MPS run Model2Model transformation and TextGen from action

Question

I am developing a plugin for Schedulability Analysis for mbeddr. In order to run an external tool, I want to transform the mbeddr-model to the external tool's model and use the Textgen aspect in order to create an input file for the external tool. The Analysis will be started from an Action defined in a plugin solution (is this the smartest way?), so how do I trigger the M2M transformation and the textgen from a plugin action?

Thanks

Answer 1

You can have a look at the MakeActionImpl Class from MPS. It basically does it by creating a MakeSession it takes a list of models to generate and you can await the Future that is returned. You need fine grained control about the generators invoked and the facets involved have a look at the MakeUtils from com.mbeddr.core.runconfiguration.pluginSolution It's a good blueprint if you want get deeper integration with the MPS internals. It also contains a easy API to do the simple rebuild/make tasks.