XMI/master/unittest-files/EA_XMI21.xmi')  
> inspect
> - ARCHIMATE
>    => (XMIFile fromURL:  
> 'https://www.reflektis.com/repos/archimate-3.0.xmi) inspect
> Once the inspector opens you have to select the "rootNode" and then the  
> "Hierarchy" tab.
> In Pharo 6 you can load "XMI" right from catalog. Hope the package is  
> useful for others too.
> Bye
> T.

> Hi torsten
>
> do you know the work of peter to generate classes out of XMI and
> populate models?
> Because it complements your approach.
>
> stef
>
>
> On Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:26:05 +0100, Torsten Bergmann
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >if you work with UML, modeling tools or model data exchange often
> >you might know XMI -
> >the XML Metadata Interchange format.
> >I wrote a little package that makes it easier to work and browse
> >data based on this
> >format within Pharo.
> >For instance you can open an XMI object either from a given stream
> >or URL:
> > (XMIFile fromURL: 'http://www.omg.org/spec/UML/20131001/UML.xmi')
> >inspect
> >You can also open a file
> > XMIFile importFile
> >Code is available on https://github.com/astares/Pharo-XMI
> >The package includes a small GT extension allowing you to walk and
> >dive through the XMI
> >structure (see attached screenshot) and as the XMI nodes are
> >unified it is easy to
> >code some code generators or transformers in Pharo afterwards.
> >For instance I used this package for a simple Pharo code generator
> >based on Eclipse EMF models/diagrams.
> >Within the code you will find some examples to browse through
> >prominent XMI models like:
> >- UML Spec
> >   => (XMIFile fromURL:
> >'http://www.omg.org/spec/UML/20131001/UML.xmi') inspect
> >- VISUAL PARADIGM
> >   => (XMIFile fromURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/staruml/XMI/master/unittest-files/VP_XMI21.xmi')
> >inspect
> >- ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
> >   => (XMIFile fromURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/staruml/XMI/master/unittest-files/EA_XMI21.xmi')
> >inspect
> >- ARCHIMATE
> >   => (XMIFile fromURL:
> >'https://www.reflektis.com/repos/archimate-3.0.xmi) inspect
> >Once the inspector opens you have to select the "rootNode" and
> >then the "Hierarchy" tab.
> >In Pharo 6 you can load "XMI" right from catalog. Hope the package
> >is useful for others too.
> >Bye
> >T.
>
>
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>
> (Also I have about a billion code generators at the moment with small  
> differences... so I will merge that at some point too...)
>
> Peter
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 10:29:38PM +0100, stepharong wrote:
>> Hi torsten
>>
>> do you know the work of peter to generate classes out of XMI and
>> populate models?
>> Because it complements your approach.
>>
>> stef
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:26:05 +0100, Torsten Bergmann
>> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi,
>> >if you work with UML, modeling tools or model data exchange often
>> >you might know XMI -
>> >the XML Metadata Interchange format.
>> >I wrote a little package that makes it easier to work and browse
>> >data based on this
>> >format within Pharo.
>> >For instance you can open an XMI object either from a given stream
>> >or URL:
>> > (XMIFile fromURL: 'http://www.omg.org/spec/UML/20131001/UML.xmi')
>> >inspect
>> >You can also open a file
>> > XMIFile importFile
>> >Code is available on https://github.com/astares/Pharo-XMI
>> >The package includes a small GT extension allowing you to walk and
>> >dive through the XMI
>> >structure (see attached screenshot) and as the XMI nodes are
>> >unified it is easy to
>> >code some code generators or transformers in Pharo afterwards.
>> >For instance I used this package for a simple Pharo code generator
>> >based on Eclipse EMF models/diagrams.
>> >Within the code you will find some examples to browse through
>> >prominent XMI models like:
>> >- UML Spec
>> >   => (XMIFile fromURL:
>> >'http://www.omg.org/spec/UML/20131001/UML.xmi') inspect
>> >- VISUAL PARADIGM
>> >   => (XMIFile fromURL:  
>> 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/staruml/XMI/master/unittest-files/VP_XMI21.xmi')
>> >inspect
>> >- ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
>> >   => (XMIFile fromURL:  
>> 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/staruml/XMI/master/unittest-files/EA_XMI21.xmi')
>> >inspect
>> >- ARCHIMATE
>> >   => (XMIFile fromURL:
>> >'https://www.reflektis.com/repos/archimate-3.0.xmi) inspect
>> >Once the inspector opens you have to select the "rootNode" and
>> >then the "Hierarchy" tab.
>> >In Pharo 6 you can load "XMI" right from catalog. Hope the package
>> >is useful for others too.
>> >Bye
>> >T.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
>>
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