rewrite tool

> We are trying to figure out how to use the Rewrite Tool, but we are  not
> up to the task. We want to transform the following code:
> facade := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> facade inModel: model.
> facade importingContext importMaximum.
> facade importNameSpaceFromBinding: #{LAN}.
>
> Into:
> ImporterFacade importNameSpaceFromVWBinding: #{LAN} inModel: model.
>
> Unfortunately, we did not even manage to write the query to find the
> above code. We tried the following query (keep in mind that we do not
> know the exact names of the variables):
> `f := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> `f inModel: `m.
> `f importingContext importMaximum.
> `f importNameSpaceFromBinding: `n.
>
> We would appreciate any help in this matter, either in the form of
> advices, or pointers to documentation.

> Hi,
>
> We are trying to figure out how to use the Rewrite Tool, but we are  
> not up to the task. We want to transform the following code:
> facade := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> facade inModel: model.
> facade importingContext importMaximum.
> facade importNameSpaceFromBinding: #{LAN}.
>
> Into:
> ImporterFacade importNameSpaceFromVWBinding: #{LAN} inModel: model.
>
> Unfortunately, we did not even manage to write the query to find  
> the above code. We tried the following query (keep in mind that we  
> do not know the exact names of the variables):
> `f := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> `f inModel: `m.
> `f importingContext importMaximum.
> `f importNameSpaceFromBinding: `n.
>
> We would appreciate any help in this matter, either in the form of  
> advices, or pointers to documentation.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers,
> Tudor
>
> --
> Tudor Adrian Girba                      Software Composition Group
> (www.iam.unibe.ch/~girba)        University of Bern, Switzerland
>
> "Every thing should have the right to be different."
>

> Hi,
>
> We are trying to figure out how to use the Rewrite Tool, but we are not
> up to the task. We want to transform the following code:
> facade := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> facade inModel: model.
> facade importingContext importMaximum.
> facade importNameSpaceFromBinding: #{LAN}.
>
> Into:
> ImporterFacade importNameSpaceFromVWBinding: #{LAN} inModel: model.
>
> Unfortunately, we did not even manage to write the query to find the
> above code. We tried the following query (keep in mind that we do not
> know the exact names of the variables):
> `f := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> `f inModel: `m.
> `f importingContext importMaximum.
> `f importNameSpaceFromBinding: `n.
>
> We would appreciate any help in this matter, either in the form of
> advices, or pointers to documentation.
>

> Tudor Girba wrote:
>> Hi,
>> We are trying to figure out how to use the Rewrite Tool, but we  
>> are not up to the task. We want to transform the following code:
>> facade := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
>> facade inModel: model.
>> facade importingContext importMaximum.
>> facade importNameSpaceFromBinding: #{LAN}.
>> Into:
>> ImporterFacade importNameSpaceFromVWBinding: #{LAN} inModel: model.
>> Unfortunately, we did not even manage to write the query to find  
>> the above code. We tried the following query (keep in mind that we  
>> do not know the exact names of the variables):
>> `f := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
>> `f inModel: `m.
>> `f importingContext importMaximum.
>> `f importNameSpaceFromBinding: `n.
>> We would appreciate any help in this matter, either in the form of  
>> advices, or pointers to documentation.
>
> If your method looked exactly like what you pasted here, that would  
> work,
>
> Test>>test
>  facade := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
>  facade inModel: model.
>  facade importingContext importMaximum.
>  facade importNameSpaceFromBinding: #{LAN}
>
> Then you would search for,
>
> `@f := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> `@f inModel: `@m.
> `@f importingContext importMaximum.
> `@f importNameSpaceFromBinding: `@n.
>
> And replace with,
>
> ImporterFacade importNameSpaceFromVWBinding: `@n inModel: `@m.
>
> I suspect the reason it doesn't match for you is because you have  
> other stuff there as well, say temps and more code, for example
>
> Test>>test
>
> test
>  | facade model |
>  facade := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
>  facade inModel: model.
>  facade importingContext importMaximum.
>  facade importNameSpaceFromBinding: #{LAN}
>
> In which case your search wouldn't work, but this would,
>
> | `@temps |
> ``@.statements1.
> `@f := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> `@f inModel: `@m.
> `@f importingContext importMaximum.
> `@f importNameSpaceFromBinding: `@n.
> ``@.statements2
>
> And you would replace that code with,
>
> ``@.statements1.
> ImporterFacade importNameSpaceFromVWBinding: `@n inModel: `@m.
> ``@.statements2
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Cheers!
>
> -Boris
>

> Tudor Girba wrote:
>
>> We are trying to figure out how to use the Rewrite Tool, but we  
>> are  not
>> up to the task. We want to transform the following code:
>> facade := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
>> facade inModel: model.
>> facade importingContext importMaximum.
>> facade importNameSpaceFromBinding: #{LAN}.
>>
>> Into:
>> ImporterFacade importNameSpaceFromVWBinding: #{LAN} inModel: model.
>>
>> Unfortunately, we did not even manage to write the query to find the
>> above code. We tried the following query (keep in mind that we do not
>> know the exact names of the variables):
>> `f := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
>> `f inModel: `m.
>> `f importingContext importMaximum.
>> `f importNameSpaceFromBinding: `n.
>>
>> We would appreciate any help in this matter, either in the form of
>> advices, or pointers to documentation.
>
> When matching multiple statements, you need to specify a match for the
> complete sequence node. Also, `var only matches variable nodes. To  
> make
> them match anything, you need to add "@" (e.g., `@var).
>
> | `@temps |
> ``@.BeforeStatements.
> `f := ImporterFacade forVisualWorks.
> `f inModel: `@m.
> `f importingContext importMaximum.
> `f importNameSpaceFromBinding: `@n.
> ``@.AfterStatements
>
> ->
>
> | `@temps |
> ``@.BeforeStatements.
> ImporterFacade importNameSpaceFromVWBinding: `@n inModel: `@m.
> ``@.AfterStatements
>
>
> John Brant
>