A reference process for model composition

Jeanneret, Cédric; Baudry, Benoît

doi:10.1145/1404920.1404921

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“…The composition process exposed in the previous example is in line with many works on model composition that consists in two main phases [30,31]: i) the matching phase identifies model elements that describe the same concepts in the input models to be composed; ii) the merging phase where matched elements are grouped together (i.e., merged) to create new elements in the resulting model.…”

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confidence: 81%

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Composing Your Compositions of Variability Models

Acher

Combemale

Collet

et al. 2013

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. Modeling and managing variability is a key activity in a growing number of software engineering contexts. Support for composing variability models is arising in many engineering scenarios, for instance, when several subsystems or modeling artifacts, each coming with their own variability and possibly developed by different stakeholders, should be combined together. In this paper, we consider the problem of composing feature models (FMs), a widely used formalism for representing and reasoning about a set of variability choices. We show that several composition operators can actually be defined, depending on both matching/merging strategies and semantic properties expected in the composed FM. We present four alternative forms and their implementations. We discuss their relative trade-offs w.r.t. reasoning, customizability, traceability, composability and quality of the resulting feature diagram. We summarize these findings in a reading grid which is validated by revisiting some relevant existing works. Our contribution should assist developers in choosing and implementing the right composition operators.

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Section: Different Strategies For Matching and Mergingmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…Though numerous approaches to model composition have been proposed [30,31], the problem of composing model-based SPLs has not yet deserved enough attention. The trade-offs discussed in the paper are a first step towards automatically mirroring the semantics of compositions operators for model-based SPLs.…”

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confidence: 99%

Composing Your Compositions of Variability Models

Acher

Combemale

Collet

et al. 2013

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…AMW (Atlas Model Weaver) [8][9][10][11] is an AMMA (Atlas Model Management Architecture) [12] module a generic model management platform. This module is intended particularly to the creation of relationships (links) between the model elements (or metamodels).…”

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“…Weaving and transformation AMW: ATLAS Model Weaver [8][9][10][11] Establishing references EMF: Eclipse Modeling Framework [8,13] Fusion EML: Epsilon Merging Language [8,14,15] Establishing references GME Generic Modeling Environment [17][18][19][20]32] Establishing and execution mappings XMF eXecutable Metamodelling Facility [8,21] Mapping, annotation ORM: Object-Relational Mapping [22] Fusion Kompose [22][23][24][25] Weaving Smart Adapters [22,23,26,27] Weaving and transformation GeKo (Generic Komposer) [22,28] set of mappings between sets of models, different sets of interpretations should lead to the definition of different model composition techniques [22].…”

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A Comparative Study of Structural Composition Methods and Techniques

Marzouki¹,

Lakhrissi²,

Mohajir³

2016

CTA

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Abstract:In software engineering as in all other engineering fields, the product to be built is divided into sub-parts that are independently constructed and subsequently assembled. This procedure reduces the complexity and improves the reuse of the developed products. MDE (model-driven engineering) is a recent initiative that adopts this approach. In this context, model composition has become an important artifact in the MDE domain that allows constructing and composing an efficient assembly process. This paper will attempt to identify the strength and the drawbacks of the existing composition model paradigms, and determine the various parameters that govern their behavior.

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“…Bendix and Emanuelsson (2009) and Mehra et al (2005) provide support for differencing and merging diagrams for version control. Yet others define a generic approach for differencing and merging control (Mehra et al (2005)), a reference process (Jeanneret et al (2008)), a generic approach (Fleurey et al (2008)), a canonical scheme (Bzivin et al (2006)) and an algebraic view on the semantics (Herrmann et al (2007)) of model merging.…”

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Composition of architectural models: Empirical analysis and language support

Boucké

Weyns

Holvoet

2010

Journal of Systems and Software

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Managing the architectural description (AD) of a complex software system and maintaining consistency among the different models is a demanding task. To understand the underlying problems, we analyze several non-trivial software architectures. The empirical study shows that a substantial amount of information of ADs is repeated, mainly by integrating information of different models in new models. Closer examination reveals that the absence of rigorously specified dependencies among models and the lack of support for automated composition of models are primary causes of management and consistency problems in software architecture.To tackle these problems, we introduce an approach in which compositions of models, together with relations among models, are explicitly supported in the ADL. We introduce these concepts formally and discuss a proof-of-concept instantiation of composition in xADL and its supporting tools. The approach is evaluated by comparing the original and revised ADs in an empirical study. The study indicates that our approach reduces the number of manually specified elements by 29%, and reduces the number of manual changes to elements for several realistic change scenarios by 52%.

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A reference process for model composition

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Composing Your Compositions of Variability Models

Composing Your Compositions of Variability Models

A Comparative Study of Structural Composition Methods and Techniques

Composition of architectural models: Empirical analysis and language support

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