More aggresive: is anybody working on a useful plugin.

Tom

On Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:22:46 -0500, "Ted Hill" <thill@tomotherapy.com>

wrote:

Is anyone working on a UML plugin?

 

Thanks,

 

Ted Hill

 

 

Managers do like to see such stuffs. :o/

Fortunately, my boss doesnt care... as long as what he wants to be

implemented IS indeed implemented!

This seems to be the first interesting (because useful) plugin. I, for

my point, do not need and UML-painter to generate some code, a

visualizer of dependencies would make me completely happy (concerning

UML stuff).

I'll wait and remain excited.

Tom

On Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:25:01 +0200, "Martin Schmid"

<til77@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi

 

Is anyone working on a UML plugin?

 

Yes. I am.

But it will be very basic and readonly. You can't use it to generate code.

The UML diagram is completely generated from source and will visualize

extends, implemets and associations on a per class basis.

A first prerelease will be available in the next 2 weeks I think.

 

 

Martin

 

 

 

Hello Martin,

did you have success? When we can see a alpha-version?

Tom

On Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:25:01 +0200, "Martin Schmid"

<til77@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi

 

Is anyone working on a UML plugin?

 

Yes. I am.

But it will be very basic and readonly. You can't use it to generate code.

The UML diagram is completely generated from source and will visualize

extends, implemets and associations on a per class basis.

A first prerelease will be available in the next 2 weeks I think.

 

 

Martin

 

 

 

build 1 is available on www.intellij.org

Hello Ted

1. download the jar file

2. place it in IDEA_HOME/plugins/ directory

3. start IDEA

There should be a new ToolWindow called sUML.

You can add classes from the ProjectToolWindow: right click on a class, select "add to sUML diagram".

Martin

"Ted Hill" <thill@tomotherapy.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:ajjdmr$7e0$1@is.intellij.net...

Martin,

 

Thanks for making your work available.

 

I have not used IntelliJ plugins before, but I want to try this one.

 

How do I install it into IntelliJ?

 

Thanks,

 

Ted Hill

 

 

"Martin Schmid" <til77@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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build 1 is available on www.intellij.org

>

 

 

Thank you!

Martin

"Ted Hill" <thill@tomotherapy.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:ajjhkv$b0i$1@is.intellij.net...

Martin,

 

Very Cool, I just put up a UML diagram of the package that I've been working

on for the last couple of weeks.

I called in all my co-workers and showed it to them. Everyone said

"oooooooooooooo...." and ran back to their

offices to download your plugin.

 

This is great, it is already helping me to improve the design of my package

now that I can see all the relationships.

 

I look forward to your future releases.

 

Thank you very much,

 

Ted Hill

 

Hello Gordon,

Very cool. Can I make a few suggestions?

Thank you. Of course.

- Context menu on the diagram background: Remove all, Reload All, etc.

added to TODO list

- Multiple selected objects -- context menu on any selected object will

affect all selected objects.

added to TODO list

- Select package -> Add to sUML diagram -- adds all classes in package and

subpackages to diagram (maybe make the subpackages an option with a popup

dialog)

already on TODO list

- Multiple named diagrams -- Add to sUML diagram becomes a submenu with a

list of the current diagrams with an item at the top to create a new diagram

already on TODO list

- Save diagrams

already on TODO list

- Automatic layout of diagrams (I know, tough one -- this could be either

an operation that the user has to request or it could happen automatically

as classes are added

probably later. Do you have an algorithm in mind, or a link to one?

Such functionality tends to break your current layout, would it be that useful?

Best regards,

Martin

Ok, this should be possible. I add this to the TODO list (low priority).

Best regards,

Martin

"Gordon Tyler" <gordon.tyler@sitraka.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:ajr6ig$kio$1@is.intellij.net...

 

"Martin Schmid" <til77@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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- Automatic layout of diagrams (I know, tough one -- this could be

either

an operation that the user has to request or it could happen

automatically

as classes are added

>

probably later. Do you have an algorithm in mind, or a link to one?

 

I don't have a specific algorithm in mind. Preferably something that will

organise inheritance trees with basecass at the top and layout the children

in a simple layered tree format:

 

             A

            / \

           B   C

          /|\

         D E F

 

For multiple implements perhaps something like this (D implements A, B and

C):

 

          A B C

           \|/

            D

 

For combined implements and extends, the baseclass should probably be

centered above with the implements arranged on either side. For example, in

the above diagram, B would be the baseclass while A and C would be

interfaces.

 

Such functionality tends to break your current layout, would it be that

useful?

 

I was thinking that the full relayout which breaks the current layout should

be a user initiated action. The automatic placement of an added class should

try to fit into the current diagram without moving anything else. Of course

that's going to look ugly sometimes but the user then has the option to use

the full layout command.

 

Ciao,

Gordon

 

 

Hi folks,

Fwiw, I think developing a UML plugin would involve a lot of extra work

unless the "code structure tree" info becomes an open API, which I believe

IntelliJ people say is going to be a post-3.0 feature. Otherwise, the

author of the plugin would have to parse the code and keep track of

refactorings on their own.

Once the appropriate open APIs are exposed, it would not be a simple matter,

but it might be possible to leverage some of ArgoUML.

If the relevant open APIs are read-write, that would make it even better

-- it would then be much easier to build a UML diagrammer that keeps the

code in synch with the diagrams.

I for one would love to see UML diagrams in IDEA. The result would be a

worthy competitor to Together, without the luxury Cadillac features of

Together that I don't use (the patterns, automatic EJB creation, ...).

Peace,

Ihab

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