7.6 Generating Textual AADL
The AADL Tool Environment includes a generator of textual AADL from AADL object models.  In other words, this is an AADL XML to textual AADL converter for declarative AADL models.
AADL text files can be produced automatically or manually. The AADL builder can be used to automatically update a textual AADL file when an AADL object model is modified in the AADL Object Editor and saved as an XML file (see section 4.6).
AADL text files can also be generated by explicitly invoking the command in one of three ways when an AADL XML file is selected in the “Navigator” or opened in the AADL Object Editor:
    • Select “OSATE > Generate Aadl File”.
    • Select the “Generate Aadl File” button (graphic) in the toolbar.
    • Select “OSATE > Generate Aadl File” in the “Navigator” context menu.
The user is prompted for a file name and a folder to place the file in. The file name should have the extension “aadl”.  The user can select any location within the current Eclipse workspace.