Towards a model execution framework for Eclipse
Michael Soden, Hajo Eichler · 2009
The Eclipse Modeling Project (EMP) is one of the most striking foundation for model driven development. With its core frameworks for metamodeling, textual and graphical editors, validation & constraints, transformations, etc. it provides broad support for creation of model driven tooling such as for Domain Specific Languages (DSLs). However, there is currently a lack of support for making models executable by means of operational semantics. This paper outlines the M3Actions, a framework to develop execution semantics for MOF metamodels, which is on the verge of being adopted as basis of a new Eclipse project named Model Execution Framework (MXF). We discuss requirements upon model execution and sketch requirements of a common execution infrastructure.