XML Support
OpenROAD application and source components now can be exported to and imported from XML in UTF-8 or UTF-16 encoding. The XML file format:
• Is human readable
• Produces clean differences between different revisions of a file
• Allows changes to be merged
• Enables OpenROAD source components to be managed by a variety of Software Configuration Management (SCM) systems
You can use XML export as an alternative to the documentapp utility to provide consistently structured output that uses documented attribute and class names. Another advantage to exporting applications and components to XML is that exported data does not require storage internal to OpenROAD.
You can use outputted XML to perform bulk attribute changes for all or selected components and applications, re-importing the modified XML files when your changes are complete. Using the new system classes, you also can generate and parse arbitrary XML files, extending OpenROAD’s scripting capabilities.
OpenROAD applications and components can be created or edited outside of the Workbench IDE using third-party editors, OO-CASE/UML tools, Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) tools, and other XML processing technologies.
For more information about XML support, see the Language Reference Guide and the Workbench User Guide.