A SyncChart-Editor based on Yakindu

= Yakindu SCT =

YAKINDU Statechart Tools (SCT) is an open source tool for the specification and development of reactive, event-based systems using state machines ([[Yakindu SCT User Guide>>attach:YAKINDU-SCT-UserGuide-1.2.0.pdf]]).

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YAKINDU SCT consists of a graphical tool for editing and provides validation, simulation, and code generators for different target platforms. The tools are provided as Eclipse-plugins and integrate tightly into the IDE ([[Yakindu SCT Website>>url:http://www.itemis.de/itemis-ag/produkte/yakindu-open-source/yakindu-statechart-tools/language=de/43437/produktbeschreibung||shape="rect"]]).

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[[image:attach:Yakindu SCT.png]]

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= Yakindu SCT Editor VS KIELER SyncCharts Editor =

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* [[Comparison of the graphical representation>>doc:Comparison of the graphical representation]]

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* [[Comparison of the textual description language>>doc:Comparison of the textual description language]]

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* [[The KIELER textual SyncCharts>>doc:Textual SyncCharts (KITS)]]

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* [[doc:Interfaces declarations]]

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* [[doc:Transitions priorities]]

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= Yakindu SCT module structure =

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[[See Yakindu Wiki>>url:http://svn.codespot.com/a/eclipselabs.org/yakindu/SCT2/trunk/plugins/org.yakindu.sct.doc.user/help/developer/01_Overview/overview.html||shape="rect"]]

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= Customizing Yakindu SCT Editor to SyncCharts =

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Two steps are required to adapt the Yakindu SCT Editor to the SyncCharts syntax:

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* adapting the graphical representation (sgraph + ui)

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* adapting the textual description language (stext)

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== The graphical representation ==

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(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)To adapt the graphical representation, several steps are required:

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*1. adapting the Metamodel for the graphical represenation (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)of the state machine models(%%) (org.yakindu.sct.model.sgraph)\\

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*11. [[Yakindu SCT Metamodel>>attach:sgraph.pdf]]

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*11. [[KIELER SyncCharts Metamodel>>attach:synccharts.pdf]]

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*1. Figures (org.yakindu.sct.ui.editor.editor.figures)

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*1. Editparts (org.yakindu.sct.ui.editor.editparts)

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*1. Propertysheets (org.yakindu.sct.ui.editor.propertysheets)

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*1. The palette (org.yakindu.sct.ui.editor/plugin.xml)

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**Experimentations**

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* [[How to modify Initial and Finial States in Yakindu SCT Editor>>doc:How to modify Initial and Final States in Yakindu SCT Editor]]

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* [[doc:How to add Transition Types in Yakindu SCT Editor]]

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== The textual description language ==

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(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)Yakindu: The textual [[description language>>url:http://svn.codespot.com/a/eclipselabs.org/yakindu/SCT2/trunk/plugins/org.yakindu.sct.doc.user/help/user/05_Reference/reference.html#Statechartdescriptionlanguage||shape="rect"]] is used to declare and describe behaviors in the state machine.

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** [[doc:Yakindu-SCCharts textual desciption language]].

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