Hi,

Yes, the text2uml follows a specific grammar that is close to uml. I do not
know how it would be possible to convert from an "arbitrary" grammar, but i
would also be interested in the solution.

Regards,
attila



Martin Homik wrote:
> 
> I followed the online tutorial and I have the impression that Text2UML can
> convert only models that respect a specific grammar whose terminology is
> quite close to UML class diagrams. Is Text2UML fixed to that specific
> grammer? Or does Text2UML support the conversion of any grammer specified
> with Xtext. Here is an example:
> 
> textual DSL grammer (taken from a Java Magazine):
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> MyModel:
>   (types+=Type)*;
> 
> Type:
>   BusinessObject | Datatype;
> 
> BusinessObject:
>   "bo" name=ID "{"
>     (properties+=Property)*
>   "}";
> 
> Property:
>   type=TypeRef name=ID;
> 
> TypeRef:
>   name=[Type|ID](multi?="[]")?;
> 
> An example Model (taken from a Java Magazine):
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> bo Person {
>   String name
>   Address address
>   Order[] orders
>   PhoneNumber[] phones
> }
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Martin
> 

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