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Eclipse-based Code Generation for Enterprise Architect Models

Every once in a while our clients ask us whether it is possible to generate code for UML models designed with the Enterprise Architect (EA). Short answer: yes, but we don’t recommend it. In general, we encourage our clients to follow the model-driven engineering ...

by Patrick Könemann

7 min. reading time
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Accelerating State Machine Debugging using Simulation Snapshots

Testing complex state machines can be cumbersome as many steps need to be repetitively performed until a state of interest is reached. To overcome this, the YAKINDU Statechart Tools Professional Edition provides a new feature called Simulation Snapshots which ...

by Thomas Kutz

3 min. reading time
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Better Statechart Testing with Simulation Breakpoints

When testing code, breakpoints are of a great help and most of you are probably using them on a daily basis in their IDE. An executable graphical model, like a state machine, is just a different view on the code it represents; and sooner or later you will need to ...

by Thomas Kutz

4 min. reading time
EA-Bridge, Embedded

Eclipse-based UML Validation of Enterprise Architect Models

Two weeks ago, there was yet another newsletter from Sparx Systems in my inbox telling me more about the latest fancy new features they added to the Enterprise Architect (EA). Project management, look of diagrams, wireframe designing for Windows Phone, even a new ...

by Patrick Könemann

5 min. reading time
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Using custom C code in statecharts with YAKINDU Statechart Tools Professional Edition

Information: YAKINDU Statechart Tools Is Now itemis CREATE One of the new features offered by the Professional Edition of YAKINDU Statechart Tools is the integration of statecharts with custom C code.

by Thomas Kutz

4 min. reading time
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YAKINDU Statechart Tools Professional Edition – ready for beta testing

Information: YAKINDU Statechart Tools Is Now itemis CREATE We proudly present the first version of YAKINDU Statechart Tools Professional Edition for beta testing. This edition includes everything that you may know from the Open Edition and adds a set of features ...

by Axel Terfloth

3 min. reading time
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How-to generate statechart code for continuous integration builds

UPDATE: Since YAKINDU Statechart Tools 2.9.0 a command line interface is provided to integrate SCT code generation into continuous integration builds. Please have a look at the SCT user guide. In case you are following the discussions of the YAKINDU Statechart ...

by Johannes Dicks

5 min. reading time
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Statechart Tools 2.6.0 – New and noteworthy

Information: YAKINDU Statechart Tools Is Now itemis CREATE Today we released the new version 2.6.0 of YAKINDU SCT! During the last four month since the last release we invested a lot of effort in improving usability, documentation, and maturing existing features ...

by Axel Terfloth

7 min. reading time
Xtext, Software Development

Xbase Customization: Redefining operator keywords

If you use Xbase in your Xtext-based DSL, you are usually satisfied with the set of operators the expression language defines. They are closely related to what you are used to in Java or similar languages. But what if that's not enough and you need to customize ...

by Karsten Thoms

5 min. reading time
Eclipse, Xtext, Software Development

Xtext Usability: Hovers on keywords

Xtext has become a framework not only for domain specific languages spoken, authored and read by programmers, but also by real (business-) domain experts themselves. Sometimes these people have reservations such as “a (textual) editor can never provide as much ...

by Boris Holzer

5 min. reading time

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