Fuut Configuration
*Generative Model Transformer*
Since it is really difficult for a newbie to understand ideas behind the configuration of FUUT, i believe we need a document describing the purpose of each configuration file.
(Ghica) Here goes...
There are three kinds of configurations:- start-up - Needed is a list of plugins to load, this list is supplied in a .ini file, and a .properties file.
- code-generation - Needed is a list of templates to use for code generation. If you use the Fuut-je built-in template language, a cglist is needed, if you use Velocity templates, a vlist is needed. Each time the code generation action is invoked, you are given the possibility to choose a list, and the list is read. This means that you can create lists, or change them without stopping/starting Fuut-je. Very handy when developing templates.
- batch-processing - Here a list of operations to be performed must be provided in an .ftbatch file.
cglist - code generation list
vlist - velocity list While surfing through the FUUT documentation, i have found descritpions for some configuration files.
(Ghica - I am reorganizing this list according to purpose)
processing of a fuut model
conf/fuut2s.ini - List of FUUT plugins used for ... the basic Fuut-je configuration
conf/FtSuperTab.ini - List of FUUT plugins used for ... This list is an extension of the previous list and can be loaded multpiple times, since you can add new tab-panels, each with its own model to your Fuut-je workspace.
conf/fuutbatch.ini - List of FUUT plugins used during the batch processing of fuut models. Note that this is an example only. The actual list needed depends on the list of actions you want to execute, as provided by an .ftbatch file.
conf/FtSwingSet.cglist - A template set used to generate Swing components of generated application (correct?)
Not exactly. This is the basic set of templates needed to generate a full application with a Swing GUI from a Fuut-je model. This set is also used for the generated parts od Fuut-je itself.
conf/EMFStructure.cglist - A template set used to generate EMF structure of a model (correct?)
Almost. This is a set of templates that you can use to generate annotated Java. This Java you can use to import into EMF and EMF will create an EMF model out of it. This is the easiest way to convert a Fuut-je model into an EMF model.
conf/FtDocOnly.cglist - A template set used to generate FUUT documentation (correct? yes Javadoc? no, it is much more compact than Javadoc )
conf/Velo.cglist - A template set used to generate Velocity templates (correct?) -- this should be removed from CVS. It was a failed attempt to generate Velocity templates from Fuut-je templates. Not worth the trouble. (Ghica) conf/php.vlist - ... this is a set of Velocity templates to generate PHP code and MySQL? DDL from a Fuut-je model. It actually works great, and it is very much work in progress. (Ghica)
conf/FtvList.vlist - ... should be removed
conf/exampleBatch.ftbatch - An example file containing the sequence of actions to be taking during a particular batch procedure. Fuut-je batch processing is very handy to generate code in a build procedure. (Ghica) resources/exampleBatch.properties - An example file containing the list of configuration properties used during the batch processing of a fuut model (Exactly what properties are defined here?)
resources/Ft.properties - List of configuration properties used for initialization of a swing-based FUUT frontend (correct? Exactly what properties are defined here?)
(Ghica) At start-up of Fuut-je you can specify a properties file as parameter (default: ft.properties). If you open up one of the files, the parameters defined in it are pretty obvious I think.
One execption:
FuutTool, or whichever module you choose to process the configuration information.
-- GhicaVanEmdeBoas - 06 Jul 2004