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  • Eclipse, Xtext

    Using Xtext with Xcore and Gradle

    Xtext derives a metamodel from the grammar file by default. For more complex languages it is often better to define the metamodel manually since it allows much more control over the AST, the abstract syntax tree. The metamodel has to be an EMF metamodel, which ...

    by Karsten Thoms
    9 min. reading time
  • Eclipse, Xtext

    About the notation of the names Eclipse Xtext, Xtend, Xbase, Xcore & Xpand

    xText? XPand? XBASE? We sometimes see different ways these names are being written in online publications and even scientific works. Here's a quick reminder on how to write them correctly and why this is important.

    by Karsten Thoms
    3 min. reading time
  • Eclipse, Xtext, DSL

    Xtext Hint: Identifiers conflicting with keywords

    By default it is not possible to use identifiers for naming elements with a name that collides with a DSL's keyword. In regular programming languages this is also not possible. For example, it is not allowed in Java to name a variable, field or other element ...

    by Karsten Thoms
    5 min. reading time
  • Eclipse, Xtext

    The new Formatter API for Xtext 2.8 (Part 2)

    In the first part of our Formatter series I explained how the new formatter API works and how you can use it for the formatting of a Table.

    by Dominik Jetzen
    4 min. reading time
  • Eclipse, Xtext

    The new Formatter API for Xtext 2.8 (Part 1)

    With Xtext 2.8 a new Formatter API was introduced, which is way easier to use and more flexible than the old one. Instead of using the DSL's Grammar Access it is now possible to work directly on the elements inside your document. This article shows how the ...

    by Dominik Jetzen
    6 min. reading time
  • Automotive, Eclipse, Xtext

    Analyzing AUTOSAR model with Xbase

    AUTOSAR models can grow to be quite complex and finding your way around the model is often not very easy. A simple search within a model is often not sufficient for a complex analysis.

    by Andreas Graf
    3 min. reading time
  • Eclipse, itemis products, itemis CREATE, Arduino, State Machine, Embedded

    Program an Arduino with State Machines in 5 Minutes

    Did you ever program an Arduino? Have you ever been worried about complex control flows written in pure C? Maybe you have already heard of statecharts and state machines? In this blog post, I will show you how to program an Arduino in just 5 minutes in a ...

    by Lothar Wendehals
    6 min. reading time
  • Eclipse, itemis products, itemis CREATE, State Machine, Embedded

    Refactor your state machine with YAKINDU Statechart Tools

    Information: YAKINDU Statechart Tools Is Now itemis CREATE You may know code refactorings from your favorite IDE; they help restructuring your code in order to keep it clean and readable. Similarly, YAKINDU Statechart Tools provide refactorings for your state ...

    by Thomas Kutz
    6 min. reading time
  • Eclipse, itemis products, itemis CREATE, State Machine, Embedded

    Advanced state machine modeling with entry, exit and final states

    When modeling a finite state machine you might come to a point where you need to think about how to enter and leave your state machine's regions. In general, there are three structural elements available in YAKINDU Statechart Tools to define a particular entering, ...

    by Johannes Dicks
    6 min. reading time
  • Eclipse, Xtext

    Integrating Xtext Language Server Support in Visual Studio Code

    There is currently some buzz around Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VS Code) editor and its ability to support rich code editing for potentially any language through its Language Server Protocol (LSP). Thanks to the work from TypeFox, the upcoming version 2.11 ...

    by Xtext-Team
    14 min. reading time

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