This repository contains the source code and evolution datasets for EvolveDB and its extension EvolveGDB.
EvolveDB is an approach to model-driven schema evolution in relational databases, where the user specifies the evolution steps by freely editing a database model extracted by reverse engineering. EvolveDB analyzes the differences between the status quo and the evolved model structures and generates a data migration script. EvolveDB is currently available as an Eclipse Feature. A screencast of the demo is available at https://youtu.be/ieXmrDd2nw4.
We also provide an end-user end_user_documentation.pdf and a developer developer_documentation.pdf tutorial. The mysql dump files for the end-user tutorial are located in the MySQL_dump_files.zip archive.
We did an initial evaluation. We provide the details in the following document. EvolveDB_Evaluation.pdf
If anything should be unclear or if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The development of EvolveDB was supported by StudiumPlus. StudiumPlus is part of the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) and offers dual study programs.
EvolveGDB extends EvolveDB towards model-driven schema transformation for graph databases.
For background, methodology, and evaluation details, please refer to the following publications:
EvolveDB: evolving relational database schemas in a model-driven way
Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM), 2025
DOI: 10.1007/s10270-025-01341-x
EvolveDB: a tool for model driven schema evolution
MODELS (Companion), 2022
DOI: 10.1145/3550356.3559095
Model-Driven Schema Transformation for Graph Databases
ER 2025 (Conceptual Modeling), LNCS
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-08623-5_17
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