International Business Machines Corporation

Eric O Funk

David J Ruest

Scott Edward Schneider

Jeffrey M Fischer

Kevin J Cornell

Brian K Roberts

Martha C Andrews

Shawn K Gardner

David R Stevenson

Christopher D Maguire

James R Abbott

Daniel Christopher Berg

Rohit Bahl

Alan Yeung

Duong B Nguyen

Susanta Datta

A method, system and apparatus for processing a model-to-model transformation. The method can include dynamically accepting a transformation to apply to a source model in order to produce a target model. More specifically, the method can include traversing a hierarchy for the source model and applying rules in the transformation to objects in the hierarchy to produce the target model. For instance, the traversing step can include sequentially processing a list of transform elements in the transformation. In one aspect of the invention, the processing step can include loading content extractors among the transform elements. Subsequently, other transform elements can be identified through the loaded content extractors in order to traverse the hierarchy.

Dynamically configurable model-to-model transformation engine

A pattern implementation technique in which a pattern is defined as a software artifact that comprises a pattern signature representing one or more parameters of the pattern and a pattern implementation model representing one or more methods for expanding the pattern in a selected software context by assigning one or more arguments to the one or more parameters.

Pattern implementation technique

A method for transforming data structures includes processing a portion of a source data structure (SDS) with a first processing resource by associating the first processing resource with a target data structure (TDS) key element located in a key position of a queue, determining whether the queue includes an SDS node element corresponding to the key position, processing the SDS node element responsive to determining that the queue includes the SDS node element corresponding to the key position, wherein the processing the SDS node element comprises retrieving the SDS node element from the queue, processing the retrieved SDS node element to generate a resultant TDS node element, outputting the resultant TDS node element to an empty key position in the queue, and mapping the resultant TDS node element to the TDS.

Mapping data structures

A method, system and apparatus for extending an existing model-to-model transformation. A method for extending a model-to-model transformation can include merging an extension to the model-to-model transformation with the model-to-model transformation to produce an extended model-to-model transformation. Specifically, the merging step can include identifying insertion points for specified transform elements in the model-to-model transformation and inserting the specified transform elements at the identified insertion points in the model-to-model transformation to produce an extended model-to-model transformation. Subsequently, the extended model-to-model transformation can be dynamically applied to a source model in order to produce a target model.

Extending existing model-to-model transformations

A method for generating a model diagram includes registering a scoped domain editor extender with a domain model element, retrieving a domain model and sending the domain model to the registered scoped domain editor extender, generating a modeling language model and mapping the modeling language model to the domain model, retrieving a domain model element from the domain model, generating a modeling language model element and associating the modeling language model element with the domain model, generating a graphical diagram including a shape corresponding to the modeling language model element, generating a user input item and associate the user input item with the modeling language model element, and displaying the shape and the user input item to a user.

Scoped code fly-out editor for domain languages

A pattern implementation technique in which a pattern is defined as a software artifact that comprises a pattern signature representing one or more parameters of the pattern and a pattern implementation model representing one or more methods for expanding the pattern in a selected software context by assigning one or more arguments to the one or more parameters. The pattern implementation model can be based on one or more framework code sets, each of which supports the creation of plural patterns by providing a pattern implementation model for a particular software context. The framework code sets can be rendered extensible by a pattern author by virtue of providing methods whose code is adapted to be modified by a pattern author when defining a pattern. The pattern can be applied by creating an instance of the pattern in a software context and presenting a graphical representation of the pattern instance that can be manipulated by the pattern user in order to apply arguments to the pattern parameters.

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Eric O Funk