AToMPM/doc/_build/html/_sources/overview.txt

.. _overview:

Overview
========
This section presents an overview of AToMPM's user interface: how to create an account, and the different parts of the user interface (toolbars, canvas, and console).

First Usage
-----------
When first opening the user interface at `localhost:8124/atompm`, the user is presented with a login screen.

.. image:: img/first_login_screen.png
    :scale: 50

Click the *create one now* link, which will allow you to create a new account with a user name and password. Fill out the form and click *Create new account*.

.. image:: img/create_new_account.png
    :scale: 50

AToMPM will initialize the account (by creating a user folder under the `users/` folder) and switch to the main user interface view. When you revisit the AToMPM webpage or create a new AToMPM instance, the tool will remember your username and password and automatically log you in. You can log out by clicking the *logout* link at the top right of the user interface.

The AToMPM User Interface
-------------------------

When logged in, the AToMPM user interface is initialized with four button toolbars: *MainMenu*, *CompileMenu*, *TransformationController*, and *TransformationEditor*. They allow a langugage developer and a language user to perform most activities and are heavily used in the next sections of the documentation.

.. image:: img/user_interface.png
    :scale: 50

The user interface of AToMPM consists of three areas: the *toolbar area*, contained in the *canvas area*, and the *console*. To bring up the console, in Google Chrome press the F12 key. These areas are explained in more details in the next sections.

Toolbars
^^^^^^^^
There are two types of toolbars that can be loaded: button toolbars consist of a number of buttons that each perform a certain action, while formalism toolbars allow to instantiate language elements. A new toolbar can be loaded using the **(re)load a toolbar** button of the *MainMenu* toolbar. Toolbar models that can be loaded either have the *.buttons.model* extension (for button toolbars) or the *.metamodel* extension (for formalism toolbars).

Button Toolbars
"""""""""""""""
All button toolbar models can be found under the */Toolbars/* user folder. A button toolbar consists of a number of buttons that, when clicked, execute a particular action. Four button toolbar are loaded by default, explained below.

.. image:: img/main_toolbar.png
    
#. Launch a new AToMPM user interface in a new tab.
#. (Re-)open a button or formalism toolbar.
#. Close an opened toolbar. If this is a formalism toolbar, the model elements conforming to that formalism are removed from the model.
#. Create a new formalism under the */Formalisms/* user folder with the given name.
#. Open a model.
#. Insert the elements of a model into the currently opened model.
#. Save current model.
#. Save current model as...
#. Undo the last performed action.
#. Redo the last undone action.
#. Copy the selected elements on canvas.
#. Paste the copied elements on the canvas (copy/paste also works across AToMPM tabs).
#. Verify whether the constraints of the current model are satisfied.
#. Show or hide entities of a particular formalism (but do not remove them from the model).
#. Open the manual.

Most of these actions are intuitive. Others are explained in more detail in the next sections.
    
.. image:: img/compilation_toolbar.png
    
#. Compile the current model (conforming to the *ConcreteSyntax* formalism) to a formalism toolbar.
#. Compile the current model (conforming to the *SimpleClassDiagram* formalism) to a metamodel.
#. Compile a metamodel to a pattern metamodel (and associated formalism toolbar(s)), used in model transformation rules.

More information on these buttons can be found in :ref:`creating-a-modelling-language` and :ref:`modelling-a-model-transformation`.
    
.. image:: img/transformation_controller.png
    
#. Load a transformation.
#. Run the currently loaded transformation until the end.
#. Execute one step of the currently loaded transformation.
#. Pause the running transformation.
#. Stop the running transformation.
#. Enable debugging, which opens a debug window when the transformation is executed that shows the transformation schedule and highlights the currently executing step.

More information on these buttons can be found in :ref:`executing-a-model-transformation`.
    
.. image:: img/transformation_editor.png
    
#. Open a rule model.
#. Open a transformation model.
#. Open a formalism toolbar of a pattern metamodel.
#. Create a new transformation model, and open it in a new tab.
#. Create a new rule model, and open it in a new tab.

More information on these buttons can be found in :ref:`modelling-a-model-transformation`.

.. _formalism-toolbars:

Formalism Toolbars
""""""""""""""""""
Loading a formalism toolbar allows you to create elements on the canvas conforming to that formalism. Multiple formalism toolbars can be loaded, which allows a model to contain elements conforming to multiple formalisms.

As an example, we show the formalism toolbar of the *TrafficLight* language, which is used throughout the readme as an example.

.. image:: img/trafficlight_toolbar.png

Each button of a formalism toolbar corresponds to an icon in the concrete syntax definition of the formalism. Links are not shown. Clicking a button will select that particular type to be instantiated. Right-clicking on the canvas instantiates the icon on the canvas. More information on how to use a formalism toolbar to model can be found in :ref:`using-a-modelling-language`.

Canvas
^^^^^^
Below is a list of various states the Canvas can be in along with lists of actions available in each state and their corresponding shortcut(s).

When in the **DEFAULT** state,

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+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Action                          | Shortcut(s)                                                                 |
+=================================+=============================================================================+
| Choose an entity type to create | Left-click on desired type from a loaded formalism toolbar.                 |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Create an entity                | Right-click anywhere on the canvas.                                         |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Select an entity                | Left-click any entity. This will also select the entity's contents, if      |
|                                 | any. To select a container without selecting its contents, SHIFT-Left-click |
|                                 | it. Enters the **SOMETHING SELECTED** state.                                |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Select one or more entity       | Left-press anywhere on Canvas, drag selection box around desired            |
|                                 | entity or entities and release. Enters the **SOMETHING SELECTED** state.    |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Connect entities                | Right-press an entity (enters the **DRAWING EDGE** state), drag to-be edge  |
|                                 | to target entity and release.                                               |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Edit icon text                  | SHIFT-Middle-click any text from any icon on the Canvas (this               |
|                                 | will display a very simple text editor).                                    |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Edit entity                     | Middle-click or SHIFT-Left-click any entity on the Canvas (this will        | 
|                                 | display the attribute editor).                                              |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

When in the **SOMETHING SELECTED** state (*i.e.*, when one or more entity is selected), |something_selected|

.. |something_selected| image:: img/something_selected.png
    :class: inline-image

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+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Action                               | Shortcut(s)                                                                 |
+======================================+=============================================================================+
| Unselect selection                   | Right-/Left-/Middle-click anywhere on the Canvas, or click ESC. Enters the  |
|                                      | **DEFAULT** state.                                                          |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Move selection                       | Left-press selection, drag preview overlay to desired position and          |
|                                      | release. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.                                      |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Delete selection                     | Press DELETE. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.                                 |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Edit first entity in selection       | Click INSERT, or click COMMAND (this will display the attribute editor.     |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Change the geometry of the selection | Click CTRL. Enters the **GEOMETRY EDITING** state.                          |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Edit the selected edge               | Click SHIFT. Enters the **EDGE EDITING** state.                             |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Snap selection to nearest grid point | Click TAB. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.                                    |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

When in the **DRAGGING SELECTION** state (*i.e.*, when left-dragging one or more selected entity), |dragging_selection|

.. |dragging_selection| image:: img/dragging_selection.png
    :class: inline-image

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+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Action                               | Shortcut(s)                                                                 |
+======================================+=============================================================================+
| Insert selection into container      | Left-release on top of the target entity. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.     |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Remove selection from container      | Left-release outside of current container. Containment relationships can    |
|                                      | also be deleted manually if visible. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.          |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Confirm motion                       | Left-release on the Canvas. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.                   |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Cancel motion                        | Click ESC. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.                                    |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

When in the **DRAWING EDGE** state (*i.e.*, when dragging to-be edge from source to target entities), |drawing_edge|

.. |drawing_edge| image:: img/drawing_edge.png
    :class: inline-image

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+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Action                                | Shortcut(s)                                                                 |
+=======================================+=============================================================================+
| Make current line horizontal/vertical | Click TAB.                                                                  |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Create control point                  | Left-click anywhere, or click CTRL.                                         |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Delete last control point             | Middle-click anywhere, or click ALT.                                        |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Cancel current edge                   | Left-release anywhere on the Canvas. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.          |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

When in the **EDGE EDITING** state, |edge_editing|

.. |edge_editing| image:: img/edge_editing.png
    :class: inline-image

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+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Action                                | Shortcut(s)                                                                 |
+=======================================+=============================================================================+
| Move control point                    | Left-press any control point, drag it to desired position and release.      |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Vertically/Horizontally align control | Left-click any control point and click TAB.                                 |
| point to previous control point       |                                                                             |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Clone control point                   | Right-click any control point.                                              |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Delete control point                  | Middle-click any control point (extremities and the central control         |
|                                       | point cannot be removed).                                                   |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Finish editing                        | Right-/Left-/Middle-click anywhere on the Canvas, or click ESC. Enters the  |
|                                       | **DEFAULT** state.                                                          |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

When in the **GEOMETRY EDITING** state, |geometry_editing|

.. |geometry_editing| image:: img/geometry_editing.png
    :class: inline-image

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+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Action                                | Shortcut(s)                                                                 |
+=======================================+=============================================================================+
| Scale                                 | Mouse-wheel up/down on scale icon until preview overlay reaches desired     |
|                                       | shape.                                                                      |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Scale vertically only                 | Mouse-wheel up/down on vertical scale icon until preview overlay reaches    |
|                                       | desired shape.                                                              |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Scale horizontally only               | Mouse-wheel up/down on horizontal scale icon until preview overlay reaches  |
|                                       | desired shape.                                                              |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Rotate                                | Mouse-wheel up/down on rotation icon until preview overlay reaches desired  |
|                                       | shape.                                                                      |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Cancel changes                        | Right-/Left-/Middle-click anywhere on the Canvas, or click ESC. Enters the  |
|                                       | **DEFAULT** state.                                                          |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Confirm changes                       | Left-click confirmation icon. Enters the **DEFAULT** state.                 |
+---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Console
^^^^^^^

The developer console (press F12 in Chrome/Firefox) contains many useful debugging messages. Especially when :ref:`executing-a-model-transformation`, the console contains useful information on which rules were executed and whether they failed or succeeded.
    
.. image:: img/console.png