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Eclipse, Xtext, DSL

An open source policy language for Attribute-Stream Based Access Control (ASBAC)

This article discusses, how the Streaming Attribute Policy Language (SAPL) can be applied to realize complex authorization scenarios by formulating rules for access control in an easy to use policy language implemented using Xtext.

by Prof. Dr. Dominic Heutelbeck

8 min. reading time
Eclipse, GEF, Software Development

Getting started with Eclipse GEF – the Mindmap Tutorial

The Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework is a toolkit to create graphical Java applications either integrated in Eclipse or standalone. The most common use of the framework is to develop diagram editors, like a simple Mindmap editor we will create in the GEF ...

by Tamas Miklossy

3 min. reading time
Eclipse, GEF, Software Development

After eight: How to set up Eclipse tool development with OpenJDK, GEF, and OpenJFX for newer Java versions

The article describes the solution to possible stumbling blocks in overcoming a transition from Oracle JDK to OpenJDK 11 in PDE development with GEF and JavaFX.

by Svenja Wendler

8 min. reading time
Eclipse, Xtext, Software Development, Xtend

How the code generation process in Xtext can be executed parallely

Are you developing a Xtext/Xtend-based code generator, and you want to know how to improve its performance using multiple execution threads? Then this article is just for you!

by Karsten Thoms

10 min. reading time
Eclipse, Xtext, Software Development

Xtext 2.20 Release

Right on time for the Eclipse 2019-12 Simultaneous Release, we have shipped Xtext 2.20. This time we focussed more on maintenance work than on features. As with each release, the world around us is spinning fast, and keeping the whole technology stack up-to-date ...

by Karsten Thoms

7 min. reading time
Eclipse, Xtext, Software Development

Xtext 2.19 Release – builds on Eclipse’s new infrastructure JIRO

The Xtext team has released version 2.19.0 of Eclipse Xtext & Xtend. The current version is mainly a maintenance release. After working hard on some new features in the past releases, it was time for summer vacation during the current release period and for ...

by Karsten Thoms

5 min. reading time
Eclipse, GEF, Software Development

Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) 5.1.0 Release

The Eclipse GEF team is happy to announce that version 5.1.0 of the Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework is part of the Eclipse 2019-06 simultaneous release:

by Tamas Miklossy

2 min. reading time
Eclipse, Xtext, Software Development

Xtext 2.18 – released!

The team around project lead Christian Dietrich has released version 2.18 of Xtext and Xtend. This version is also the one that enters the Eclipse release train number 2019-06, departing on time at June 19th.

by Sebastian Zarnekow

4 min. reading time
Eclipse, Xtext, DSL, Software Development

How to reference UML elements from Xtext DSLs

With the Xtext framework, you can build DSL workbenches in just a few steps. However, sometimes you want to reuse model elements already defined in other formats or even in other languages. In this blog post I’m going to demonstrate typical scenarios when you’re ...

by Tamas Miklossy

9 min. reading time
Eclipse, Xtext, Software Development

Eclipse Xtext goes shopping - The new Bill of Materials

With the new 2.17 version, Xtext starts shipping a new artifact: A Maven Bill of Materials (a.k.a. BOM). Learn about our motivation and how your projects can benefit from it.

by Karsten Thoms

7 min. reading time

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