The Epsilon Object Language (EOL)

Model-Driven Development requires model management languages and tools for supporting model operations such as editing, consistency checking, and transformation. At the core of these model management techniques is a set of facilities for model navigation and modification. A subset of the Object Constraint Language can be used for some of these tasks, but it has limitations as a general-purpose language to be used in a variety of model management tasks. We present the metamodel independent Epsilon Object Language (EOL) which builds on OCL. EOL can be used both as a standalone generic model management language or as infrastructure on which task-specific languages can be built. We describe how it has been used to construct a selection of languages, such as model merging, comparison, and text generation languages.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ECMDAFA
• Authors: Dimitrios S. Kolovos, Richard F. Paige, Fiona Polack
• Keywords: ECMDAFA 2006, Hardware, Model Management, Model Management Language, Model Management Techniques