10 Dec
2008
10 Dec
'08
6:55 a.m.
Hi,
Sorry if this is a repeat, not sure if my first post
came through.
Your mail came through, but I just forgot to answer it :)
Is it possible with Mondrian to do any of the
following:
- generate labels on graph edges e.g. names of association ends in a
UML class diagram?
Theoretically yes, but the current implementation will not draw them
quite correctly :(. To do that you have to decorate an ArrowShape with
a LabelShape. The problem is that LabelShape was made to work with
Rectangles, so they will position themselves outside the bounds of the
shape they decorate. So, if you have a LineShape that is diagonal from
top-left to bottom-right, and you want a label at the end, you will
get your label positioned either on the top-right or on the bottom-
right.
This should actually be changed, as the line should directly know how
to work with labels.
- generate nodes like class nodes (with name, line,
attributes list,
etc.)?
view umlClassShapeWithLabel: #name.
view nodes: classGroup.
...
- possibly with some layout coding, generate
component-port-
connector models: labeled boxes, labeled lines between boxes,
labeled mini-boxes on the edges of the connections
Yes it is possible. To build complex shapes, you should take a look at
the FormsBuilder. To get an idea of how to use it, take a look at
FormsBuilderTest. A very complex shape can be seen in
FormsBuilderTest>>testAdvancedApi.
- Are these reasonable usages of current Mondrian
capability?
Definitely.
Cheers,
Doru
Thanks!
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