Episode #22 –
Oct 22, 2014
Property Page
As in the previous episode I customize an Xtext generator. This time I build a custom project property page making the settings a part of the project.
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Episode #21 –
Sep 23, 2013
Preference Page
In this episode I build a simple preference page customizing an Xtext generator.
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Episode #20 –
Aug 09, 2013
Embedded DSL with Xtend
Learn, how to create your own embedded DSL with Xtend. I will demonstrate, how to engage named parameters and even how to do a custom syntax highlighting.
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Episode #19 –
Jul 09, 2013
Xbase's new JvmUnknownTypeReference
New nice little feature of the Xtext 2.4 is the use of JvmUnknownTypeReference instead of the 'null' to represent references to missing types. In this episode, you will see the differences between Xtext 2.3 and Xtext 2.4 in creation and use of type references.
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Episode #18 –
Apr 07, 2013
Model Optimization
This episode answers a Stackoverflow question, how to improve syntax-influenced meta-models using an example of a comma separated variable definition.
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Episode #17 –
Mar 27, 2013
Restricting Scope
Learn how to explicitly and implicitly restrict a scope of an object for a single reference. We will override AbstractDeclarativeScopeProvider reducing the default scope explicitly. Then we will revert changes, add validator and modify content assistant to achieve even better results reducing the default scope implicitly.
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Episode #16 –
Feb 11, 2013
Output Configurations with Xbase
In this episode I demonstrate, how to use different output configurations (also called outlets) with Xbase and ModelInferrer.
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Episode #15 –
Dec 11, 2012
Output Configurations
In this episode I demonstrate, how to create multiple output configurations (also called outlets) with different default settings and use it within an IGenerator implementation.
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Episode #14 –
Nov 10, 2012
Model Inferrer & Scripting Language
In this episode I will show you the first most simple language out of the 7 Languages For The JVM - the Scripting Language. The main focus will be on the ModelInferrer.
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Episode #13 –
Oct 21, 2012
JMockit-Xtend
JMockit-Xtend provides a collection of the extension and helper methods to integrate the popular java mocking framework JMockit with Xtend. In this episode I show how to setup a simple java project with Xtend/JMockit and how to test-drive a simple command-line application mocking system methods.
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