java class diagram

[computer]

hi,

i have created a java instant messenger using client and server side design. i am stuck at class diagram part. i was thinking as it is a networking and writing to database application, would i do the class diagrams as web application or just model the server as a class and do the relationships etc

thanks

[4fingers]

Although I can't really help in giving your the correct answer I might be able to help in finding the answer. Even though I don’t know myself it might help to define what a web application is.

Google comes up with a few things and mainly that a Web application is an application that's accessed with a web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet.

With that in mind you may not want to class an instant messenger as a web application. I can't say if then modelling the sever as a class is correct but it does seem a like reasonable and safe idea. In the end it may be down to personal choice and how you interpret the program but either way I would maybe wait for an answer from someone with more knowledge than me on this subject. Unless of course you’re happy with this answer ;)

[computer]

hi,

thanks for the reply, i have already created the messenger, if i just do reverse engineer and write the classes then link them, would that be approperiate?

thanks

[4fingers]

Just make sure that the "class diagram shows the classes of the system, their interrelationships (including inheritance, aggregation, and association), and the operations and attributes of the classes."

These sites may help more than me:
http://www.agilemodeling.com/artifacts/classDiagram.htm

http://www.agilemodeling.com/style/classDiagram.htm