Generating Web applications using a DSL

Prerequisites

• Python 3
• pip

Installation

• Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
• Install project packages (includes installing language and generator to textx):
  • on Windows run install.bat
  • on Linux run install.sh

Run generator

Run command degenerate

or

Run command textx generate --output-path $OUTPUT_PATH --target javascript --model_path $MODEL_PATH $MODEL_PATH

Arguments:

• -m [path] path to application model file (.dgdl)
• -s [path] path to generated application source directory

Examples:

• degenerate -m ./ExampleApp/application.dgdl -s ./ExampleApp/srcgen
• textx generate --output-path ./ExampleApp/srcdgen --target javascript --model_path ./ExampleApp/application.dgdl ./ExampleApp/application.dgdl

DSL Documentation

Documantation is available as a web application

• From ./Documentation run python app.py
• In browser open http://localhost:6325/

Example application model can be found in ./ExampleApp/application.dgdl

Features

Bolded features are implemented.

Must have

• Entities and relationships
• CRUD backend app(Python or Node.js)
• Services and model for frontend app (Angular or React)
• SQLite
• Separating generated from user written code (abstract and inherited classes)

Nice to have

• ACL, with roles and access control
• Advanced endpoints (like JPA)
• Arhitektura zasnovana na plugin-ima
• Plugin based architecture
• Search, filter, paging, sort through query parameters
• Comment generation

Could have

• Dokumentcija generisanog API-ja
• Generated API documentation
• Technology choice for backend/frontend apps

Won't have

• GUI for DSL
• VSCode plugin