TEXTUAL SYNTAX MAPPING CAN ENABLE SYNTACTIC MERGING

László Angyal, László Lengyel, Tamás Mészáros, Hassan Charaf

2010

Abstract

As the support is increasing for textual domain-specific languages (DSL), the reconstruction of visual models from the generated textual artifacts has also come into focus. The state-of-the-art bidirectional approaches support reversible text generation from models using single syntax mapping. However, even these tools have not gone such far to facilitate the synchronization between models and generated artifacts. This paper presents the importance of synchronization and how these mappings can enable syntactic reconciliation for custom DSLs. Our approach provides algorithms for supporting incremental DSL-driven software development, which enables the freedom of choosing between the textual or visual editing of artifacts. It depends on the developer which representation is more effective for her/him at a specific moment.

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in Harvard Style

Angyal L., Lengyel L., Mészáros T. and Charaf H. (2010). TEXTUAL SYNTAX MAPPING CAN ENABLE SYNTACTIC MERGING . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT, ISBN 978-989-8425-23-2, pages 308-311. DOI: 10.5220/0003011403080311


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsoft10,
author={László Angyal and László Lengyel and Tamás Mészáros and Hassan Charaf},
title={TEXTUAL SYNTAX MAPPING CAN ENABLE SYNTACTIC MERGING},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT,},
year={2010},
pages={308-311},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003011403080311},
isbn={978-989-8425-23-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT,
TI - TEXTUAL SYNTAX MAPPING CAN ENABLE SYNTACTIC MERGING
SN - 978-989-8425-23-2
AU - Angyal L.
AU - Lengyel L.
AU - Mészáros T.
AU - Charaf H.
PY - 2010
SP - 308
EP - 311
DO - 10.5220/0003011403080311