Evolution of Domain-Specific Modeling Language: An Example of an Industrial Case Study on an RT-Sequencer

Kos, Tomaž; Mernik, Marjan; Kosar, Tomaž

doi:10.3390/app122312286

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“…The main practical goal of applying such approaches to software development is to reduce the time and other project resources required to meet the requirements of different groups of future users. To achieve this goal, methods and technologies for building domain-specific programming languages (DSLs) [4] and domain-specific modeling languages (DSMLs) [5] for a particular domain of software development have been successfully used recently, which makes it possible to ensure more efficient software development and maintenance processes. Another significant advantage of using DSL and DSML is the ability to support the variability and adaptability of relevant software solutions consistently and effectively, which in modern software engineering has acquired a common definition -"variability" of software [6].…”

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Development of Problem-Specific Modeling Language to Support Software Variability in "Smart Home" Systems

Gamzayev

Tkachuk

2023

ITSSI

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Building conceptual models for software design, in particular for high-tech applications such as smart home systems, is a complex task that significantly affects the efficiency of their development processes. One of the innovative methods of solving this problem is the use of domain-specific modeling languages (DSMLs), which can reduce the time and other project resources required to create such systems. The subject of research in this paper is approaches to the development of DSML for Smart Home systems as a separate class of Internet of Things systems. The purpose of this work is to propose an approach to the development of DSMLs based on a model of variability of the properties of such a system. The following tasks are being solved: analysis of some existing approaches to the creation of DSMLs; construction of a multifaceted classification of requirements for them, application of these requirements to the design of the syntax of a specific DSML-V for the creation of variable software in smart home systems; development of a technological scheme and quantitative metrics for experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The following methods are used: variability modeling based on the property model, formal notations for describing the syntax of the DSML-V language, and the use of the open CASE tool metaDepth. Results: a multifaceted classification of requirements for a broad class of DSML languages is built; the basic syntactic constructions of the DSML-V language are developed to support the properties of software variability of "Smart Home" systems; a formal description of such syntax in the Backus-Naur notation is given; a technological scheme for compiling DSML-V specifications into the syntax of the language of the open CASE tool metaDepth is created; the effectiveness of the proposed approach using quantitative metrics is experimentally investigated. Conclusions: the proposed method of developing a specialized problem-oriented language for smart home systems allows for multilevel modeling of the variability properties of its software components and provides an increase in the efficiency of programming such models by about 14% compared to existing approaches.

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Development of Problem-Specific Modeling Language to Support Software Variability in "Smart Home" Systems

Gamzayev

Tkachuk

2023

ITSSI

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“…HResModLan cannot be seen as the language that evolved from the MultiProLan language. In that context, our approach differs from the one presented in [18]. Kos et al [18] present a DSML called RT-Sequencer that evolved from the previously developed DSML Sequencer to support a new domain -Real-Time Control (RTC) systems, in addition to the Data Acquisition domain.…”

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“…In that context, our approach differs from the one presented in [18]. Kos et al [18] present a DSML called RT-Sequencer that evolved from the previously developed DSML Sequencer to support a new domain -Real-Time Control (RTC) systems, in addition to the Data Acquisition domain. It is an interesting example of a DSML evolution that extends the existing DSML with general-purpose language support.…”

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An Organizational Perspective of Human Resource Modeling

Antanasijević¹,

Vještica²,

Dimitrieski³

et al. 2023

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Although Industry 4.0 improved humanmachine relationship in technical aspects, it failed to put human needs at the focus of the production process. Industry 5.0 is complementing the Industry 4.0 focusing on the workers’ skills, knowledge, and abilities to cooperate with machines and robots. In our previous research, we proposed a framework for the formal description and automatic execution of production processes within Industry 4.0. As a result, a Domain-Specific Modeling Language (DSML) named Multi-Level Production Process Modeling Language (MultiProLan) was created aimed at modeling production processes at different levels of abstraction. The importance given to the workers within Industry 5.0 motivated us to investigate two different roles of a human worker: as an employee within an organization and as a human production resource. We propose a DSML named HResModLan aimed at human resource modeling from two different perspectives: organizational and production. The part of HResModLan language representing the organizational perspective is presented in this paper. The main goal of its creation is to enable the easier and more effective requiring, selection, hiring and development of employees within an organization. The paper presents an analysis of the human resource domain, abstract and concrete syntaxes of the HResModLan language, and a model of a furniture factory and its employees expressed using theconcepts of the HResModLan language.

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On the Usability of a Modeling Language for IoT-Based Public Transportation Systems

Arslan,

Kardas,

Alfraihi

2024

Applied Sciences

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Internet of Things (IoT)-based public transportation systems face distinct challenges within the broader realm of IoT. Developers of such systems encounter a notably intricate development environment compared to general IoT systems, which are inherently characterized by elevated levels of complexity and heterogeneity. As successfully applied in other domains, domain-specific modeling languages (DSMLs) can also be employed to facilitate the development of IoT-based public transportation systems and address the challenges mentioned. Hence, in this study, a novel model-driven engineering (MDE) methodology is presented, comprising the steps of using a DSML, called DSML4PT, for the development of a wide-range of IoT-based public transportation applications. Moreover, the usability evaluation of DSML4PT within this MDE methodology during the real applications of IoT-based public transportation systems is also provided, which is missing in similar studies. For this purpose, we investigated the usability of DSML4PT within a systematic evaluation approach in which the features of DSML4PT are assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively in eight different real public transportation applications with the participation of experienced developers. Comparative analysis revealed that approximately 80% of IoT-based public transportation systems could be automatically generated through modeling exclusively employing DSML4PT. In contrast to the conventional software development methodologies, the novel DSML4PT approach also decreased the time required for the development of public transportation applications by almost 50%. In addition, according to a questionnaire-based assessment, the general evaluation rating of the language was measured as 4.44 over 5-point Likert scale. Feedback from the developers corroborated the practicality of this language and its widespread adoption across diverse perspectives.

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Evolution of Domain-Specific Modeling Language: An Example of an Industrial Case Study on an RT-Sequencer

Cited by 4 publications

References 43 publications

Development of Problem-Specific Modeling Language to Support Software Variability in "Smart Home" Systems

Development of Problem-Specific Modeling Language to Support Software Variability in "Smart Home" Systems

An Organizational Perspective of Human Resource Modeling

On the Usability of a Modeling Language for IoT-Based Public Transportation Systems

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