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Towards Better Tool Support for Problem Frames

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Eclipse-based Tool Integration• Offer reusable “Bells and Whistles” from

– GEF: Graph editor – GMF: Graph editor (generated)– EMF: XML editor (generated)– OAW: DSL editor (generated)

• Extensible using the plugin architecture• Interoperable:

– all editors can be used together– with goal graph editor …– with feature modeling tool …

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Editors for Problem Diagrams

• Existing editor: ou.jf.jackson• 3 new editors

– Text: DSL for problem diagrams+ Can be edited using text editors+ Syntax highlighting and checking- Adds some syntax sugars to the abstract syntax

– XML: XMI for problem diagrams+ Can be edited using tree editors+ Conform to metamodel (abstract syntax)

– Graph: diagram for problem diagrams+ Intuitive editing+ Zoom In/Out, Layout, Print, etc.+ Can combine with other editors (e.g., property sheets)

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ou.jf.jackson editor

Diagram editor(GEF-based)

Embedded table editor(GEF-based)

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pfdsl text (DSL) editor

DSL editor

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pfdsl xmi editor

XML editor

Property sheet

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pfdsl_diagram editorPalettes

Bird’s eye view

Layout, zoom

Properties sheet

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Where to Download ?

RCP: pf-rcp-1.0.0.v200703210508.zip

• JRE1.5.x: jre1.5.0_10.zip

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Problem space tools integration

…tools around Eclipse

• goal model diagrams from U of TorontoOpenOME, TAOM4E, REDEPEND, …

• Feature modeling tools from U of WaterlooFMP, Pure Variants, etc.

View problem in multiple perspectives

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with goal model Goal model

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with business process (BPEL)

BPEL editor

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with fmp

Feature Model

Feature Metamodel