e4CompareFramework

The e4CompareFramework provides methods for the reverse engineering of clone-and-own software variants. Each part of the framework provides interfaces allowing the extension of the framework with further readers and writers and additional comparators for the variability mining method.

features

• Supports following programming languages: Java, UML, ARC,Text, C,C++,C#
• Feature Model Editor
• Constraint Editor
• Intra-Variability Mining
• Inter-Variability Minning
• Solution Space Feature Location and Idetification support
• Solution Space Feature Model Extraction and Refinement

requirements

• Java 8
• Eclipse IDE

setup

Step 1: Clone the e4compareFramework repo
Step 2: Import Plug-ins into the workspace

• Select import projects in the project explorer
  
• Existing Projects into Workspace
  
• Select Search for nested projects in the e4compareFramework folder
  
• Select all plug-ins and click finish
  

Step 3: Install Packages

• Help -> Install New Software -> GEF
• Help -> Eclipse Marketplace -> e(fx)clipse
  

Step 4: Set API Baseline

• Window-> Preferences -> Search API Baseline -> Add Baseline -> Next -> Refresh -> Finish
  

Step 5: Set Execution Environment to Java 8

• Window -> Preferences -> Execution Environments
  

Step 6: Start the Application

• Open the de.tu_bs.cs.isf.e4cf.core plug-in
  
• Right click on the de.tu_bs.cs.isf.e4cf.core.product file Run-As – Eclipse Application
  

YouTubeChanel with Tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1BJ0giECWnRGM-Ck7TET5w/?guided_help_flow=5\