API to import and export XMI

[raghava]

Hi,

Putting it simply, I want to integrate a tool with the
functionality of importing and exporting XMI (with the option to draw
UML diagrams as well) into my application. Is this possible ? If not,
is there a work around for this one ?
Thank you.

[Joe Kesselman]

XMI is an XML language, so you should be able to read and write it using
standard XML tools (off-the-shelf parsers and serializers, APIs such as
SAX and DOM, etc.) Integrating that with your own application is an
exercise for the student, of course...

I don't know if there's a support layer available which builds on that
to specifically provide XMI tools. The answer probably depends on which
programming language you're working in. Try a websearch?

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[raghava]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I know that normal XML APIs work on XMI
as well. Iam able to navigate through the XMI file. Iam using C#.NET.
But to produce the visual model from XMI and generate XMI from visual
model - all this has been done isn't ? I need this functionality. I was
wondering whether I can integrate this functionality directly into my
application ? or maybe an API available for this specific purpose ?

Thank you.

[Joe Kesselman]

raghava wrote:

But to produce the visual model from XMI and generate XMI from visual
model - all this has been done isn't ?

That isn't really an XML question, but very specifically an XMI
question. As I said, I'd try a websearch for XMI tools, probably
starting at the OMG's website. They list a number of implementations in
progress, but I'm not sure whether any of them are available as
embeddable subroutine libraries.

http://www.omg.org/technology/xml/index.htm

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[raghava]

Hi,

I agree that this is XMI specific question. I saw a few XMI
related questions in this group and in one of the posts they even
mentioned that more XMI related discussion is welcome. Thats the
reason, I posted it here.

I did search at the OMG site and at other places. Your doubt is
correct. There are individual tools that have this functionality but
not the kind I wanted. But almost all tools concerned with XMI need
this functionality, so I thought maybe there is component like thing
for this one or maybe an API as I asked.
Thank you.