refactor(alias-customization): move the feature into a separate language nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization + refactor implementation

Author: Alexander Pann

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
 The format is *loosely* based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) .The project does *not* follow Semantic Versioning and the changes are documented in reverse chronological order, grouped by calendar month.
 
+## December 2025
+
+### Added
+
+- *nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization* The alias of all concepts globally can now be customized through the extension point [AliasCustomization.](http://127.0.0.1:63320/node?ref=r%3Af0a80b34-9760-42b8-9ee6-d5b0d1582551%28de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor.runtime.plugin%29%2F1679635547169731239) Please be aware that this feature is experimental. Use it with care!
+
 ## November 2025
 
 ### Added
 
 - *de.itemis.mps.editor.diagram.runtime* Add an experimental static flag to disable autolayout-on-init. Useful for batch autolayouting.
+- *com.mbeddr.mpsutil.grammarcells* All cells now support *show* *if* blocks (except optional cells), parent styles and style sheet items. Note that only certain styles can be applied (transitive styles and styles that make sense for wrapper cells).
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -18,10 +25,6 @@ The format is *loosely* based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/e
 - *de.itemis.mps.spellcheck* Custom dictionaries are not saved in the .mps/dictionaries/project.xml files anymore and pollute the file that is normally used for words saved manually by the user.
 - *de.itemis.mps.editor.celllayout* Reloading all classes do not lead to ClassCastExceptions anymore.
 
-### Added
-
-- *com.mbeddr.mpsutil.grammarcells* All cells now support *show* *if* blocks (except optional cells), parent styles and style sheet items. Note that only certain styles can be applied (transitive styles and styles that make sense for wrapper cells).
-
 ## October 2025
 
 ### Fixed

code/.mps/modules.xml

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 <project version="4">
   <component name="MPSProject">
     <projectModules>
+      <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/alias-customization/languages/test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang/test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang.mpl" folder="alias-customization" />
+      <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/alias-customization/solutions/nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization/nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.msd" folder="alias-customization" />
+      <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/alias-customization/solutions/test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization/test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.msd" folder="alias-customization" />
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/apache-commons/solutions/org.apache.commons/org.apache.commons.msd" folder="apache-commons" />
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/batik/solutions/de.itemis.stubs.batik.msd" folder="" />
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/blutil/languages/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.blutil.genutil/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.blutil.genutil.mpl" folder="blutil" />
@@ -41,7 +44,6 @@
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/conditional-editor/languages/de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor/de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor.mpl" folder="conditional-editor" />
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/conditional-editor/solutions/de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor.runtime/de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor.runtime.msd" folder="conditional-editor" />
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/conditional-editor/solutions/de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor.sandbox/de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor.sandbox.msd" folder="conditional-editor" />
-      <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/conditional-editor/solutions/test.de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor/test.de.slisson.mps.conditionalEditor.msd" folder="conditional-editor" />
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/debug/languages/de.itemis.mps.debug/de.itemis.mps.debug.mpl" folder="debug" />
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/debug/solutions/de.itemis.mps.debug.runtime/de.itemis.mps.debug.runtime.msd" folder="debug" />
       <modulePath path="$PROJECT_DIR$/devkits/de.q60.mps.genplan.virutalinterfaces_incremental.devkit/de.q60.mps.genplan.virutalinterfaces_incremental.devkit.devkit" folder="shadowmodels.examples.interpreter" />

code/alias-customization/languages/test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang/generator/templates/test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang.generator.templates@generator.mps

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<model ref="r:233afdd2-5b93-4bb1-a8ae-806b32fb42a6(test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang.generator.templates@generator)">
+  <persistence version="9" />
+  <languages>
+    <devkit ref="a2eb3a43-fcc2-4200-80dc-c60110c4862d(jetbrains.mps.devkit.templates)" />
+  </languages>
+  <imports />
+  <registry>
+    <language id="b401a680-8325-4110-8fd3-84331ff25bef" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.generator">
+      <concept id="1095416546421" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.generator.structure.MappingConfiguration" flags="ig" index="bUwia" />
+    </language>
+    <language id="ceab5195-25ea-4f22-9b92-103b95ca8c0c" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.core">
+      <concept id="1169194658468" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.core.structure.INamedConcept" flags="ngI" index="TrEIO">
+        <property id="1169194664001" name="name" index="TrG5h" />
+      </concept>
+    </language>
+  </registry>
+  <node concept="bUwia" id="3r2yrqnhHxY">
+    <property role="TrG5h" value="main" />
+  </node>
+</model>
+

code/alias-customization/languages/test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang/models/test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang.editor.mps

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<model ref="r:d15993ba-7da5-46a9-b467-486db3994b31(test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang.editor)">
+  <persistence version="9" />
+  <languages>
+    <use id="18bc6592-03a6-4e29-a83a-7ff23bde13ba" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.editor" version="15" />
+    <use id="aee9cad2-acd4-4608-aef2-0004f6a1cdbd" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.actions" version="4" />
+    <devkit ref="fbc25dd2-5da4-483a-8b19-70928e1b62d7(jetbrains.mps.devkit.general-purpose)" />
+  </languages>
+  <imports>
+    <import index="hx4v" ref="r:143d8fbb-9206-40d4-9eea-833943255ba9(test.nl.f1re.mps.aliascustomization.demolang.structure)" implicit="true" />
+    <import index="tpco" ref="r:00000000-0000-4000-0000-011c89590284(jetbrains.mps.lang.core.editor)" implicit="true" />
+  </imports>
+  <registry>
+    <language id="18bc6592-03a6-4e29-a83a-7ff23bde13ba" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.editor">
+      <concept id="1071666914219" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.editor.structure.ConceptEditorDeclaration" flags="ig" index="24kQdi" />
+      <concept id="1080736578640" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.editor.structure.BaseEditorComponent" flags="ig" index="2wURMF">
+        <child id="1080736633877" name="cellModel" index="2wV5jI" />
+      </concept>
+      <concept id="1078939183254" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.editor.structure.CellModel_Component" flags="sg" stub="3162947552742194261" index="PMmxH">
+        <reference id="1078939183255" name="editorComponent" index="PMmxG" />
+      </concept>
+      <concept id="1166049232041" name="jetbrains.mps.lang.editor.structure.AbstractComponent" flags="ng" index="1XWOmA">
+        <reference id="1166049300910" name="conceptDeclaration" index="1XX52x" />
+      </concept>
+    </language>
+  </registry>
+  <node concept="24kQdi" id="4I3JdQwH35A">
+    <ref role="1XX52x" to="hx4v:6eakByRhOlw" resolve="ChangeAlias" />
+    <node concept="PMmxH" id="4I3JdQwH35C" role="2wV5jI">
+      <ref role="PMmxG" to="tpco:2wZex4PafBj" resolve="alias" />
+    </node>
+  </node>
+</model>
+