modeling framework and code generation facility for building tools and other applications based on a structured data model
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Eclipse EMF™ is a modeling framework and code generation facility for building tools and other applications based on a structured data model. From a model specification described in XMI, EMF provides tools and runtime support to produce a set of Java classes for the model, a set of adapter classes that enable viewing and command-based editing of the model, and a basic editor. Models can be specified using annotated Java, XML documents, Xcore, or graphical modeling tools, then imported into EMF. Most important of all, EMF provides the foundation for interoperability with other EMF-based tools and applications.
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Eclipse Modeling Framework（EMF），是Eclipse组织推出的。它能够帮助软件开发人员将模型(UML, XSD等)转换成为健壮且功能丰富的Java代码。通过使用EMF，程序员编写的程序能免费的获得一个健壮的模型层，它通常比程序员自己手工编写的模型层更为健壮。事实上，有很多商业产品都使用了 EMF 来作为其模型层。由于 EMF 的广泛使用，Eclipse 组织为其推出了众多的周边模块。
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