Migrator

Migrate data types and interfaces from base workspace and data dictionaries to an interface dictionary

Since R2022b

In R2023b the Architectural Data section of data dictionaries was introduced. When managing interfaces, data types, constants, and software address methods consider using the Simulink.dictionary.ArchitecturalData programmatic interfaces instead. For more information, see Programmatically Manage AUTOSAR Architectural Data.

Description

The interface dictionary Migrator object lets you perform migration from a model or an architecture.

The object functions let you programmatically execute the steps in the migration workflow, including:

• Analyze the data types and interfaces to migrate

• Apply the migration analysis

• Revert the migration analysis

• Save the applied migration changes

Creation

migratorObj = Simulink.interface.dictionary.Migrator(modelName, 'InterfaceDictionaryName', dictionaryName, 'DeleteFromOriginalSource',deleteFlag, 'ConflictResolutionPolicy', conflictResolutionPolicyFlag) constructs a Migrator object representing the data types and interfaces to migrate from the base workspace and data dictionaries to the interface dictionary. See Create Interface Dictionary Migrator Object

The Migrator function input arguments select the model, interface dictionary, whether to delete variables from the model, and the conflict resolution policy.

Input Arguments

• modelName — Name of the model

  character vector | string

  Name of source system architecture, specified as a character vector or string.

• dictionaryName — Name of interface dictionary

  character vector | string

  Name of interface dictionary, specified as a character vector or string. The name must include the .sldd extension and must be a valid MATLAB^® identifier.

• deleteFlag — Select variable deletion

  true (default) | false

  Selects (if true) whether to delete variables (data types and interfaces) from the source base workspace and data dictionaries after these migrate to the interface dictionary.

• conflictResolutionPolicyFlag — Select conflict resolution

  'Error' (default) | 'OverwriteInterfaceDictionary' | 'KeepInterfaceDictionary'

  Selects resolution policy for merge conflicts between data types and interfaces in the base workspace and the data dictionaries versus those already present in the interface dictionary.

  Keep Interface Dictionary

  

  Overwrite Interface Dictionary

  

Output Arguments

• migratorObj — Migrator object

  Migrator object

  Migrator object, specified by a Simulink.interface.dictionary.Migratorfunction.

Properties

DeleteFromOriginalSource — Select variable deletion

true (default) | false

Selects (if true) whether to delete variables from the source base workspace and data dictionaries after these migrate to the interface dictionary.

ConflictResolutionPolicy — Select conflict resolution

'Error' (default) | 'OverwriteInterfaceDictionary' | 'KeepInterfaceDictionary'

Selects resolution policy for merge conflicts between data types and interfaces in source base workspace and data dictionaries versus those already present in the interface dictionary.

DataTypesToMigrate — List of data types to migrate

cell array of character vectors | string array

Analysis result from the analyze function listing data types and interfaces to migrate from the base workspace and data dictionaries to the interface dictionary. An interface is a Simulink.Bus used in a root IO. Other Simulink.Bus objects are considered as data types

InterfacesToMigrate — List of interfaces to migrate

cell array of character vectors | string array

Analysis result from the analyze function listing interfaces to migrate from the base workspace and data dictionaries to the interface dictionary.

ConflictObjects — List of objects that conflict with interface dictionary

cell array of character vectors | string array

Analysis result from the analyze function listing objects in conflict with the interface dictionary.

UnusedObjects — List of unused objects

cell array of character vectors | string array

Analysis result from the analyze function listing objects not used in the base workspace and data dictionaries.

UnsupportedMigration — List of unsupported objects

cell array of character vectors | string array

Analysis result from the analyze function listing unsupported objects to migrate.

Object Functions

analyze	Analyze a model or an architecture for migration to interface dictionary
analyzeAndApply	Analyze a model or an architecture and apply migration to interface dictionary
apply	Apply interface dictionary migration changes from analysis of a model or an architecture
revert	Revert interface dictionary migration changes applied from analysis of a model or an architecture
save	Save applied interface dictionary migration changes from analysis of a model or an architecture

Examples

Create Interface Dictionary Migrator Object

Create a Migrator object to migrate data types and interfaces from base workspace and data dictionaries to an interface dictionary.

To create a Migrator object, use the Simulink.interface.dictionary.Migrator function. After creating the object, you can use the analyze function to populate the object properties.

myMigratorObj= Simulink.interface.dictionary.Migrator('mySoftwareArch', ...
    'InterfaceDictionaryName','MyInterfaces.sldd')

myMigratorObj = 

  Migrator with properties:

    DeleteFromOriginalSource: 1
    ConflictResolutionPolicy: "Error"
          DataTypesToMigrate: []
         InterfacesToMigrate: []
             ConflictObjects: []
               UnusedObjects: []
        UnsupportedMigration: []

Version History

Introduced in R2022b

R2023b: Migrator to be Removed

Before R2023a, the Simulink.interface.Dictionary.Migrator function was used to move data types and interfaces from the base workspace data dictionaries to interface dictionaries. Starting in R2023b, dedicated architectural data sections in Simulink^® data dictionaries replace interface dictionaries. As a result, the Migrator object and its programmatic interfaces are no longer needed. Data in an existing interface dictionary will automatically migrate to the architectural data section of the Simulink data dictionary when the data dictionary is loaded.