Essential EMF

Overview

The Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) is a powerful framework and code generation facility for building Java applications based on simple model definitions. Designed to make modeling practical and useful to the mainstream Java programmer, EMF unifies three important technologies: Java, XML, and UML. Software is focused on manipulating data that can be modeled, hence, models drive software development. This refcard will get you started with the Eclipse Modeling Framework.

Features include Generating a Model – Quick Start, Regeneration and Merging, The Ecore Model, Structural Feature Control Flags, Hot Tips and more.

About the Author

Ed Merks leads the top-level Eclipse Modeling Project along with Rich Gronback (Borland), and the Eclipse Modeling Framework subproject. He holds a Ph.D. in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University. Ed has his own small company, Macro Modeling, and his work at Eclipse is funded by itemis AG. Ed is well recognized for his dedication to the Eclipse community, posting literally thousands of newsgroup answers each year.

Publication
EMF: Eclipse Modeling Framework, 2nd Edition, co-author with Dave Steinberg, Frank Budinsky, and Marcelo Paternostro, Addison Wesley Publications

James Sugrue is a software architect at Pilz Ireland, a company using many Eclipse technologies. James also works as editor on EclipseZone and JavaLobby. He follows the Eclipse projects closely and is interested in their application in many industries.