Question

I need to make a UML class diagram for a project. I used Sparx Enterprise Architect in the past to generate source code from a diagram so I m using that.

The project is complete so all of the code is done and I don t really want to write all the classes/functions manually, so I was trying to generate the diagram from the source code but can t seem to find a way to do it. I searched online and on their website but nothing.

Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

It s called "reverse engineering" to import the code into the model. After it s in the model you can make diagrams.

Answer 2

For Version 8 of EA Corporate Edition. Open or create a project. Create empty class diagram. Menu selection: Project -> Source Code Engineering -> Import Files Directory dialogue box opens for you to select files.

I have reverse engineered many C++ projects, large and small. You WILL spend significant time on cleaning up. It will depend on the quality of the project, its structure and code.

Then you can generate a documentation report on it (Project->Documentation) which I have found very useful, the HTML report, to navigate the code.

Answer 3

for that you should first use Reverse Engineering options but as some other users pointed out, this is not a strenght from EA. i tried in the past (version 7.3 I think) to do it with C, Python and Java Projects and the results were not always satisfactory.

I dont know which programming language is your code written in, but as for C, if you use preprocessor instructions, you will have lot of issues and incompatibilities in the result.

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