olivier wrote:
Hi all && happy new year,
What about using EMF & WTP XML persistance frameworg to build a
sitemap editor (and more). This holiday, I've modeled the sitemap
component with http://www.topcased.org, and with wtp it's really easy
map ecore to the xmap document
Here is the (by me...) cocoon sitemap ecore model:
http://www.orcades.net/contrib/cocoon-sitemap-ecore.jpg
I've also hack the WTP XML Persistence framework to make my
emf/sitemap to persist, it's work and I have a multi page sitemap
editor linked with EMF model.
This kind of appli (MDA?), is really easy to implement and maintain.
I wonder if there is an interest within lepido community to use
such an approach.
One thing to bear in mind about the AXE approach is that the form
descriptions are (technically) usable in environemnts other than
Eclipse. Furthermore, the AXE descriptions provide more complete form
implementations than default EMF code, although I'm willing to be
corrected on this, I've not used EMF for about 18 months.
On the other hand, EMF is wider supported, is more mature and provides
more stable code. You also get a Java model for working with the code,
which in the longer run could be quite an advantage.
What do you see as the the advantages over the current AXE forms?
Ross