Adding a model connector

You can define a new model reader/writer to connect your metamodel to an external modeling source not natively supported by MDWorkbench. Using open APIs, you can for example :

• read a proprietary file format,
• connect to a database,
• use COM APIs to query a modeling tool,
• etc.

There are two ways to add a model connector:

• Add an embedded connector: an embedded connector is a model connector that is defined in the same plugin project that the related metamodel. This is the simpliest way to add a connector. But it implies you have access to the source code of the metamodel plugin (you can't add an embedded connector to a metamodel delivered with MDWorkbench for example).
   
• Add an external connector: an external connector is a model connector that is defined in its own plugin, not part of the metamodel plugin. This is the way you can add a connector when you don't own the source code of the metamodel plugin (a metamodel delivered with MDWorkbench for example), or when you want to make a clear distinction between the source code of a metamodel and of a connector.

The connector can then be tested and deployed.