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Modeler Source Code

qbeukes — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:56:18 GMT

Hi,Is the Activiti Modeler open source as well? I understand it's built on the open source component of Signavio's modeler, but having looked around I can't seem to find it's source code.There is much improvements needed to make it more practical.thanks,

Re: Modeler Source Code

jbarrez — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:20:20 GMT

Yes, the Modeler is MIT licences.

You can find the source code here: http://code.google.com/p/signavio-core-components/

Re: Modeler Source Code

elstefen — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:46 GMT

That one is for the activiti modeler or signavio?
what about this link http://docs.codehaus.org/display/ACT/Developers+Guide#DevelopersGuide-Buildingthedistribution ?

Re: Modeler Source Code

trademak — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:31:38 GMT

Hi,

It's the same. The Signavio Modeler is the Activiti Modeler.
The link you refer to is for the other Activiti components.

Best regards,

Re: Modeler Source Code

elstefen — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:33:55 GMT

Thanks
but, can i download everything from here http://svn.codehaus.org/activiti/projects/designer/trunk/ ?
after that how do i have to proceed?
Is this the release 5.7 (just saw a post with videos and it looks great)?

Re: Modeler Source Code

ronald_van_kuij — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:48:00 GMT

that is the designer, not the modeler

Re: Modeler Source Code

elstefen — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:41:21 GMT

ok.
so, stupid question: what's the difference?
this is the designer: http://bpmn20inaction.blogspot.com/2011/07/activiti-eclipse-designer-570-release.html
but the modeler is about what? i found this link: http://www.activiti.org/components.html and seems that the modeler is to model BPMN, which is the same as the designer.
or did i miss something?

Re: Modeler Source Code

ronald_van_kuij — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:41:18 GMT

Sure, just like pen and paper can be used to draw bpmn, or even charcoal and a rock 😉

Read the first alinea of each chapter in the docs about the modeler and the designer and you know the basic differences. Read more of those chapterd and you will be enlightened.

Re: Modeler Source Code

elstefen — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:07:46 GMT

Thanks.
so the modeler lets to draw a full BPMN2.0 process, but it cannot be executed.
the designer lets only to use the grammar supported by the engine (no pools, no message flow and other things are missed).

Bascially, a process modeled inside the modeler could not be executed by the activiti engine. instead, modeling with designer should place me in a "safe" area for the execution.

am i right?

Re: Modeler Source Code

ronald_van_kuij — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:50:25 GMT

Correct. The designer will get even better than it already is during te coming months as will the engine. It might be that they (engine and designer) not go in parallel 100% of the time, so it might be the engine supports something the designer does not, but it wil soon after.