v5.12.0 - OOAD and JDL revised, Language Server (LSP) Architectural Spike

Changes in release v5.12.0:

• The CML grammar for Use Cases and User Stories has been enhanced in order to generate Entity attributes and references in the OOAD transformations
  • Find the language documentation here
  • Example model including transformation results: ooad-sample-claims
• In addition, the grammar supports specifying Use Cases according to the brief or casual template suggested by A. Cockburn.
  • An example Use Case out of his book modelled in CML can be found here.
  • Besides the improved interactions grammar, we added the scope and level attributes.
• The OOAD transformation step 2 (generating subdomains) generates Entities with attributes and references by using the CML data mentioned above.
  • Example model including transformation results: ooad-sample-claims
• The input validations on the OOAD transformation dialogs (UIs) have been improved
  • Whitespaces etc. in input names no longer lead to transformation exceptions
• The PlantUML generator no longer needs a Context Map in the input model.
  • The class diagrams for Bounded Context or subdomains can be generated without Context Map.
  • The generator just needs one of the following inputs:
    • a Bounded Context (with an Aggregate and Entities),
    • a Subdomain (with Entities)
    • a Context Map
• We introduced a color coding in the PlantUML class diagrams according to the Event Storming colors.
  • Extract of an example:
    
  • Encoding:
    • Domain Event: orange
    • Command: blue
    • Aggregate: yellow
• The JDL template for microservice generation uses CML Value Objects as well.
  • Value Objects are mapped to JDL Entities now.
• The Context Map generation OSGi bundle no longer contains a dependency to javax.annotations
  • Repeatedly caused problems in Eclipse.
• We implemented a first "Architectural Spike" of our language server based on LSP here:
  • org.contextmapper.dsl.ide
  • org.contextmapper.dsl.ide.tests
  • We use the LSP for our VS code extension

v5.11.0 - JHipster JDL & OOAD Improvements

Changes in release v5.11.0:

• New transformations for rapid OOAD prototyping.
  • Derive Fontend / Backend Systems from features
  • Split System Contexts into Subsystems
  • Find more on our Rapid Object-oriented Analysis and Design page.
• Improvement in OOAD transformation step 3: The domain model can now also be merged into an existing Bounded Context.
• New generator template (Freemarker) to generate microservices (code) from CML Context Maps using JHipster and JHipsters JDL language
  • Our new tutorial describes how it works.
• CML: New compiler warning, in case Entities or other domain objects are modeled inside a Module but not inside an Aggregate.
  • Modules can be used but we recommend to move domain objects inside an Aggregate (Modules can contain Aggregates).
  • Domain objects inside Modules but not Aggregates are ignored by the MDSL and Service Cutter generators.

v5.10.0 - Rapid object-oriented analysis and design

Changes in release v5.10.0:

• New transformations for Rapid Object-oriented Analysis and Design.
  • Find details on our documentation page: https://contextmapper.org/docs/rapid-ooad/
  • Includes changes in the CML syntax to model user requirements with user stories and use cases: https://contextmapper.org/docs/user-requirements/
• Improvements in the provided Freemarker examples for our generic generator.
• The graphical Context Map generator supports additional labels similar to the PlantUML generator now.
  • They can be enabled by setting a flag on the generator dialog. Find a screenshot here: #184
• The following issue in the PlantUML generator has been solved: #186

v5.9.4

Bugfix release v5.9.4:

• MDSL generator fix: Datatype blob is no longer supported by MDSL. Blob's are now mapped to the new datatype raw.
  • Mapping documented here: https://contextmapper.org/docs/mdsl/#data-type-mapping
• Glossary Freemarker template fix: The glossary Freemarker template for our generic generator contained a problem with rendering operation return types which is fixed now.

v5.9.3

Bugfix release v5.9.3:

• Adds 'Freemarker Generator Template Examples' wizard to correct menu: File -> New -> Example...

v5.9.2

Bugfix release v5.9.2:

• Freemarker example templates: updated glossary example to feature all new properties in v5.9.x properly
• Usability fix: generic generator (Freemarker-based) persists the last template used (across workspace)

v5.9.1

Bugfix release v5.9.1:

• Fixes Freemarker example templates problem (sample templates were not packaged into the plugin)

v5.9.0

Changes in release v5.9.0:

• Generators respect DomainEvent's and CommandEvent's

• Generic generator (templating):

  • Updated Freemarker to version 2.3.30
  • Two new templating helper functions for Bounded Context filtering:
    • filterBoundedContexts returns BoundedContexts which are not teams
    • filterTeams returns BoundedContext which are teams
  • New templating helper function to get type string of a ComplexType object:
    • getType: takes a ComplexType object and returns the type as a String
  • The following new root variables can now be used in Freemarker templates:
    • projectName: returns the name of the Eclipse project that contains the processed CML model
    • username: returns the system user name of the current user
    • contextMapperVersion: returns the version of the Context Mapper plugin

• New keybindings in Eclipse CML editor:

  • Shift-Alt-T provides quick access to refactorings (same keybinding as Java refactorings)

    • Note: cursor has to be on the object you want to refactor.

    

  • Shift-Alt-G provides quick access to the generators

    

• New wizards in Context Mapper Eclipse plugin:

  • 'New Context Mapper DSL (CML) File' wizard allows to create a new CML file:

  
  

  • 'Freemarker Generator Template Examples' wizard can be used to create a project containing our example Freemarker templates
    • Currently contains an example template for a Ubiquitous language glossary written in Markdown

  
  

v5.8.1

Bugfix release v5.8.1:

• Fixes Eclipse installation problem (update site) in v5.8.0

v5.8.0

Changes in release v5.8.0:

• New generator that allows to generate arbitrary textual files based on Freemarker templates.
  • Documentation can be found here: https://contextmapper.org/docs/generic-freemarker-generator/