Advanced use

Here’re some advanced uses with Astah API.

XML Input/Output

XML Input/Output is supported only in Astah Professional.
Use ProjectAccessor to input/output XML Input/Output from the API. But first you need to register the project in ProjectAccessor (Reference: Accessing the project).

Reference Model Management

Reference Model Management is supported only in Astah Professional.
To set or update referenced projects with API, call ProjectAccessor’s method.

Easy Merge

Easy Merge is supported only in Astah Professional.
To run Easy Merge from API, call ProjectAccessor#easyMerge(String path, boolean isKeepBase) method.

Programming Language

You can set programming languages for each project in Astah. (See how)

Get language information

Language information is stored as a TaggedValue in eachProject model (IModel) if any is specified.
So you can get the language information by TaggedValues.

Set language

You can set language information with BasicModelEditor.

public void setLanguageCSharp(BasicModelEditor modelEditor, IModel project, boolean doApply)
        throws InvalidEditingException {
    modelEditor.setLanguageCSharp(project, doApply);
}

Find out language info1

In Astah, you can check Java, C++ or C# for each Class, Attribute and Operation.

When any language is checked, it is added to the model as a stereotype internally. So by getting the stereotype, you can see which language property is set to each Class, Attribute and Operation.

Java

C

C++

Find out language info2

When you add any language-related properties in [Language] tab to Classes, Attributes and Operations, the information will be added to these models as TaggedValue, Stereotype or attributes.

Target : Class (IClass), Attribute (IAttribute), Operation (IOperation)

Java

C

C++