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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: polivka on July 26, 2005, 05:12:05 am

Title: getting list of packages and elements
Post by: polivka on July 26, 2005, 05:12:05 am

hi guys,
i am trying to walk through all model packages and elements using automation interface but it is terribly slow even for very small project. have you noticed it also?, or is it something wrong only in my case? i am using EA 5.00.768,win XP SP2,P4 2,4GHz, Mem 1GB.
thanks polivka

Title: Re: getting list of packages and elements
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on July 26, 2005, 05:45:16 am

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hi guys,
i am trying to walk through all model packages and elements using automation interface but it is terribly slow even for very small project. have you noticed it also?, or is it something wrong only in my case? i am using EA 5.00.768,win XP SP2,P4 2,4GHz, Mem 1GB.
thanks polivka

Hi Polivka,

What repository are you using?

I'm using an EAP (MS Access) repository and my impression is there is a fixed startup cost to open, load and resolve the model, thereafter traversal seems to be quite fast.

It's a bit like the file size.  It seems quite large for a few classes, but then it doesn't grow very much for a lot more stuff added.

HTH,
Paolo

Title: Re: getting list of packages and elements
Post by: polivka on July 26, 2005, 06:30:31 am

Hi Paolo,
that is strange, i am using also Access repository. It takes 2sec just to list all streotypes in the empty project.
I tried to list all elements at small size project( 88 elements) and it took 3 minutes. :(

polivka

 r := app1.Repository;
 for i:=0 to r.Stereotypes.Count-1 do begin
   r.Stereotypes.GetAt(i);
   //memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(i));
 end;

Title: Re: getting list of packages and elements
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on July 26, 2005, 07:26:14 pm

Hi Polivka,

I can't run any tests on my end, because my automation code is in the middle of refactoring (ie BROK) and I can't get to it at present.

My impression was it took about 5 secs to startup and then dumping a small package (15 elements) took less than 2 secs.

However, I'm running Jet 4.0 (SP8 ), if that's of use.   Oh, and I'm using C# to code...


HTH,
Paolo

Title: Re: getting list of packages and elements
Post by: polivka on July 27, 2005, 01:26:18 am

Hi Paolo, I checked versions and also tested other repository types too. But the speed is the same. I haven't tested C# it shouldn't be in that ,i hope:-X
well, maybe to buy few another computers and create some calculation cluster :)

thanks Polivka  

Title: Re: getting list of packages and elements
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on July 27, 2005, 06:40:35 am

Hi Polivka,

I've got some of my stuff refactored, I generate about 25KB of XML output in under 10 secs.  (only 5 classes, but a mixture of relations, attributes, operations, other stuff).

As I said before, about 5 secs is opening the model file. so that looks like about a class a sec.  What do others experience?

Paolo

Title: Re: getting list of packages and elements
Post by: thomaskilian on August 01, 2005, 04:23:44 am

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hi guys,
i am trying to walk through all model packages and elements using automation interface but it is terribly slow even for very small project. have you noticed it also?, or is it something wrong only in my case? i am using EA 5.00.768,win XP SP2,P4 2,4GHz, Mem 1GB.
thanks polivka

How is the working speed with EA native? Where is your repository located (network)? I'm using automation with Perl (which is probably one of the slowest possibilities), but after a short load period (2-3 secs) it's like a flash (or nearly ;)).