C++ Extension for StarUML

This extension for StarUML(http://staruml.io) support to generate C++ code from UML model and to reverse C++ code to UML model. Install this extension from Extension Manager of StarUML.

⚠️ This extensions do not provide perfect reverse engineering which is a test and temporal feature. If you need a complete reverse engineering feature, please check other professional reverse engineering tools.

UMLPackage

• converted to folder.

UMLClass

• converted to Cpp Class. (as a separate .h file)
• visibility to one of modifiers public, protected, private. If visibility is not setted, consider as protected.
• isFinalSpecialization and isLeaf property to final modifier.
• Default constructor is generated.
• All contained types (UMLClass, UMLInterface, UMLEnumeration) are generated as inner type definition.
• TemplateParameter to Cpp Template.

UMLAttribute

• converted to Cpp Field.
• visibility property to one of modifiers public, protected, private. If visibility is not setted, consider as protected.
• name property to field identifier.
• type property to field type.
• multiplicity property to vector type.
• isStatic property to static modifier.
• isLeaf property to final modifier.
• defaultValue property to initial value.
• Documentation property to JavaDoc comment.

UMLOperation

• converted to Cpp Methods.
• visibility to one of modifiers public, protected, private. If visibility is not setted, consider as protected.
• name property to method identifier.
• isAbstract property to virtual modifier. (TODO need options to create pure-virtual function or virtual function)
• isStatic property to static modifier.
• UMLParameter to Cpp Method Parameters.
• UMLParameter's name property to parameter identifier.
• UMLParameter's type property to type of parameter.
• UMLParameter with direction = return to return type of method. When no return parameter, void is used.
• UMLParameter with isReadOnly = true to const modifier of parameter.

UMLInterface

• converted to Cpp Class. (as a separate .h file)
• visibility property to one of modifiers public, protected, private. If visibility is not setted, consider as protected.
• all method will treated as pure virtaul.

UMLEnumeration

Weekdays
Monday
Tuesday
Saturday

converts

/* Test header @ toori67
 * This is Test
 * also test
 * also test again
 */
#ifndef (_WEEKDAYS_H)
#define _WEEKDAYS_H

enum Weekdays { Monday,Tuesday,Saturday };

#endif //_WEEKDAYS_H

• converted to Cpp Enum. (as a separate .h file)
• visibility property to one of modifiers public, protected, private. If visibility is not setted, consider as protected.
• UMLEnumerationLiteral to literals of enum.

UMLAssociationEnd

• converted to Cpp Field.
• visibility property to one of modifiers public, protected, private. If visibility is not setted, consider as protected.
• name property to field identifier.
• type property to field type.
• If multiplicity is one of 0..*, 1..*, *, then collection type (std::vector<T> ) is used.
• defaultValue property to initial value.

UMLGeneralization & UMLInterfaceRealization

• converted to Cpp Inheritance (:).
• Allowed for UMLClass to UMLClass, and UMLClass to UMLInterface.

C++ Reverse Engineering

1. Click the menu (Tools > C++ > Reverse Code...)
2. Select a folder containing C++ source files to be converted to UML model elements.
3. CppReverse model will be created in the Project.

Belows are the rules to convert from C++ source code to UML model elements.

C++ Namespace

• converted to UMLPackage.

C++ Class

• converted to UMLClass.
• Class name to name property.
• Type parameters to UMLTemplateParameter.
• Access modifier public, protected and private to visibility property.
• abstract modifier to isAbstract property.
• Constructors to UMLOperation with stereotype <<constructor>>.
• All contained types (UMLClass, UMLInterface, UMLEnumeration) are generated as inner type definition.

C++ Field (to UMLAttribute)

• converted to UMLAttribute if "Use Association" is off in Preferences.

• Field type to type property.

  • Primitive Types : type property has the primitive type name as string.
  • T[](array) or its decendants: type property refers to T with multiplicity *.
  • T (User-Defined Types) : type property refers to the T type.
  • Otherwise : type property has the type name as string.

• Access modifier public, protected and private to visibility property.

• static modifier to isStatic property.

• Initial value to defaultValue property.

C++ Field (to UMLAssociation)

• converted to (Directed) UMLAssociation if "Use Association" is on in Preferences and there is a UML type element (UMLClass, UMLInterface, or UMLEnumeration) correspond to the field type.

• Field type to end2.reference property.

  • T[](array) or its decendants: reference property refers to T with multiplicity *.
  • T (User-Defined Types) : reference property refers to the T type.
  • Otherwise : converted to UMLAttribute, not UMLAssociation.

• Access modifier public, protected and private to visibility property.

C++ Method

• converted to UMLOperation.
• Type parameters to UMLTemplateParameter.
• Access modifier public, protected and private to visibility property.
• static modifier to isStatic property.
• abstract modifier to isAbstract property.

C++ Enum

• converted to UMLEnumeration.
• Enum name to name property.
• Type parameters to UMLTemplateParameter.
• Access modifier public, protected and private to visibility property.

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