Bug 418007 - [plan] Tools to assist users with the switching custom GMF-T templates to Xtend2
Summary: [plan] Tools to assist users with the switching custom GMF-T templates to Xtend2
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: GMF-Tooling (ARCHIVED)
Classification: Modeling
Component: Generation / Templates (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2   Edit
Hardware: PC Mac OS X
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.2   Edit
Assignee: Michael Golubev CLA
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Whiteboard: Extensibility
Keywords: plan
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Reported: 2013-09-25 07:12 EDT by Michael Golubev CLA
Modified: 2013-12-12 05:25 EST (History)
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Description Michael Golubev CLA 2013-09-25 07:12:31 EDT 
Switching from the old xpand templates to the new Xtend2 templates (@see bugzilla #418006) will require some work from users who used xpand ASPECT's to modify the default GMFT templates in the past.

Our own migration experience shows that 100% automated migration is nearly impossible. 

The most practical way we have found was to run the set of pattern-based search/replaces and then fix the relatively small amount of the compilation problems. 

So before declaring the xpand language deprecated, GMF T will at least publish 

- guidelines on migration of GMFT /aspects. 
- some tools that assist user with migration, even if it still will require some post processing.