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MQ-2
Description
MQ-2 is a model querying tool implemented as a plug-in to MagicDraw. It implements the Visual Model Query Language (VMQL), a by-example model query language proposed by Harald Störrle.Usage
Students use MQ-2 as an example of a model query language with an expressive power exceeding that of the query facilities built into MagicDraw. They thus gain first-hand experience related to the utility of expressive, easy to use query facilities in the modeling process. -
Installation
System requirements
- Operating System: Windows 7 (x86 or 64-bit), Linux
- Java SE 6 or higher
- MagicDraw 16.9
- SWI-Prolog 6.0.2 or higher (32-bit OS), SWI-Prolog 6.1.9 or higher (64-bit OS)
Note 1: 64-bit versions of Java SE, MagicDraw and SWI-Prolog must be installed on 64-bit operating systems.
Note 2: SWI-Prolog 6.1.9 and higher require Java SE 7 on 32-bit operating systems.Installation instructions
1. Obtain a copy of the MQ2.zip archive and extract its contents (a single directory named mq2) to a location of your choice.
2. Determine the installation directory of MagicDraw on your machine. Refer to this directory as %MD_Home% in what follows.
3. Determine the installation directory of SWI-Prolog on your machine. Refer to this directory as %SWI_Home% in what follows.
4. Copy the extracted mq2 directory to the MagicDraw plugins folder, found at %MagicDraw_home%/plugins.
5. Replace the version of the jpl.jar archive distributed with MQ-2 (found at %MD_Home%/plugins/mq2/lib/jpl.jar) with the
version included in your local SWI-Prolog installation (found at %SWI_Home/lib/jpl.jar%). Linux users are encouraged to
compile a version of jpl.jar specific to their distribution. For instructions on compiling jpl.jar see this tutorial.
6. Create the SWI_HOME_DIR environment variable with %SWI_Home% as its value.
7. Add SWI_HOME_DIR/bin to the local path environment variable.
8. Re-start your system. MQ-2 will be available in the Tools menu the next time you start MagicDraw.
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Download
The MQ-2 installation kit is available as a ZIP archive for Windows, OS X, and Linux. -
Tutorials, FAQ's
The following documents are provided to students as tutorials and FAQs aimed at effectively using MQ-2 for course-related assignments.Document name Type Description Download MQ-2 user guide Usage instructions A user guide documenting the features of MQ-2 
MQ-2 tool paper Tool paper For curious students: a tool paper describing the implementation of MQ-2 MQ-2 demonstration Screencast A little demonstration of MQ-2 can be used so you can have a look without installing, or without using it on SHARE. Requires Shockwave player. MQ-2 Demo Screencast
