DiCoMEFDiCoMEFA. Koshima

V. Englebert & Ph. Thiran

Distributed Collaborative Modeling Framework

• DiCoMEF is a collaborative modeling framework that is used to manage model and meta-model

• DiCoMEF is implemented as an Eclipse Plug-in

Distributed Collaborative Modeling Framework

Important concepts of DiCoMEF

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• In order to create models and meta-models, you first need to

display DiCoMEF Repository View

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• Repository View

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• DiCoMEF introduces two concepts called main-line and branch to manage models and meta-models

• An editor checks-out a (meta)model into a branch and afterwards, s/he modifies the (meta)model.

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• An empty Main-Line View (Meta-model Project)

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Meta-model project creation wizard

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An editor creates a branch so as to modify the meta-model

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Adding new editor

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• DiCoMEF records edit scripts such as create, delete, and updates (set) operations

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• User can annotate changes with multimedia files to describe rationale of modification

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• History meta-model is defined to capture history. It extends and modifies the history meta-model of COPE/Eclipse EDapt project

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• Change Request is a local modification that will be send to a controller

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• Change Request

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• Change Request is more elaborated and send to a controller via email

• Users can compose changes

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Merger View