[qvto-dev] QVTo builder dialog (was Re: Fwd: Re: Eclipse QVTo: saving QV

[Ed Willink <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

On 26/01/2016 13:38, Christopher Gerking wrote:

 

·         What is missing is an intuitive way to compile and save a transformation to *.qvtox. The above builder argument is very unintuitive. Any ideas?

 

This problem occurs more dramatically for QVTd, where there are potentially eight intermediate build results that can be saved.

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=461992
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=461995

contain my design thoughts. I eventually concluded that the Build phase is best controlled as additional launch dialog content. (Other dialogs/UI are possible but they all duplicate what is needed by a newbie launch.)



A similar "Build" group may suit QVTo, with a single intermediate for the *.qvtox location.

The Compile/Recompile/Abort button could control on demand *.qvtox generation.

"Interpreted" is not appropriate until QVTO offers an interpreted/CGed alternative.

"Auto-Build" could a control a builder that will auto-compile the *.qvto to *.qvtox whenever necessary.

The code for the QVTc launch dialog is current only on the ewillink/461992 of the QVTd GIT. May make it to master for M5.

Alternatively/additionally for just a single file, you could emulate the "OCL->Save Abstract Syntax" context option in the editor.

    Regards

        Ed Willink