Abstract
UML class diagram and Java source code are interrelated and Java code is a kind of interchange format. Working with UML state diagram in CASE tools, a corresponding xml file is maintained. Designing state diagrams is mostly performed manually using design patterns and coding templates - a time consuming process. This article demonstrates how to compile such a diagram into Java code and later, by reverse engineering, produce a class diagram. The process from state diagram via intermediate SAX parsed xml file to Apache Velocity generated Java code is described. The result is a fast reproducible Java code minimizing maintenance.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Information and Software Technology |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-20 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISSN | 0950-5849 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- UML state diagram design, Java code generation, SAX parser, Apache Velocity Template Language, xml