[news.eclipse.tools.uml2] Re: extending UML2

["saurabh" <8bholas@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken,

Thanks for your prompt reply, I am asking all these questions because i am a 
bit confused, below is the reason for my confusion and i am still looking 
for a solution.

We have a uml model  (model1.uml) to which we apply a profile , say profile 
A

We have another EMF model which extends the UML2 metamodel , the idea is
to have an affect similar to rpofile A above. We generate code using the EMF
model and the UI uses this generated code to manipulate the model.

We want the same UI to manipulate (model1.uml) rather than our model based 
on
EMF generated code, the example would be -

in  model1.uml  - we would have something like
    <Model> model1
     <Package> <<stereotype FA>>
     <Class> <<stereotype AR>>
              <Property> < <<stereotype MA>>  : this being child of AR or 
property of a Class

in EMF based model (emfModel.req) - we would have something like
    <ARModel>
     <FA>
    <AR>
        <MA> : AR above has a reference to <MA>

as generated model objects , FA extends <Package> and AR extends <Class>
ARModel extends <Model> and MA extends <Property>
when i create this model, i use factory.createArModel() ,factory.createFA() 
and factory.createAR() , factory.createMA() and i get
the instance of ARModel, AR and FA and MA which i add ot the resource using 
:

AR.getMA().add(MA);
FA.getAr().add(AR);
ARModel.getFA().add(fa);

If i use the same (which is used to manipulate emfModel.req) EMF generated 
API  to manipulate  model1.uml , then say for example the user
sees the above model1.uml  arepresented as tree  in the UI . When the user 
selects <Class> <<stereotype AR>>
as input on the tree and say tries to add  MA, it will be something like 
class.getOwnedMembers().add(MA), it can
be done as MA extends UML <Property>  the model1.uml now looks like the 
following.

  <Model> model1
     <Package> <<stereotype FA>>
     <Class> <<stereotype AR>>
              <Property> < <<stereotype MA>>  : this being child of AR or 
property of a Class
               <MA>

Now the problem is when i call  model.getFA() will i get returned a list of 
Packages ..? or nothing as i don't have any <FA> objects
and if i call model.getAR() will i get returned a list of Classes? or a list 
of <AR> objects etc?

That's my confusion...!! Please let me know if you can understand what i am 
trying to say??

Saurabh


"Kenn Hussey" <khussey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:e9im1o$8c7$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Saurabh,
>
> The UML2 importer and code generator will behave the same way regardless 
> of
> whether you've applied stereotypes from your profile to the model. Only 
> the
> built-in Ecore profile will have an effect on code generation, because its
> purpose is to customize a UML model with concepts that are specific to 
> Ecore
> (EMF).
>
> Kenn
>
> "saurabh" <8bholas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:e9ijfu$nlr$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Extending UML2 using Profiles -
>>
>> I have extended UML2 using a profile. I want to know if the code 
>> generator
>> will generate code in the same way when i use a my own metaModel to 
>> extend
>> UML2, if not then what is the way around it..?
>>
>> Saurabh
>>
>>
>
>