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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
Xtext, Software Development

Xtext and Controlled Natural Languages for Software Requirements (Part 3)

In Part 2 of this series we checked the requirements using NLP techniques in order to validate the use of domain specific concepts in their free text parts. In this part we will annotate the domain specific concepts and provide the user quick fixes to synchronize ...

by Christoph Knauf

15 min. reading time
Xtext, Software Development

Xtext and Controlled Natural Languages for Software Requirements (Part 2)

In the first part of this series we defined a Xtext grammar based on boilerplates in order to control the use of natural language and create acceptable requirements as they are written. Another approach to improve the quality of textual requirements is the use of ...

by Christoph Knauf

7 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
Xtext, Software Development, Language Engineering

Xtext and Controlled Natural Languages for Software Requirements (Part 1)

Stakeholders usually document requirements informally, i.e. in natural language. Often using text processing programs which do not provide any input assistance related to the requirements and do not allow their automated validation or post-processing. This leads ...

by Christoph Knauf

9 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

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