OpenPonk is a metamodeling platform and graphical modeling workbench built on the Pharo environment. It is aimed at software and business engineering, providing an extensible environment in which models can be created, explored and processed.
Rather than concentrating on a single modeling notation, OpenPonk provides a common platform that can be extended through plugins. This allows different modeling languages and techniques to share the same underlying workbench while retaining tools tailored to their particular notation. The platform is designed to support activities extending beyond diagram creation, including execution, simulation and source code generation.
OpenPonk is a desktop application and runs on Linux as well as other major desktop platforms.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports UML Class Diagrams with a substantial UML metamodel and XMI support.
- OntoUML support for ontology-driven conceptual modeling.
- Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) modeling.
- Finite State Machine modeling.
- Petri net modeling with support for weighted arcs.
- Entity-Relationship diagrams for representing data structures and relationships.
- Markov chain notation for describing Markov processes.
- Supports Business Objects Relation Modeling Object-Relation Diagrams.
- DEMO notation for Design & Engineering Methodology for Organizations.
- Plugin architecture lets modeling notations and associated tools extend the core workbench.
- Models can be manipulated programmatically using the surrounding Pharo development environment.
- Uses Roassal-based graphical components for interactive model visualization.
Website: github.com/OpenPonk/openponk
Support:
Developer: OpenPonk Team
License: MIT License
OpenPonk is written in Smalltalk and uses the Pharo environment.
Related Software
| Unified Modeling Language tools | |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Papyrus | Edit models based on UML and related languages |
| PlantUML | Draw UML diagrams from simple textual description |
| Mermaid | Generate diagrams from markdown-like text |
| Umple | Create UML models textually |
| Modelio | UML and BPMN modeling environment |
| Gaphor | Simple UML and SysML modeling tool |
| Umbrello | UML Modeller based on KDE technology |
| UMLet | Java-based UML tool |
| JetUML | Sketch software design ideas with a minimum of fuss |
| Violet | Designed for people who need to produce simple UML diagrams |
| Dia | GTK+ based diagram creation software |
| crystal-facet-uml | Desktop UML and SysML modeling application |
| OpenPonk | Extensible workbench for UML, BPMN and other models |
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