[code generation]模型语言_UML

 UML

 

The UnifiedModeling Language (UML)is a general-purpose, developmental, modeling language in the field of software engineering, thatis intended to provide a standard way to visualize the design of a system.^[1]

 

统一模型语言（UML）是一个通用的，可开发的模型语言。它致力于提供一个标准的方式去使系统的设计可视化。

 

Itis important to distinguish between the UML model and the set of diagrams of asystem. A diagram is a partial graphic representation of a system's model. Theset of diagrams need not completely cover the model and deleting a diagram doesnot change the model. The model may also contain documentation that drives themodel elements and diagrams (such as written use cases).

UML 模型和系统示意图是不一样的，示意图是系统数据模型的一个特定图形表达。示意图不需要完全涵盖模型而且删除示意图并不会改变这个模型。这个模型也许也包括了驱动模型元素和示意图的文件。

 

The Object Management Group (OMG) hasdeveloped a metamodeling architecture to define theUnified Modeling Language (UML), called the Meta-Object Facility(MOF).^[19] The Meta-Object Facility is designed as afour-layered architecture, as shown in the image at right. It provides ameta-meta model at the top layer, called the M3 layer. This M3-model is thelanguage used by Meta-Object Facility to build metamodels, called M2-models.

 

对象管理组织（OMG）开发了一套原模型体系去定义UML, 它叫做元对象设备（MOF）. 原模型设备(MOF)设计为4层结构，它在顶层提供一个元元模型（M3 层），它是一种语言，元对象设备（MOF）运用它来构造元模型（M2） 层。

 

The most prominent example of a Layer 2Meta-Object Facility model is the UML metamodel, the model that describes theUML itself. These M2-models describe elements of the M1-layer, and thusM1-models. These would be, for example, models written in UML. The last layeris the M0-layer or data layer. It is used to describe runtime instances of thesystem.

 

元对象设备（MOF）第二层模型的最著名实例，就是UML的元模型,这个模型描述了UML本身。这些 M2模型描述了M1 层模型的元素,而最底层是 M0-layer 或者说是数据层，它用来描述系统运行时的实例。