JavaFX based EMF Rich Client Platform

A lightweight JavaFX based EMF Rich Client Platform. This framework is defined by the emf model itself. The workbench is created by the definition. The framework contains a selection service for registration and recognition of selections. Defined views like PropertyView, HistoryView, ProjectExplorer can be included in it.

Eclipse Editor for generating JavaFX Controls by defining meta informations in EMF or in Xtext DSL. For more details, please visit the wiki site

Overview of code generation with Eclipse IDE Support

Running generated application with EMF support like Undo / Redo, PropertySheet (Optional) and Tree / Table/ List Editing.

This application contains on the generation:

Workbench
ProjectExplorer
Workspace
EMF Model TreeEditor
PropertyView
Flat HistoryView for Undo / Redo
Hierachical History View for Undo / Redo
ContextMenu with commands:
- New item creation
- Copy / Paste
- Edit
- Delete
- Duplicate
- Undo / Redo
Command Acceleration Binding for Undo / Redo
Theme switching
Default dark theme
Addons:
- Realtime JavaFX Chart Rendering
  - LineChart
  - BarChart
  - ScatterChart
  - AreaChart
  - PieChart
- Realtime Orson Chart Rendering
  - AreaChart 3D
  - BarChart 3D
  - LineChart 3D
  - PieChart 3D
  - ScatterChart 3D
  - XYZLineChart
  - XYZBarChart
  - SurfacePlotter
- Thymeleaf Blog Template Generator
- Barcode Renderer used OkapiBarcode
- Lecture: Declarative defining presentation slides via tree view, markdown or html
Editor Registry for several types

Flat History View

This view shows all command calls. Via the context menu, the user can undo or redo this action.

Hierachical History View

This view is an extended history view. A lot of information is displayed in cell feature directly. The user is allowed to undo / redo and delete this command direct via the buttons. The results are also displayed in the tree as child nodes.

RealTime LineChart Rendering

This addon supports rendering of chart files. The chart file is defined in EMF Xcore, so to create a chart the EMFTreeModelView can be used.

RealTime BarChart Rendering

BarChart Rendering showing history view, editor part and emf model tree.

RealTime AreaChart 3D Rendering (Orson Chart)

RealTime BarChart 3D Rendering (Orson Chart)

RealTime Surface 3D Plotter (Orson Chart)

RealTime BarChart 3D Rendering (Orson Chart)

Generic Selection Viewer

Shows all provided selections as fields and methods in tables and hierachical view.

Lecture Presentation Slides Editor

Defining presentation slides can be declare by emf treeview, html or markdown. Running the slides in JavaFX Tab or external browser with the reveal.js api.

EMF.edit for undo, redo, editing and drag&drop support.

Basic functions will integrate into the TreeView, ListView and TableView. The following figure will shows a generated EMF.edit TreeView with binded PropertyView and HistoryView. Only this description is required to configure the generation

EMFSupport for CRM{
	packagePath: 'hello.world.crm' 
	modelItemProviderAdapterFactory: de.dc.javafx.emfsupport.website.model.provider.ModelItemProviderAdapterFactory
	modelPackage: de.dc.javafx.emfsupport.website.model.ModelPackage
	modelFactory: de.dc.javafx.emfsupport.website.model.ModelFactory
	rootType: de.dc.javafx.emfsupport.website.model.Website
	useUndoRedo: true  
	showCommandStack: true 
	showPropertyView: true 
	// Generate an example application
    	generateDemo: true 
 
	// Edit Suppport, EAttributes is taken from EMF generated ModelPackage
	// This attribute should exist, otherwise you will get a compile error.
	editables += EAttribute(Website_Name)
	editables += EAttribute(Page_Name)	
	editables += EAttribute(Author_Firstname)
    
	// Context Menu
	contextMenus += addContextMenu(
		id:AddPage 
		parentType: de.dc.javafx.emfsupport.website.model.Website
		createType: de.dc.javafx.emfsupport.website.model.Page 
	)
	contextMenus += addContextMenu(
		id:AddAuthor 
		parentType: de.dc.javafx.emfsupport.website.model.Page
		createType: de.dc.javafx.emfsupport.website.model.Author
	)
}

Features

Used Example

Define TableView dsl

ProjectFX ContactProject{
	packagePath 'de.dc.emf.javafx.xtext.demo.contact'
	
	controls{
		TableView {
			name: ContactTableView
			usedModel: Contact
			Column(	name:forename 	width:100 	attribute:"Contact.forename")
			Column(	name:familyName width:100 	attribute:"Contact.familyName")
			Column(	name:age 			attribute:"Contact.age")
			Column(	name:address 	width:50 	attribute:"Contact.address")
		}
	}
	
	models{
		class Contact{
			String forename
			String familyName
			int age
			boolean gender
			String address
		} 
	}
}

How to define a FilteredTableViewFX

Each Filter columns as activate the filter by useFilter: true

ProjectFX ContactProject{
	packagePath 'de.dc.emf.javafx.xtext.demo.contact'
	
	controls{
		FilteredTableView {
			name: ContactTableView
			usedModel: Contact
			Column(	name:forename 	width:100 	attribute:"Contact.forename" useFilter:true)
			Column(	name:familyName width:100 	attribute:"Contact.familyName" useFilter:true)
			Column(	name:age 			attribute:"Contact.age" useFilter:true)
			Column(	name:address 	width:50 	attribute:"Contact.address" useFilter:true)
		}
	}   
	
	models{
		class Contact{
			String forename
			String familyName
			int age
			boolean gender
			String address
		} 
	}
}

How to define a LineChart with data list

LineChart{
	name: BudgetChartOther
	legendSide:Top
	title:"Other Budget Chart"
	titleSide:Top
	xAxisLabel:"Budget"
	yAxisLabel:"Month"
	dataList{
		data('10','20') 
		data('20','23')  
		data('25','25') 
		data('30','30') 
	}
}

LineChart with 3 series

LineChart{
	name: BudgetChartOther
	legendSide:Top
	title:"Other Budget Chart"
	titleSide:Top
	xAxisLabel:"Budget"
	yAxisLabel:"Month"
	series{  
		name:"exampleData2" 
		dataList{
			data('0','5') 
			data('10','20') 
			data('20','23')   
			data('25','25') 
			data('30','30') 
		}
	}
	series{
		name:"exampleData10"
		dataList{ 
			data('0','5') 
			data('25','5')   
			data('40','7') 
			data('80','9') 
		}
	}

	series{  
		name:"exampleData15"
		dataList{ 
			data('0','5') 
			data('5','10') 
			data('20','15')   
			data('40','25') 
			data('80','29') 
		}
	}
}