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ObjectBuilder README
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ObjectBuilder is a C++ code generation CASE tool (CASE, code generation, refactoring, documentation generation). It lets you create, manipulate and navigate classes, class relations, class members and class methods at a high level of abstraction.
ObjectBuilder dramatically simplify work with C++ project architecture. I use it and think that tree OO interface targeted to C++ more fast and power than UML class diagrams.
ObjectBuilder perfectly organize C++ header files with any level of complexity. Even if you use loop-references if OO hierarchy, you need include only one project-level header file.
You can easy modify and refactore existing project with cut/copy/paste ANY object (from Method Argument to entire Module) within project and between ObjectBuilder projects.
ObjectBuilder is not an IDE tool. It is portable two-way architect code-generation tool.
Features:
C++ standard-compliant code generation.
Single header for import all project subheaders.
Organize header files with any level of complexity in class hierarchy and with any type of interclass references.
Organize sources with logical manner (projects, groups/namespaces, classes, folder structure, alphabetic functions order).
Support for advanced C++ language sintaxis - templates, virtual inheritances, virtual destructors, internal classes, global functions/variables, custom types, etc. (Unlike standard UML code generators).
Full code lifecycle support - generate sources and read modified sources back.
Type/metadata libraries support for external frameworks (STL,Qt,Boost,etc.).
Code quality/phase marks. Analyze/Development/Test/Complete phase status for all objects in tree - classes, methods, members, etc.
Automatic HTML documentation generator (like Doxygen/javadoc output).
Editable code templates (for custom headers with license and copyright information).
Multiplatform (Java JRE 1.6 and later required).
XML-based internal file format for portability & compatibility with source control tools.
Easy types/metadata import from third projects/frameworks (Qt,Boost,etc). [Beta stage]
Keep "author" and "owner" attributes for all objects (ownership used with some development methodoloies).
Source file header per-project template (description, license, etc).
It is written primarily in Java and is distributed under the terms of the Simplified BSD License, see license.txt.
Binaries are available from::
http://sourceforge.net/projects/objectbuilder2
The latest source can be retrieved via git from::
hg clone http://hg.code.sf.net/p/objectbuilder2/code objectbuilder2-code
Author: Dmitry Ognyannikov <sirius_plus@yahoo.com>