Comparative analysis of DSM Graphical Editor frameworks : Graphiti vs . Sirius

Developing languages and tools which depend on Domain-Specific Modeling (DSM) methodology, represent a hot topic nowadays, but building a set of graphical tool is often very complex process which takes a lot of time and it often highly depends on developer’s knowledge and reliable frameworks. Today, a leading role of Integrated Development Environment (IDE) tools on market has an open source – Eclipse platform, which became de-facto standard and primary choice for developing a DSM environment. The choice of user interface framework, to solve the traditional problems of custom modeling in an elegant fashion, strongly influences the development process and system’s lifetime costs spent on maintenance. In order to realize which of the open source frameworks based on Eclipse is better choice, allowing developers to establish a very flexible graphical environment for editing the models, a comparative analysis of Graphiti and Sirius frameworks for developing a DSM Graphical Editor is done with aim to define pros and cons of each of them.