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VisB

VisB is a plugin for ProB2-UI, the new user interface of ProB based on JavaFX and the ProB2-Java-API . It is included in the latest Snapshot builds of ProB2-UI, but can be downloaded at https://www3.hhu.de/stups/downloads/prob2/plugins/ for older version of ProB2-UI.

An article about VisB has been published in the ABZ'2020 proceedings.

Installing VisB Plugin

To install VisB in the JavaFX-based ProB2-UI you need to:

1. Choose "Plugin Menu" in the Advanced menu 2. Click on the "Add Plugin..." button. 3. Select the VisB JAR file you have downloaded from https://www3.hhu.de/stups/downloads/prob2/plugins/ 4. Choose the "Open VisB" command in the Advanced menu

You can now choose a JSON file which builds on top of a SVG graphics file. The JSON file contains a reference to a SVG file, along with entries to modify attributes based on the current state of a B model and entries which specify how VisB should react to clicks on the SVG. The SVG file should contain object ids which are referenced in the JSON file.

Here is a sample file:

{
  "svg":"Train2.svg",
  "items":[
    {
      "id":"Train1_rect",
      "attr":"visibility",
      "value":"IF 1:TRAIN THEN \"visible\" ELSE \"hidden\" END"
    },
    {
      "id":"Train1_rect",
      "attr":"fill",
      "value":"IF train_speed(1)>0 THEN \"blue\" ELSE \"orange\" END"
    },
    {
      "id":"Train1_rect",
      "attr":"x",
      "value":"train_back_loc(1)*10+20"
    },
    {
      "id":"Train1_rect",
      "attr":"width",
      "value":"train_length(1)*10"
    }
    ],
  "events":[
    {
      "id":"Train1_rect",
      "event":"Train_Move1",
      "predicates":[
        "1=1"
      ]
    }
    ]
}

VisB Examples

Some examples can be found here. More details and examples will be added later.

Citing VisB

This is the Bibtex entry for an article about VisB in the ABZ'2020 proceedings:

@inproceedings{WerthLeuschel:abz2020,
  author    = {Michelle Werth and Michael Leuschel},
  title     = {{VisB}: A Lightweight Tool to Visualize Formal Models with {SVG} Graphics},
  booktitle = {Proceedings ABZ 2020},
  editor="Raschke, Alexander and M{\'e}ry, Dominique and Houdek, Frank",
  year      = {2020},
  series = {LNCS 12071},
  pages = "260--265",
  isbn="978-3-030-48077-6"
}