Xtext: writing a grammar

We show how to create an Xtext project and write a grammar for Entities Language.

Remarks

This part is based on Chapter 2 of L. Bettini’s book Implementing Domain-Specific Languages with Xtext and Xtend.

Additional materials

• Xtext: 15 minutes tutorial
• Xtext screencasts
• Xtext User Guide
• Xtext: The Grammar Language
• Xtext tutorial (video, video)
• The Future of Xtext (video)
• M. Voelter, Textual DSLs and Code Generation with Eclipse Tools (video)
• (in German) M. Voelter, DSL Entwicklung mit Eclipse Xtext