Model-Driven Software Factory 

Modular Target Architectures Support

 

• Allows multi-architecture without additional cost
• Rich client (client/server architecture)
• Web ASP.NET application (n-tier architecture)
• Web SharePoint application (n-tier architecture)
• Smart Client application (n-tier architecture)

Integrated template engine

 

• Code generation for text based languages
• Template caching for an increased generation performance
• 100% reusable template engine
• Integrable as an MsBuild Task
• Exclusive Microsoft's RTF support. Allows direct Microsoft Word ® (all versions) editing for creating reports templates
  

Internationalization

 

• Dynamic localization of properties in the persistence layer
• Multilingual ready for all parts of the application
• .NET standard resource model support 

 

Migration scenarios

 

• Database importer for existing SQL Server databases
• Database importer for existing Access databases. Existing OLEObject are exported and transformed into CodeFluent blobs.
• Database importer for existing Oracle Server databases
• Database importer for existing OLEDB Server databases (if the OLEDB provider supports the OLEDB schemas interface)
• Database importer for existing SQL Compact Edition databases
• Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect ® importer for existing UML projects 
• XMI 2.x importer for existing UML projects
• ADO.NET Entity Framework importer for existing mapping projects

Tooling

 

• Client Console
• MSBuild integrable with a provided Task
• Microsoft Visual Studio ® 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010 integrable. CodeFluent Entities Modeler Tool (GUI - in beta) is fully integrated with Visual Studio ® 2008 and 2010.
• Easy preprocessing on the CodeFluent Xml model
• Generated files are easily debuggable for an increased productivity (Reflection mechanism is not used)
• CodeFluent is itself a 100% reusable API 
• Source controllers and collaborative tools are supported
• CodeFluent models can be split in parts to favour collaborative work
    

 

Persistence and Storage Layer

 

Persistence

 

• Microsoft SQL Server ® 2000, 2005, 2008
• Oracle Database 9,10,11 support
• Customizable naming convention for tables and stored procedure generation
• Automatic generation of tables
• Automatic generation of stored procedures, including custom ones
• Automatic generation of keys (primary, secondary, foreign)
• Automatic generation of indexes
• Automatic generation of views
• Automatic generation of schemas (users)
• Automatic generation of dynamic server side SQL for multi criteria search procedures
• Manual (ADO.Net) or implicit (TransactionScope) transaction support
• Integrated concurrency management (RowVersion) for easier disconnected mode or SOA support
• RowGuidCol support in SQL Server for replication scenarios
• Automatic stored procedure generation using integrated CFQL query language
• Database differential engine for continuous generation and build support

 

Object-Relational Continuity

 

• Support for standard relational patterns (1:M, M:1, M:M relations, inheritance, associations)
• Extensive keying support (Guid, integer, strings, entities, composite keys)
• Fully hierarchical model (including relationships generation)
• Full support for enumerations values on all layers, from .NET to persistence layer, WCF, serialization, etc.
• Integrated query language ("CFQL") for easy custom stored procedure generation, independent from the target relational database system
• Automatic Binary Large Object (file, document, images, videos...) easy handling, with streaming
• Automatic paging support (client and server)
• Automatic sorting support (client and server)
• Automatic generation of LINQ to SQL attributes
• Persistence code is not generated dynamically, to ease debugging and favor testability of the solution

 

Middle-Tier Layer

 

Business Object Model Layer

 

• Support for standard OOP patterns (collections, generics, inheritance)
• Fully hierarchical model (including relationships generation)
• Code Generation (supports C# and VB.Net)
• Lightweight entities (struct and views) support
• Automatic caching support
• Support for Winforms automatic binding (INotifyPropertyChanged, IBindingList, IList)
• Support for WPF automatic binding (INotifyPropertyChanged, INotifyCollectionChanged, IBindingList)
• Support for Winforms and WPF 3.5 automatic validation (IDataErrorInfo)
• Support for ICloneable, IComparable, IEquatable, IList, ICollection, IDictionary and their generic equivalent interfaces
• Service layer (WCF) support
• XML serialization (XmlSerializer) support
• Property validation support (StringValidate, RegularExpressionValidate, CompareValidate, ObjectValidate, CustomValidate, ...), with error collections, and specific end-user oriented and localizable messages
• Generated model extensible with partial classes or snippet code integrated in the model
• Custom external business rule integration
• Integration of ILOG Rules for .NET ® as a business rule engine
• Integration of custom .NET Assemblies as a business rule engine
• Integration of script engines (VBScript, JScript, ...) as a business rule engine
• Not based on .NET Framework Reflection mechanisms
• POCO support, no base class needed

 

Service Object Model Layer

 

• Automatic generation of Windows Communication Framework (WCF) facades, server side
• A generic Windows WCF service host is provided, for all Windows versions, so you will not have to write specific Windows services to host your WCF services
• Complete support for WCF extensive configuration capabilities (no specific constraints on bindings, ...)
• Automatic generation of an embedded Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) server for large binary objects (BLOB) upload and download
• Support for client and server inprocess debugging (without an external host server process)
• Automatic generation of a specific enhanced WCF proxy (optional, as standard proxy generation is still fully supported) on the client side, for an object oriented approach continuity:

 

Web Service Layer (ASMX)

 

• Automatic generation of ASMX type web service facades
• Automatic generation of custom methods and business rules

 

User Interface Layer

 

Web Layer

 

• Automatic ASP.NET custom controls CodeDom generation
• Full multilingual support
• Automatic CSS based Web Site creation and deployment
• Template based generation (using Integrated template engine)
• Exclusive Excel and Access ® offline editing & over-the-web synchronization feature (HTTP/HTTPS)
• Automatic generation of fully 100% functional ASP.Net MembershipProvider, RoleProvider and ProfileProvider based on model entities
• Support of ObjectDataSource, GridView, DetailsView, FormView, ... classes
• Reusable generic ASP.NET controls provided: BooleanControl, CompareControl, CaptchaControl, CountryDataSource, ...
• Automatic generation of an embedded Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) server for large binary objects (BLOB) upload and download. No need for IIS.

 

Office Applications Layer

 

• Exclusive Excel 2003, 2007 and 2010 (32-bit and 64-bit) ® offline editing & over-the-web synchronization feature (HTTP)
• Exclusive Access 2007 and 2010 ® over-the-web synchronization feature (HTTP)
• Support of IIS or WCF (3.5 or higher) as the backend. IIS is not needed if WCF is chosen
   

SharePoint WebParts Layer

 (Requires a separate licence)

• Automatic SharePoint (WSS3, MOSS 2007 and MOSS 2010) custom web parts generation
• Automatic generation of Grid, Forms, in read and edit mode
• Server side paging
• Server side sorting
• Custom rendering support
• Multilingual support
• SharePoint CSS themes support
• Authorization support, based on ASP.Net MembershipProvider, RoleProvider and ProfileProvider in the SharePoint context
• Forms and columns layout editing at runtime for power users (Shared webparts)
   

Silverlight Layer

 

• Automatic generation of a complete remote object model to ease development and support, based on the exact same source as the WCF enhanced proxy layer (see Service Model Layer above)
• Automatic generation of custom business rules on the client, if needed
• Automatic generation of validation rules on the client, if needed
• Support for WPF/E automatic binding (INotifyPropertyChanged, INotifyCollectionChanged)
• Dynamic generation of asynchronous interfaces (per Silverlight "asynchronous-only" rule), but a synchronous usage pattern is proposed, to accelerate Silverlight development

See Also

 

 

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