> -----Original Message-----
> From: segg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: maandag 7 februari 2000 16:36
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: UML diagrams -> source code conversion
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Stefanus Du Toit wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have been using dia for a while now to create UML
> diagrams for various
> > > C++ projects of mine - I must say, it's very nice and has
> matured very
> > > well. Thanks!
> > >
> > > I'm wondering whether there is any interest in writing
> some kind of UML ->
> > > source code converter (I would be very interested in
> getting something
> > > like that going for C++/Python, even Perl) that supports
> the XML output
> > > generated by Dia.
> > >
> > > It shouldn't be all that hard, thanks to the output being
> in XML. If there
> > > is such an effort already started, I would appreciate any
> pointers to
> > > it. Otherwise I'll probably start a dia->c++ conversion
> tool of my own.
> > >
> >
> > There is a standard XML DTD for UML. It is called XMI, and it is
> > intended to enable the separation of the code generator from the
> > diagraming utility. (e.g., use dia to draw the UML diagram, dump
> > it in XMI format, grab a separate XMI to C++ converter,
> and use that to
> > generate C++.)
>
> And source C++ reverse engineering to UML.
> Needs, choose a repositery for the code generated, select C
> and H directories.
> Call the reverse C++. Allow adding more source to UML.
> We need also to specify how many levels deep you want on a drawing.
> This means we end up with many drawings.
>
> Consequence, we need a data base to know how/what to update
> the other diagrams
> after a modification. That is nice, I see a big decision here.
It seems like you want to rebuild DIA to a full blown CASE tool! This is not an easy
thing to do. I've been working (well, thinking mainly ;-) about how to get it right,
but haven't produced anything useful yet, except for a nice setup for a UML repository
(generated from the original UML metamodel).
> We need a development tree(cvs branch) for this, is it possible.
> Do we have any "open reverse C++" tools already available.
None that I know of.
At your service,
Arjan
