Reuse and Customization for Code Generators: Synergy by Transformations and Templates

A Methodology for Retrofitting Generative Aspects in Existing Applications.

“…Using example models and code examples as a reference when engineering code generators have proven efficient in full-size real-world MBSE projects (Adam et al 2020), which is why we consider model creation and generator engineering to go hand in hand. The approach presented in (Eikermann et al 2019) utilizes transfor-mations and templates for systematic reuse of code generators. Another example presented in (Sujeeth et al 2013) demonstrates reuse of a code generator infrastructure and related functional libraries in a form of a framework, which transforms models of different DSLs into a common representation.…”