1. Jochen Seemann Program Manager Enterprise Tools Microsoft Corporation
ARC411 Domain Specific Language Tools For Model-Driven Development In Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Jochen Seemann
Program Manager
Enterprise Tools
Microsoft Corporation
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3. Visual Languages Important Shapes Links, ends, style Labels Nesting
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Visual Languages
Important
Shapes
Links, ends, style
Labels
Nesting
Layout, routing
property
Corona
label
members
Shape
Group
Base
waiting
running
pause
begin
stop
playing +v 0v
0.7CR R C
0.1R
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4. Domain Specific Languages In The Context Of The DSL Tools
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Domain Specific Languages In The Context Of The DSL Tools
Visual Languages…
To understand or define requirements
To understand or define design
To generate parts of the solution
To implement design patterns for specific frameworks and architectures
To customize applications and application components
To visualize existing systems
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5. Building A Designer For Visual Studio
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Building A Designer For Visual Studio
Toolbox
Explorer
Drawing surface with domain specific notation
Property
Browser
Validation
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6. Visual Studio Team System
Process and Architecture Guidance
Visual Studio Industry Partners
Visual Studio Team Edition Software Architects
Visual Studio Team Edition Software Developers
Visual Studio Team Edition Software Testers
Application Designer
Dynamic Code Analyzer
Load Testing
System Designer
Static Code Analyzer
Manual Testing
Logical Datacenter Designer
Code Profiler
Test Case Management
Deployment Designer
Unit Testing
Modeling Platform
DSL Tools
Code Coverage
Class Designer (in Visual Studio Standard Edition and higher)
Visio for Enterprise Architects (in MSDN Premium Subscription)
Team Explorer (includes Team Foundation Server CAL)
Visual Studio Professional Edition
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server
Change Management
Reporting
Integration Services
Team Build
Work Item Tracking
Project Portal
Project Management
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7. A SDK To Build Visual Modeling Tools
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A SDK To Build Visual Modeling Tools
DSL Tools for Visual Studio
Distributed
Systems
Designers
Class
Designer
Your new
Designer
Visual
Studio
2005
Microsoft Modeling Platform
In Visual Studio
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8. 1/18/ :27 AM
Modeling Platform
Visual Studio UI Integration for components like Toolbox, Menus
Extensible drawing surface with support for routing and auto-layout
Artifact generation
Microsoft Modeling Platform
In Visual Studio
Shell
Frame-
work
Validation
Frame-
work
Design Surface
Framework
Template
Engine
Domain Model
Framework
Constraint checking and guides user to resolve issues
In-Memory graph database with rich services (e.g., transactions, serialization…) and queries
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9. A Simple Workflow Language
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A Simple Workflow Language
Already
Thirsty
Fascinated
by DSL Tools
Attend
DSL Session
Try out
DSL Tools in
Hands-On Lab
Thirsty now
Too late
TechEd
Party
Tonight
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10. Define Domain Model Task Class
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Define Domain Model Task Class
Attend
DSL Session
Try out
DSL Tools in
Hands-On Lab
TechEd
Party
Tonight
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11. Define Domain Model Inheritance
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Define Domain Model Inheritance
Attend
DSL Session
Try out
DSL Tools in
Hands-On Lab
TechEd
Party
Tonight
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12. Define Domain Model Relationships
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Define Domain Model Relationships
Attend
DSL Session
Try out
DSL Tools in
Hands-On Lab
TechEd
Party
Tonight
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13. Define Shape Rounded Rectangle Outline color: black Fill color: gray
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Define Shape
Rounded Rectangle
Outline color: black
Fill color: gray
Attend
DSL Session
Text Decorator
Position: center
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14. Define Connector Appearance
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Define Connector Appearance
Text Decorator
Position: Source, Top
Connector
solid
black
filled arrowhead
Fascinated
by DSL Tools
Attend
DSL Session
Try out
DSL Tools in
Hands-On Lab
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15. Define Connector Visual Syntax
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Define Connector Visual Syntax
Attend
DSL Session
Try out
DSL Tools in
Hands-On Lab
TechEd
Party
Tonight
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16. Define Mapping Shape Domain Model Attend DSL Session
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Define Mapping
Shape
Domain Model
Attend
DSL Session
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17. Building A Designer Code/ Artifact Generation Notation Definition
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Building A Designer
Code/
Artifact
Generation
Notation
Definition
Custom
XML
Serialization
Mapping
Definition
Validation/
Constraints
Domain
Model
Definition
Custom
Behavior
Code generated
by DSL Tools
Custom Code
(SDK)
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18. First Example Building a simple workflow designer
Define a domain model
Define shapes
Define mapping
Generate code
Build designer
Run designer
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19. Generators Based On Templates
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Generators Based On Templates
Model
prospect
initiated
prospective sale
empty
overflow
Sat
weekly
accumulator 4
£20
1 week delay
£30
cancels
salesperson’s
account 31
monthly
bank a/c
pay 7
Queries
standardStuff;
<# foreach Task t in this.Workflow.Tasks {
#>
class <#= t.Name #> : TaskBase
{ … }
<# }
moreStandardStuff; …
Template
standardStuff;
class DoFirst : TaskBase {…}
class DoNext : TaskBase {…} …
Generated Code
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20. Software Factories Multiple Designers
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Software Factories Multiple Designers
Model 1 – Flow
Model 3 – Control
prospect
initiated
prospective sale
empty
overflow
Sat
weekly
accumulator 4
£20
1 week delay
£30
cancels
salesperson’s
account 31
monthly
bank a/c
pay 7
<xxx yyy>
<zzz />
</xxx> 7
Flow aspect code
Control aspect code
Entities aspect code
Model 2 – Entities
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21. Generating Artifacts From Models
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Generating Artifacts From Models
Define a simple html report
Create a report
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22. Example: Entity Designer
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23. Example: Utility For VSTS
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Second Example Building a business entity designer with code generation
Review domain model
Review shape definition
Build and run designer
Build sample model
Review code generation
Generate WinForm code for business entity
Open WinForm for business entity
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25. What’s Next? DSL Tools are in an early stage
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What’s Next?
DSL Tools are in an early stage
CTP releases for Visual Studio 2005 available
Continue to release every 2-3 months with growing feature set
Designer SDK
Model Data Access
Model Validation
UI and Designer Behavior
Custom XML Serialization
Richer design experience for Domain Models, Notation and Mapping
Multiple Views and Multiple Models
Designer Deployment Support
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26. Microsoft Domain Specific Language (DSL) Tools For Visual Studio 2005
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Microsoft Domain Specific Language (DSL) Tools For Visual Studio 2005
Generates executable designer based on description of the “Domain Specific Language” (DSL) used in the designer
Generated Designer
Is a complete usable tool (fully functional, undo, persistence/XML file support… )
Is starting point of designer development (SDK, artifact generation… )
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27. Community And Resources
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Community And Resources
DSL Tools Homepage
DSL Tools Community Forum
Software Factories
softwarefactories/
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29. Your Feedback is Important!
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Your Feedback is Important!
Please Fill Out a Survey for This Session on CommNet
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30. © 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
1/18/ :27 AM
© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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