What is AndroMDA?
AndroMDA (pronounced "Andromeda") is an extensible generator framework that adheres to the Model Driven Architecture (MDA) paradigm. Models from UML tools will be transformed into deployable components for your favorite platform (J2EE, Spring, .NET). Unlike other MDA toolkits, AndroMDA comes with a host of ready-made cartridges that target today's development toolkits like Axis, jBPM, Struts, JSF, Spring and Hibernate. AndroMDA also contains a toolkit for building your own cartridges or customize existing ones - the meta cartridge. Using it, you can build a custom code generator using your favorite UML tool.
什么是AndroMDA？
AndroMDA(发音：Andromeda)是一个依附于模型驱动架构范例(MDA)的可扩展的生成器框架。来自UML工具的模型能被转换成你喜欢的平台（J2EE, Spring, .NET）的可布署的组件。不像其它MDA工具包，AndroMDA带来许多已经做好的盒子，这些盒子是征对现在的Axis, jBPM, Struts, JSF, Spring 和 Hibernate之类的开发工具包。AndroMDA也包含一个工具包来制造你自己的盒子或定制元盒子（已经存在的东西）。使用它，你可以制造一个定制的、使用你喜欢的UML工具的代码生成器。
Core Features
AndroMDA currently comes with the following features:
Modular design: all major building blocks of AndroMDA are pluggable and can be exchanged to meet your needs
Support for major UML tools like MagicDraw, Poseidon, Enterprise Architect and more
Comes with the complete UML 1.4 metamodel (support for UML 2.0 is currently being developed) - alternatively, you can bring your own metamodel in MOF XMI and generate code from models based on it
Validates the input models using OCL constraints which are related to the metamodel classes. Comes with pre-configured constraints that protect you against the most common modeling mistakes - add your own project-specific constraints, too.
Model-to-model transformations help to raise abstraction level. Write your own transformations, currently in Java, or in any transformation language, e.g. the QVT-like Atlas Transformation Language (ATL), in the next major AndroMDA release.
Can generate any kind of text output using templates (source code, database scripts, web pages, O/R mapping configuration files, etc.) - you teach it, AndroMDA does it!
Templates are based on well-known template engines. Currently, Velocity and FreeMarker are supported
Ready-to-use cartridges for common enterprise architectures (EJB, Spring, Hibernate, Struts, JSF, Axis, jBPM)
Support around the clock by team members around the globe: Measure the response time for questions in forum.andromda.org and be amazed by it! The forum already contains more than 10.000 articles.
核心特性
AndroMDA当前带来下列特性：
模块设计：AndroMDA所有主要的构成块是可插接的，可以被改变来满足你的需要
支持主要的UML工具，像：MagicDraw, Poseidon, Enterprise Architect 和其它的UML工具
带来完全的UML1.4元模型（当前正在开发对UML2.0的支持）-你也有另外的选择，你可以带来你自己的元模型在MOF XMI里，并从基于它的模型产生代码
使用联系到元模型类的OCL限制来验证输入的模型。预先配置的限制也保护你不犯大多数普通的建模错误，即添加你自己项目专用的限制
模型到模型的转换帮助你提高抽象水平，现在在java里你可以写你自己的转换，在AndroMDA的下一个主版本里，你也可以在其它的转换语言里写这种转换，例如在 QVT里－一种像 Atlas Transformation Language (ATL)的转换语言
能够使用模版产生任何种类的文本输出（像：源代码，数据库脚本，网页，O/R映射配置文件等等）－你教AndroMDA，它就能做！
模版是基于著名的模版引擎。 现在支持Velocity 和 FreeMarker
现存可用的征对普通企业架构（EJB, Spring, Hibernate, Struts, JSF, Axis, jBPM）的盒子
来自世界各地的AndroMDA队伍成员的全天候的支持：测量在forum.andromda.org的问题响应时间你会非常吃惊！论坛已经包含超过10,000篇文章。
Cartridges
Very much like Eclipse, AndroMDA features a plug-in architecture. AndroMDA itself basically is a transformation engine. To support arbitrary target architectures, you can plug-in custom transformations. These transformations are packaged as so-called cartridges.
AndroMDA comes with a host of ready-to-use cartridges such as:
Spring
EJB 2 / 3
Webservices
Hibernate
Struts
JSF
Java
XSD
You can also write your own cartridge to support your own architecture or framework. AndroMDA can produce output for any architecture and computer language you might imagine. Courses for cartridge writing are available at AndroMDA.com.
盒子
非常像Eclipse，AndroMDA以插件架构为特色。AndroMDA本身基本上是一个转换引擎。为了支持任意的目标架构，你可以插入定制的转换。这些转换被打包成所谓的盒子。
AndroMDA 带来许多现存可用的盒子，比如：
Spring
EJB 2 / 3
Webservices
Hibernate
Struts
JSF
Java
XSD
你也可以写你自己的盒子来支持你自己的架构或框架。AndroMDA能够为任何你能够想像得到的架构和计算机语言产生输出。写作盒子的课程可以在AndroMDA.com上找到。