Triquetrum Command Language

[rtotaro]

A command language to create model as described in the following document could be useful for making faster writing big models

TriquetrumCommandlanguage.docx

[erwindl0]

Great suggestion.

Going for a command language i.o. a plain representation of a model hierarchy is an interesting approach that could map nicely to Ptolemy II's ChangeRequests and undo stacks etc.

[cxbrooks]

I put some notes at https://wiki.eclipse.org/Triquetrum/Xtext and a link to this issue. Below are the notes:

Hallvard Traetteberg visited the Ptolemy group in 2012-2013 and did a first cut of creating Ptolemy II OSGi bundles. Hallvard also developed some Xtext work, see https://github.com/hallvard/ptolemy. Hallvard has not been using Ptolemy much recently, but his work is there.

Ptcl was a TCL-based language for Ptolemy Classic. The ptcl manual might be of use to help define some of the Xtext commands. For example, both will need to connect ports from an outer composite to an inner composite.

[cxbrooks]

The status of this issue is that Rodolfo forked the triquetrum repo to
https://github.com/rtotaro/triquetrum.git and added a branch with his work.

Rodolfo, Erwin and I had a teleconference where Rodolfo demonstrated being able to create and connect actors and to modify an existing model.

A proposed name is Tqcl for TriQuetrum Command Language.

During the call, we agreed that the Ptcl syntax is very Ptolemy Classic-specific and should be used only as a rough guide.

The next steps are:

1. Erwin will work with Rodolfo on getting his code into the the master.
2. Erwin will work with Rodofo on getting Rodolfo committer status on the Triquetrum project
3. Rodolfo will work on extending the language to support a flat model such as what is in http://wiki.eclipse.org/Triquetrum/Opening_A_Model.
4. A future task would be for Christopher to create a Ptolemy II code generator that would read MoML files and generate Tqcl output. We could eventually use this for round trip testing, where we read in MoML files, generate Tqcl output, then read the Tqcl and run the model.
5. Future work would include supporting hierarchy
6. Future work would include support actor oriented classes, see Bug Support for Actor Oriented Classes #78
7. Future work could include recording the steps a user makes while using a GUI for later playback.

[cxbrooks]

After our call today, we decided that Rodolfo will create a pull request and Erwin will merge it in.
Other possible action items before closing this issue:

• Update https://wiki.eclipse.org/Triquetrum/Xtext with how to use the work
• Add documentation to https://wiki.eclipse.org/Triquetrum/Tqcl
• Be sure the Triquetrum CI Build is working.

[rtotaro]

Pull request done Rodolfo

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Il giorno 20 feb 2017, alle ore 21:17, Christopher Brooks ***@***.***> ha scritto: After our call today, we decided that Rodolfo will create a pull request and Erwin will merge it in. Other possible action items before closing this issue: Update https://wiki.eclipse.org/Triquetrum/Xtext <https://wiki.eclipse.org/Triquetrum/Xtext> with how to use the work Add documentation to https://wiki.eclipse.org/Triquetrum/Tqcl <https://wiki.eclipse.org/Triquetrum/Tqcl> Be sure the Triquetrum CI Build <https://hudson.eclipse.org/triquetrum/> is working. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#190 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AXb807HxlPTHuxG7Ka8PHx5RXS1a9-DQks5refTIgaJpZM4LNZTm>.

[cxbrooks]

Here's another activity that should be considered before closing this issue:

• We are using .tpd files to create .target files, see [Triquetrum/Target Platform Definition](Triquetrum/Target Platform Definition): Add a org.eclipse.triquetrum.target.platform/org.eclipse.triquetrum.commants.xtext.tpd file

[rtotaro]

Hi all, i did it, please check my work it’s the first time that i use this tool for creating a target platform. thx Rodolfo

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Il giorno 20 feb 2017, alle ore 23:46, Christopher Brooks ***@***.***> ha scritto: Here's another activity that should be considered before closing this issue: We are using .tpd files to create .target files, see [Triquetrum/Target Platform Definition](Triquetrum/Target Platform Definition): Add a org.eclipse.triquetrum.target.platform/org.eclipse.triquetrum.commants.xtext.tpd file — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#190 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AXb80-_JNiaTsd2nqTMsD_2JS_GOmQXSks5rehfJgaJpZM4LNZTm>.