Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/refactoring-towards-language-evolution/rascal-Java8

Author: rbonifacio

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-A Java 8 BNF in Rascal
+# Refactoring Java Code towards Language Evolution
+
+### Motivation
+
+<div style="text-align: right"> 
+... when code does not evolve with its language,                                                    
+maintaining backward compatibility means 
+that a language can be expanded, but nothing can 
+be removed
+... This leads to a language 
+that is increasingly large and complex and 
+makes the learning curve steeper and maintenance 
+more difficult
+
+(Jeffrey Overbey and Ralph Johnson, [Regrowing a Language](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1640127). 
+Onward! 2009.)
+</div>
+
+
+### Goal 
+
+Implement a set of refactorings (using [Rascal-MPL](http://rascal-mpl.org)) 
+to evolve a legacy Java systems towards the usage of more recent 
+constructs of the language. 
+
+### Current transformations 
+
+   * Convert Anonymous Inner Classes into Lambda Expressions
+   * Convert explicit typing of generic r-alues into Diamond Operator 
+   * Conver if-then-else-if on the value of strings to Switch String
+   * Convert similar catch blocks into MultiCatch 
+
+### How to use it
+
+   * clone this repository
+   * install [rascal-mpl ide](http://www.rascal-mpl.org/start/)
+   * import this project to the rascal workspace
+   * execute the rascal shell using this project as reference
+   * import the Driver module (such as > import Driver;)  
+   * execute the function refactorProjects passing as argument a location for an input file 
+
+The input file is in the CSV format, with at least the following columns: 
+
+   * project name
+   * project revision (to help on reproducibility) 
+   * type of tranformation (DI for diamond operator, AC for anonymous to lambda, MC for multi-catch)
+   * percentage (just a number, with the percentage of transformations with respect to the oportunities
+   * absolute path to the project 
+
+### Output 
+
+A log of the transformations is generated on the output folder. The files of the original project are 
+changed in place. 
+

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+# Refactoring Java Code towards Language Evolution
+
+### Motivation
+
+<div style="text-align: right"> 
+... when code does not evolve with its language,                                                    
+maintaining backward compatibility means 
+that a language can be expanded, but nothing can 
+be removed
+... This leads to a language 
+that is increasingly large and complex and 
+makes the learning curve steeper and maintenance 
+more difficult
+
+(Jeffrey Overbey and Ralph Johnson, [Regrowing a Language](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1640127). 
+Onward! 2009.)
+</div>
+
+
+### Goal 
+
+Implement a set of refactorings (using [Rascal-MPL](http://rascal-mpl.org)) 
+to evolve a legacy Java systems towards the usage of more recent 
+constructs of the language. 
+
+### Current transformations 
+
+   * Convert Anonymous Inner Classes into Lambda Expressions
+   * Convert explicit typing of generic r-alues into Diamond Operator 
+   * Conver if-then-else-if on the value of strings to Switch String
+   * Convert similar catch blocks into MultiCatch 
+
+### How to use it
+
+   * clone this repository
+   * install [rascal-mpl ide](http://www.rascal-mpl.org/start/)
+   * import this project to the rascal workspace
+   * execute the rascal shell using this project as reference
+   * import the Driver module (such as > import Driver;)  
+   * execute the function refactorProjects passing as argument a location for an input file 
+
+The input file is in the CSV format, with at least the following columns: 
+
+   * project name
+   * project revision (to help on reproducibility) 
+   * type of tranformation (DI for diamond operator, AC for anonymous to lambda, MC for multi-catch)
+   * percentage (just a number, with the percentage of transformations with respect to the oportunities)   * absolute path to the project 
+
+