Version 4.1.1

Improvements and Fixes

This release includes fixes and enhancements to the JSON Schema generator used for the Smart Data Models initiative.

Resolved issues where relationships were not correctly represented in the generated schema.
Corrected the serialization and typing of datetime, time, and date fields to align with expected formats.
Relationships with a minimum cardinality of 1 or more are now properly included in the required array of the schema.
Generated examples now clearly specify the data type for each property.

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Published by ivan-alfonso 10 months ago

Version 4.1.0

New Features and Improvements

Extended the JSON Schema generator to create schemas compatible with the Smart Data Models initiative. This generator is also available via the BESSER Web Modeling Editor.
Added support for multiple inheritance in the SQLAlchemy generator.

Documentation

JSON Schema generator documentation has been updated to include instructions for generating schemas compliant with the Smart Data Models initiative.

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Published by ivan-alfonso 10 months ago

besser - v4.0.2

This release fixes the OCL grammar to properly support size() method calls (e.g., self.title.size() > 10) in OCL constraints.

Fixes

Fixed issue: 310

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Published by ivan-alfonso 10 months ago

Version 4.0.1

This release includes bug fixes and improvements to the OCL validation process.

Fixes

Ensures ends are properly initialized in the Association class to avoid potential runtime issues.
Improves error and validation messages in the OCL validator.

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Published by ivan-alfonso 11 months ago

Version 4.0.0

New Features and Improvements

Web Modeling Editor

Introduced project management support, allowing users to create projects and organize all related models (e.g., class diagram, object model, etc.) within a single project workspace.
Added support for creating and editing Object Diagrams, allowing you to represent instances of classes and their relationships defined in the Class Diagram (or structural model).
Added support for OCL constraints in Object Diagrams, allowing validation of object instances based on constraints defined in the associated Class Diagram.

BESSER Low-code Platform

Introduced a fluent API for defining object models.
Added the concept of Projects to group related models.
Added backend support for validating object models against OCL constraints using the B-OCL interpreter.

Documentation

Updated the Web Modeling Editor documentation, including new sections for Project Management and Diagram Types.

Fixes

Fixed issue: #303
Fixed issue: #302
Fixed issue: #263
Fixed issue: #212
Fixed issue: #205
Fixed issue: #165

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Published by ivan-alfonso 11 months ago

Version 3.0.0

New Features and Improvements

Web Modeling Editor:

Added support for Agent model creation and visualization
Agent code generation: Generate fully functional conversational agents directly from agent models using BESSER Agentic Framework (BAF)
Enhanced structural models with metadata support - you can now add descriptions and URIs to classes

BESSER Low-code Platform:

Agent metamodel extension: In B-UML you can now define agent models to represent intelligent entities with state machine-like behavior, including states, transitions, events, conditions, actions, and sessions for building conversational and autonomous agents.
Agent code generation: Generate fully functional conversational agents directly from agent models using BAF, with complete Python code including intents, entities, states, transitions, and platform integrations ready for deployment.
Structural metamodel enhancement: Added MetadataClass support allowing you to enrich your models with descriptions, URIs, and synonyms for better documentation and semantic information.
Improved the Python Generator to support generation of methods to handle bidirectional consistency in associations

Fixes

Fixed issues: 291, 289

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Published by ArmenSl 12 months ago

Version 2.6.1

New Features and Improvements

BESSER Low-code Platform

SQL & SQLAlchemy Generator: Enhanced the generators to support association classes

Fixes

BESSER Low-code Platform

Fixed issues: 282 , 282

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Published by ArmenSl about 1 year ago

Version 2.6.0

New Features and Improvements

BESSER Low-code Platform

NN Metamodel: Enhanced default configurations for neural network layers and improved flexibility in setting module attributes.
PyTorch and TensorFlow Code Generators: Streamlined type hinting and shape handling, and updated default parameter settings for improved compatibility in PyTorch code generation.
Django Generator: Added support for generating a Django application that includes both database models and predefined UI components, such as forms, templates, and views.
UI Mock-ups to B-UML: Introduced functionality for extracting B-UML models directly from mockups (both hand-drawn and digital), encompassing both structural and GUI representations.

Web Modeling Editor

Added support for Association Class

Fixes

BESSER Low-code Platform

Fixed issues: 272 , 275.

Documentation

Add documentation for NN metamodel, Pytorch, and TensorFlow code generators (API section)

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Published by ivan-alfonso about 1 year ago

Improvements

Includes automatic installation of the following packages when using pip install besser[nn]:
- pillow>=11.1.0
- numpy>=2.2.4
- torch>=2.6.0
Added support for neural network packages with local installation via --nn flag in setup_environment.py

The neural network dependencies have been made optional to reduce the installation footprint for users who don't need these capabilities.

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Published by ArmenSl about 1 year ago

New Features

Neural Network metamodel extension: B-UML now supports the definition of neural networks (Inspired by deep learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow).
Grammar to define NNs: A textual notation is available to support the definition of neural networks in B-UML.

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Published by ivan-alfonso about 1 year ago

New Features and Improvements

Web Modeling Editor - Now, our WME is online! You can access it at https://editor.besser-pearl.org - New interface design. - Integrated storage capabilities allow seamless model persistence and cross-device access. - Added support for modeling collaboration using the WME. Now, multiple users can work on the same model simultaneously. - Optimized Docker Compose configuration for improved resource efficiency and faster deployment.

BESSER Low-code Platform - Structural metamodel: The Element class is now the superclass of all structural model elements, including NamedElement, Generalization, etc. The attributes is_derived and timestamp have been moved to this class. Documentation has been updated accordingly. - SQLAlchemy Generator: Added support for MSSQL and MariaDB. - SQL DDL Generator: Added support for MSSQL, MariaDB, and SQLite.

Fixes

Web Modeling Editor - Fixed issues: https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/214 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/219 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/217 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/159 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/164 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/166 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/170 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/168 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/172 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/174 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/177 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/175 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/184 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/192 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/194 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/195 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/200 https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/201

BESSER Low-code Platform

Fixed issue: https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/issues/180

Documentation

Updated the Web Modeling Editor documentation.
Updated the Structural metamodel documentation.
Updated the SQL DDL Generator documentation.

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Published by ivan-alfonso about 1 year ago

besser - v2.3.0

New Features

Feature metamodel extension: In B-UML you can define now feature models to define structured representations of the features (functionalities or characteristics) of a system, capturing their variability and dependencies.
JSON Schema generator: This generator consumes a B-UML structural model and produces the equivalent JSON schema that can be used to validate whether given JSON objects conform to the schema.

Improvements

The is_derived boolean attribute was included for classes in the structural metamodel
New constraint included in structural models to avoid spaces in the names of objects
SQL Alchemy generator: Added a new attribute for the database management system (DBMS) to be used. Defaults to sqlite

Fixes

Fixed issues: #228 #56 #226 #213 #8 #190 #220

Documentation

Updated SQLAlchemy generator docs
Feature metamodel docs added

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Published by ivan-alfonso about 1 year ago

besser - v2.2.0

Improvements

Web Modeling Editor - Added OCL Constraint and OCL Checker - Enhanced Django Generator Support - Interactive error verification with detailed popup notifications - Unique generation path - New association list feature for easier relationship mapping - More Connection point to have a better visibility - Streamlined DockerCompose configuration for lighter deployment

BESSER Low-code Platform - Simplified OCL Parser - Consolidated multiple parsing functions into unified entry point - Improved code maintainability and reduced complexity - New OCL Features: - Pre/post conditions for operations - Initialization expressions for attributes - Syntax validation for OCL constraints - Added OCL to the domainmodelto_code function - Django code generator - Support for generation of a complete Django project - Support for deployement using Docker Compose

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Published by ivan-alfonso over 1 year ago

besser - v2.1.0

Improvements

Web Modeling Editor - Added the ability to name associations. - Introduced an automatic unique naming system to prevent duplicate class names, ensuring compatibility with BUML - Enhanced interface navigability for various screen sizes

Fixes

Web Modeling Editor - Improved parse_multiplicity function to handle single * cases and enhanced error handling - Fixed type-end handling for binary associations - Resolved issues with naming associations

Documentation

Updated GUI documentation for better understandability

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Published by ArmenSl over 1 year ago

besser - v2.0.0

New features

Web Modeling Editor - Enables the design of B-UML models through a graphical dashboard - Provides access to BESSER code generators to directly download the generated code - Supports model import/export in B-UML and JSON formats

Improvements

Extended OCL metamodel to handle DateLiteralExpressions
Improved grammar and parser to handle dates and reject construct

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Published by ivan-alfonso over 1 year ago

besser -

Fixes

Fixed the name of the parameter buml_file_path in the image_to_buml feature.

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Published by ivan-alfonso over 1 year ago

besser - v1.4.0

New features

DrawIO to B-UML: Convert DrawIO structural diagrams to B-UML, supporting advanced UML class notations, associations, and enumerations.
B-UML to File: Export B-UML models directly to files as Python-based code.
Sort by timestamp: The new sortbytimestamp feature enables you to retrieve an ordered list of objects (e.g., classes or attributes), sorted by their creation date.

Improvements

Code Generators: Python, Pydantic, Django, and Backend generators now include support for enumerations.
PlantUML to BUML: Parser modified to return the B-UML model and optionally generates the Python-based code using the B-UML to File -feature.
Structural metamodel: two parameters added to the NamedElement class. time_stamp to store the creation date and time of the element, and synonyms to store alternative names or variations for the named object.
File paths are generated using os.path.join to ensure compatibility across platforms.
Predefined primitive data types included such as StringType, IntegerType, and more.

Fixes

Fixed a typo in a parameter of the DataValue class in the Object metamodel.

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Published by ArmenSl over 1 year ago

besser - v1.3.2

Fixes

Fixed the IP Address issue for the Backend Generator with Docker
Added init file for the State Machine metamodel

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Published by ArmenSl over 1 year ago

besser - v1.3.1

Improvements

Documentation for the RDF code generator included

Fixes

Fixed problem importing RDF code generator

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Published by ivan-alfonso almost 2 years ago

besser - v1.3.0

New features

State Machine Models in B-UML: B-UML now allows the specification of State Machine models.
New RDF Code Generator: A code generator to produce the RDF representation of a structural model

Improvements

B-UML Structural Models: Added support for specifying methods.
PlantUML Grammar: Enhanced to support the definition of enumerations and methods for structural models.
Django Code Generation: Extended to include support for enumerations.
Backend Code Generator: Extended to handle enumerations and methods.

Fixes

Resolved the issue with the deprecated GPT version. You can now specify the OpenAI model to use (default is gpt-4o).

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Published by ivan-alfonso almost 2 years ago

besser - v1.2.0

New features

B-UML deployment model: Enables the specification of the deployment architecture for multi-cloud (and on-premises) environments.
Terraform code generator: A code generator to create Infrastructure as Code for Terraform, supporting GCP and AWS deployments.
Java code generator: A code generator to produce model domain classes from a B-UML structural model.
Flutter code generator: A code generator to create mobile applications for Flutter, including both backend and frontend components.

Improvements

Docker image support: The Backend Code Generator can now package the code and create a Docker image, automatically uploading it to DockerHub.

Fixes

Fixed the view_elements relationship in GUI metamodel
Fixed the attribute_data name in the Backend Code Generator

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Published by ivan-alfonso almost 2 years ago