Eclipse MDT UML2 5.0.0
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Description:
This release of UML2 is focused on compliance with the UML 2.5 specification and includes a number of enhancements to better support the community. The New and Noteworthy items for Luna are described here.
API Certification:
The project leadership certifies that the APIs in this release are "Eclipse Quality".
Architectural Issues:
No change.
Security Issues:
None.
Non-Code Aspects:
- Documentation hosted at http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/?project=uml2
- Documentation (FAQ, Javadoc, articles, etc.) available at http://wiki.eclipse.org/MDT/UML2
- Example features/plug-ins available
Usability Details:
- Sample tools haven't changed.
- UML2 5.0 conforms to Eclipse User Interface Guidelines
- Eclipse platform standard i18n support used where applicable/possible; stand-alone deployment uses equivalent J2SE APIs
- ICU4J is used but optional; stand-alone deployments delegate to corresponding J2SE 5.0 APIs when ICU not available
- Language packs will be created as part of an Eclipse Translation Project
- Eclipse platform APIs used to provide accessible UI
End of Life:
Some APIs have been removed as part of this release. See UML2 5.0 Migration Guide for details.
Standards:
UML2 5.0 is compliant with UML 2.5.
Communities:
- New committer (Christian Damus)
- Interaction in Bugzilla
- Activity on the newsgroup
- Collaboration with other projects at Eclipse
This release is part of Luna.