[Lazarus] reverse engineering tool wanted

[Juha (gmail)]

Graeme Geldenhuys kirjoitti tiistai, 19. huhtikuuta 2011 09:30:57:
> Also there is ESS-Model: http://essmodel.sourceforge.net/

Don't waste your time with ESS-Model. I tried to convert it, partly as a 
Delphi conversion exercise. I never got it near working.

It uses a complex delegated interface system to pass events. It is not fully 
supported by FPC.
All drawing objects are TWinControls. It uses some tricks to access protected 
methods of those TWinControls.
In fact it doesn't work with new Delphis either because of Delphi's changes in 
interface delegation.

I think it proves how difficult it is to make good quality code. ESS-Model has 
many smart ideas and sophisticated design, yet it depends on component 
internals and exotic compiler features and so breaks very easily.
The Sourceforge project has not seen any activity for years and it is easy to 
see why!

Still, we would need a reverse engineering class diagram tool integrated in 
Lazarus. It would use some advanced algorithm for automatic layouting.

Juha