Skip to main content
  • Log in
  • Manage Cookies
projects.eclipse.org
Download
  • Projects
  • Working Groups
  • Members
  • Community
    • Marketplace
    • Events
    • Planet Eclipse
    • Newsletter
    • Videos
    • Blogs
  • Participate
    • Report a Bug
    • Forums
    • Mailing Lists
    • Wiki
    • IRC
    • Research
  • Eclipse IDE
    • Download
    • Learn More
    • Documentation
    • Getting Started / Support
    • How to Contribute
    • IDE and Tools
    • Newcomer Forum
  • More
      • Community

      • Marketplace
      • Events
      • Planet Eclipse
      • Newsletter
      • Videos
      • Blogs
      • Participate

      • Report a Bug
      • Forums
      • Mailing Lists
      • Wiki
      • IRC
      • Research
      • Eclipse IDE

      • Download
      • Learn More
      • Documentation
      • Getting Started / Support
      • How to Contribute
      • IDE and Tools
      • Newcomer Forum
    • Search

  1. Home
  2. Projects
  3. Eclipse Modeling Project
  4. Eclipse Modeling Framework...
  5. Eclipse Generation Factories...
  6. 1.6.0
  7. Review Information

Eclipse Generation Factories (EGF) 1.6.0

Primary tabs

  • Overview
  • Release Plan
  • Review Information(active tab)
Description: 

EGF (Eclipse Generation Factories) is a software factory tool with the purpose to generate software artifacts, such as code or application. EGF provides two generation portfolios as examples: 1) an Enhancement of the EMF Generation, 2) a  Build EGF Portofolio which is a build editor and generator.

API Certification: 

The project leadership certifies that the APIs in this release are "Eclipse Quality".

Architectural Issues: 

The general architecture of EGF is: 1) the EGF Engine extended by Engine Extensions, 2) extended by a set of generation portfolios. The "development & reuse process" here displays how portfolios can be iteratively combined to create new factories and extensions. The "example of EGF Factory" here shows a factory component which combines invocations of heterogeneous languages (e.g., Java, Ant, Jython), tools (e.g., Jet, ATL), and factory component.

Security Issues: 

No security issue identified.

Non-Code Aspects: 

EGF is built with Tycho and Jenkins. EGF build reference.

The complete EGF documentation is available from the EGF Wiki page:

  • Project's general information

  • Documents and presentations

  • Tutorials and use cases

  • Portfolio information

  • Complementary resources and useful links

 

Conforms To UI/UX Guidelines: 
Not verified
Usability Details: 

EGF intends to conform to the User Interface Guidelines.

End of Life: 

No EGF component is deprecated so far.

Standards: 

EGF does not implement any standard.

Communities: 

EGF provides two generation portfolios in order to examplify how develop one's portfolio. Tutorials are available on the EGF Wiki.

EGF is intensivily used by Kitalpha and for Capella especially with Capella Studio.

 

This release is part of Eclipse IDE 2018-12, Eclipse IDE 2018-09, and Eclipse Photon.

Project Links

  • Getting Started
  • Website
Eclipse Generation Factories (EGF)

Related Projects

Project Hierarchy:

  • Eclipse Modeling Project
  • Eclipse Modeling Framework - Container Project
  • Eclipse Generation Factories (EGF)

Tags

Technology Types
  • Modeling
Build Technologies
  • Buckminster

Eclipse Foundation

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsor
  • Members
  • Governance
  • Code of Conduct
  • Logo and Artwork
  • Board of Directors
  • Careers

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Copyright Agent
  • Eclipse Public License
  • Legal Resources

Useful Links

  • Report a Bug
  • Documentation
  • How to Contribute
  • Mailing Lists
  • Forums
  • Marketplace

Other

  • IDE and Tools
  • Projects
  • Working Groups
  • Research@Eclipse
  • Report a Vulnerability
  • Service Status

Copyright © Eclipse Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

Back to the top