The Application Infrastructure Builder (AIB) is a GUI based Java tool used to generate a complete deployable realMethods Framework-based application in minutes.  Selectable tiers (presentation, business, integration) and design patterns maximize the flexibility required of any J2EE application.

MDA Inspired  

The input to the AIB is a single XMI file that is the result of exporting a domain model represented by UML.  This enforces the OMG's MDA specification in regard to the development of a platform independent model being the driver for the creation of the application model.

Jakarta Velocity Template Engine Integrated

The entire code generation aspect of the AIB makes use of the powerful template engine provide by Apache's Jakarta/Velocity .

Velocity is an Apache/Jakarta based open source project which offers a Java-based template engine. The AIB code generator leverages this template engine to maximize the flexibility and extensibility in generating a realMethods based application.  A developer is able to modify the templates shipped with the realMethods download, as well as create new ones to provide to the AIB at runtime.

Key Features

	Supports the use of all popular UML tools
	Easily imports any XMI 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 file
	Multiple Persistence Options : CMP/CMR 2.0, BMP, Direct DAO
	Struts 1.1 generation
	Hibernate O/R integration
	Apache Axis Web services option
	Jakarta ANT build.xml file generation
	JUnit test case generation
	Round-trip code generation capability
	Apache Jakarta Velocity Template file driven simplifies wide spread changes