Jar2UML

Jar2UML

Jar2UML is an Eclipse plugin that imports and converts Java jar files into a UML model in the workspace. It is used to reverse engineer Java API class libraries for PlatformKit's Java platform model.

Jar2UML has two import modes. The standard mode imports the contents of the selected Jar file(s) and the references made by the Jar file(s). The dependency mode imports only the references. The dependency mode can be used when Extracting Platform Dependencies of Third-party Components using the PlatformKit Eclipse Plugin.

Apart from jar files, Jar2UML also supports converting class files in Eclipse Java projects, and it understands the zip, war, ear, rar, and sar formats.

Keywords: Jar, UML, conversion, reverse engineering, import, dependencies, Java, bytecode, model, Eclipse.

News

Jar2UML 1.1.16 is out. This release is the first to target Eclipse 3.6, and adds several bugfixes. Read more about it in the release notes.

Jar2UML 1.1.12 is out. This release adds the ability to merge UML models generated by Jar2UML. Read more about it in the release notes.

Jar2UML 1.1.9 is out. This release adds the ability to update existing models and fixes several bugs. Read more about it in the release notes

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Contact

Dennis Wagelaar

System Requirements

You'll need the following installed on your computer:

Eclipse 3.6 or 3.7 - Modelling Tools edition

Download & Install

To download and install the Jar2UML Eclipse plugin, install it from either of the following Eclipse update sites:

http://soft.vub.ac.be/eclipse/update-3.6/ for Eclipse 3.6, or

http://soft.vub.ac.be/eclipse/update-3.7/ for Eclipse 3.7

More help on how to install Eclipse features from update sites can be found here (3.6) and here (3.7).

Please report any bugs you find in the Jar2UML bugzilla. The source code is available here.

Usage scenarios

Importing Jar files
Importing Jar file dependencies
Importing Java projects
Importing Java project dependencies
Merge UML models generated by Jar2UML