The diamodl dialog modelling language and its Eclipse-based editor and runtime

The diamodl modelling language uses a combination of typed dataflow and statecharts for describing the function and behavior of a user interface. Diamodl is well suited for modelling modern business applications' user interface, whether based on desktop or web technology. To aid the developer, we are building an editor, based on the Eclipse GMF (GEF+EMF) framework, and a runtime, based on SWT and its XSWT XML format. Both of these are integrated with domain modelling using EMF (Eclipse modelling framework).

Hallvard Trætteberg is currently Associate Professor in the Information Systems group of the Dept. of Computer and Information Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. He delivered his PhD thesis on user interface modelling in 2002 and has since worked on integrating dialog modelling with modern design and systems engineering methods and tools. His current interests are model-driven architecture/ engineering and user interface modelling with Eclipse-based tools and integrating user interface dialog modelling with business process modelling, SOA and web 2.0 technology.