RAPPT

RAPPT is a compiler and web application for generating Android apps using a Domain Specific Language.

Repository Structure

• rappt-compiler - Source code for the RAPPT compiler written in Java. The compiler can be run as a Jar application and does not require the API or the web application.
• rappt-api - Source code for the web API written in Javascript
• rappt-web - Source code for the web application written in CoffeeScript
• rappt-tool-guide.pdf - A tool guide describing the RAPPT web application
• grammar.g4 - The grammar for the App Modelling Language
• criteria.md - The criteria used as part of a user evaluation of RAPPT

How it Works? (Roughly)

1. Describe the app you want to build using the DSL.
2. A model of your app gets created by RAPPT.
3. A set of transformation rules get executed to create a new model.
4. Code gets generated from the new model!

Example Output

App to copy on the left, generated output from RAPPT on the right!

Links for more information

• Bootstrapping Mobile App Development: Short easy read link
• A Conceptual Model for Architecting Mobile Applications: Theoretical underpinnings for RAPPT link
  • Core concepts that you need to know to build a mobile app
• A Multi-view Framework for Generating Mobile Apps: Web app for RAPPT link
• Thesis: Full details, LONG read link