Model RealTime Java APIs

Model RealTime provides several Java APIs that can be used for extending or customizing the tool. These APIs can be used from your own-developed Eclipse plugins or pluglets. In this chapter we have grouped all information about the public Java APIs and Eclipse extension points that are available.

• Model RealTime Modeling Platform Developer's Guide
Provides an introduction to extending and customizing Model RealTime. Read this first to get some basic experience with plugin development and use of various common Java APIs. You will also find some tutorials and examples here.
• Model RealTime Transformation Developer's Guide
Describes how to create new or extend existing model transformations.
• Model RealTime Pluglet Developer's Guide
Describes APIs specifically intended for pluglets to use.
• Model RealTime Compare/Merge Developer's Guide
Describes APIs related to comparing and merging models.
• Model RealTime Tool API
This API gives access to various functionality within the Model RealTime tool. Contrary to many of the above mentioned APIs these APIs are not primarily used for extending or customizing the tool, but rather to let important tool functionality be invoked programmatically. Here you will also find certain utilities which you can benefit from when implementing your own plugins to be used with Model RealTime.

The Model Compiler API Sample