Picto web: a tool for complex model exploration

Abstract

Exploring and visualising a complex model in a single view can be challenging as it can require a considerable amount of computational resources and make the model difficult to comprehend due to information overload. Picto Web is a tool designed for complex model exploration. Using the Epsilon Generation Language for model-to-text transformation, it can transform domain-specific models into multiple transient web-based views in different formats, such as HTML, Graphviz, and PlantUML. Picto Web uses lazy and incremental model-to-text transformation to (re)generate views efficiently. Moreover, it supports push notifications to clients when views are updated and is packaged as a Docker container for ease of use.