{"product_id":"9781786463272","title":"Implementing Domain-Specific Languages with Xtext and Xtend - Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn how to implement a DSL with Xtext and Xtend using easy-to-understand examples and best practices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeverage the latest features of Xtext and Xtend to develop a domain-specific language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrate Xtext with popular third party IDEs and get the best out of both worlds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover how to test a DSL implementation and how to customize runtime and IDE aspects of the DSL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is targeted at programmers and developers who want to create a domain-specific language with Xtext. They should have a basic familiarity with Eclipse and its functionality. Previous experience with compiler implementation can be helpful but is not necessary since this book will explain all the development stages of a DSL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite Xtext grammar for a DSL;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Xtend as an alternative to Java to write cleaner, easier-to-read, and more maintainable code;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild your Xtext DSLs easily with Maven\/Tycho and Gradle;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite a code generator and an interpreter for a DSL;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore the Xtext scoping mechanism for symbol resolution;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest most aspects of the DSL implementation with JUnit;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand best practices in DSL implementations with Xtext and Xtend;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop your Xtext DSLs using Continuous Integration mechanisms;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse an Xtext editor in a web application\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eXtext is an open source Eclipse framework for implementing domain-specific languages together with IDE functionalities. It lets you implement languages really quickly; most of all, it covers all aspects of a complete language infrastructure, including the parser, code generator, interpreter, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will enable you to implement Domain Specific Languages (DSL) efficiently, together with their IDE tooling, with Xtext and Xtend. Opening with brief coverage of Xtext features involved in DSL implementation, including integration in an IDE, the book will then introduce you to Xtend as this language will be used in all the examples throughout the book. You will then explore the typical programming development workflow with Xtext when we modify the grammar of the DSL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther, the Xtend programming language (a fully-featured Java-like language tightly integrated with Java) will be introduced. We then explain the main concepts of Xtext, such as validation, code generation, and customizations of runtime and UI aspects. You will have learned how to test a DSL implemented in Xtext with JUnit and will progress to advanced concepts such as type checking and scoping. You will then integrate the typical Continuous Integration systems built in to Xtext DSLs and familiarize yourself with Xbase. By the end of the book, you will manually maintain the EMF model for an Xtext DSL and will see how an Xtext DSL can also be used in IntelliJ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle and approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA step-by step-tutorial with illustrative examples that will let you master using Xtext and implementing DSLs with its custom language, Xtend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140075110640,"sku":"9781786463272","price":29.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786463272_p0.jpg?v=1763730183","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786463272","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}