Setting up Eclipse for CARiSMA

Eclipse Modeling Tools

First, you need to install the Eclipse Modeling Tools. You can find it at : https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/
We successfully tested with Eclipse 2024-03
If you have problems installing it, check out the installation guide at : https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse/Installation

(The BPMN2 Modeler is not compatible with Eclipse versions starting from 2024-06)

If you want to model business processes using BPMN models, you probably want to install the BPMN2 modeler

Navigate to Help -> Install New Software, then click Add
Enter the following URL into the "Location" field: https://download.eclipse.org/bpmn2-modeler/updates/2022-12/1.5.4-202212
Select Eclipse BPMN2 Modeler -> BPMN2 Modeler - Diagram Editor
Click Next and Finish
Wait for the installation process to finish and restart Eclipse.

After installing the Eclipse Modeling Tools, you need to install Papyrus via the Update Site:

Navigate to Help -> Install New Software, then click Add
Enter the following URL into the "Location" field: https://download.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/papyrus/updates/releases/2024-06/
At least, install ”Papyrus for UML” and ”Papyrus for UML Developer Resources”.
Click Next and Finish
Wait for the installation to finish and restart Eclipse.

Next, you are ready to install the CARiSMA tool. There are two ways to install CARiSMA into your Eclipse:

To install CARiSMA via the remote Update Site do the following:

Navigate to Help -> Install New Software, then click Add
Enter the following URL into the "Location" field: https://carisma-tool.github.io/carisma-tool/
Press Add and choose the features you want to install. At least, install ”CARiSMA Checks for UML2".
As of 2024-08, do not install the BPMN2 features as the BPMN2 Modeler is not supported by Eclipse any longer.
Click Next and Finish
Wait for the installation to finish and restart Eclipse.

To install CARiSMA via the Update Site ZIP file do the following:

Download the latest carisma-updatesite.zip release from https://github.com/CARiSMA-Tool/carisma-tool/releases
Navigate to Help -> Install New Software, then click Add
Choose the downloaded ZIP file, optionally assign a name.
Press Add and choose the features you want to install. At least, install ”CARiSMA Checks for UML2".
Wait for the installation to finish and restart Eclipse.

Please refer to the documentation in the docker directory on how to run CARiSMA in a docker container.