Bloqqi Editor - Release Notes

This file contains the important changes for each release. For a comprehension list of changes, see the commit log.

0.2.7 - 2020-09-30

• Don't show abstract diagram types in palette
• Update to latest bloqqi compiler

0.2.6 - 2020-06-09

• Add support for new feature specification for a base diagram B:

  features B {
    optional f1: F1;  // Optional feature "f1" that is implemented in the subtype F1 <: B
    optional f2: F2;
    optional f3: F3;
    f1 before f2;     // Feature f1 should be applied before f2 if both are applied
    f1 before f3;
    f2 exludes f3;    // Features f2 and f3 cannot be used at the same time
  }
  

• The features can then be instantiated for a block:

  diagramtype Main {
    b: B {
      feature f1;
      feature f3;
    };
  }
  

0.2.5 - 2019-11-13

• Add RGT and SetReal to standard library
• External functions can be called inside functions
• Add support in compiler for concurrently running programs
• Fix name-clash bug when generating C code (found by Alfred)

0.2.4 - 2019-03-27

• Automatically reverse connections if they are created "backwards"
• Add multi-line strings enclosed by """

• Add documentation strings for user-defined types. Example of a multi-line documentation string:

  """
  Description of what D does
  """
  diagramtype D(...) {
     ...
  }
  

• Show documentation string (first line) in palette when creating blocks

0.2.3 - 2019-02-28

• Add support for declaring states in state machines as public. This creates an implicit boolean output parameter for the state that tells whether the state is active or not.

0.2.2 - 2018-11-29

• Add preference to show/hide types
• Parameters can be deleted in diagram view
• Add support for using state machines as blocks, which are defined textually
• Always expose all parameters when creating new specialization
• Expand content in feature wizard if feature diagram is non-recursive

0.2.1 - 2017-03-08

• Feature: Add default type for optional features in recommendations:

  recommendation D {
    feature: T default S;
  }
  

  where S is a subtype of T

• Feature: Diagram types can now be declared textually as abstract
• Feature: Show names for function blocks that have an explicit name
• Feature: Added communication variables, that is, variable kind 'input' and 'output'

0.2.0 - 2016-05-19

• Feature: Visualize variables. Variables can be added, deleted and renamed.
• Feature: Add parameters in palette view, making it easier to create new parameters.
• Feature: Operation Extract subtype as recommendation is no longer an experimental feature.
• Fix: When extracting a subtype as a recommendation, check that this is possible, complain otherwise.

0.1.14 - 2016-05-04

• Feature: Add Eclipse Preference "Enable experimental features"
• Feature: Specialization wizard allows the user to expose inner parameters as outer parameters on the newly created component/diagram type
• Feature: Component specialization can now be changed after creation. However, manually added functionality to the component will be lost!
• Experimental Feature: Subtypes can be extracted as recommendations (right click on a diagram).
• Fix: Connections were lost when changing parameters/diagram properties

0.1.13 - 2016-03-16

• Changed plugin name from PicoDiagram Editor (org.picodiagram.editor) to Bloqqi Editor (org.bloqqi.editor)
• Fix auto layout when literals are used
• Fix position for newly created blocks when zoomed in
• Fix showing connections between two blocks belonging to two different inlined components
• Fix removing anonymous diagram types

0.1.12 - 2016-03-09

• Feature: Show literal values
• Feature: Editing operations for adding and removing literal values
• Fix bug when removed diagram type

0.1.11 - 2016-03-01

• Feature: Add delete diagram type edit operation
• Feature: Add Open Declaration to context menu for components
• Feature: Show in Outline View which diagram that is currently displayed
• Feature: String type and String literals are supported by the compiler
• Feature: Allow boolean literals true and false in diagram types
• Fix: Improve handling of connections when a component is removed or when supertypes are changed
• Fix graphical bug in specialization wizard on Windows

0.1.10 - 2016-02-02

• Fix: Changed so that when a block is declared as replaceable in a recommendation, then all named subtypes are shown in the wizard (and not only the compatible subtypes).

0.1.9 - 2016-01-29

• Feature: Added Eclipse Preference page for the editor
• Feature: Always ask for a name when components are created
  • This feature can be disabled in the Preferences
• Fixed bug in auto layout when inlining a block that contains errors