Interoperability of MAS DSMLs via horizontal model transformations

Abstract

Abstract-In this paper, we present our approach which aims at improving the mechanism of constructing language semantics over the interoperability of domain-specific modeling languages (DSMLs) developed for Multi-agent Systems (MAS) and hence providing a more efficient way of extension for the executability of modeled agent systems on various underlying agent platforms. Differentiating from the existing MAS DSML studies, our proposal is based on determining entity mappings and building horizontal model transformations between the metamodels of MAS DSMLs which are in the same abstraction level. The applicability of the approach is demonstrated in the paper by constructing horizontal transformations between two full-fledged agent DSMLs, called SEA_ML and DSML4MAS. Use of these transformations has enabled SEA_ML instance models now to be executable on new agent platforms and that feature has been provided with less effort comparing with the implementation of needed transformations between SEA_ML and those new agent platforms from scratch.

IoT uygulamalarında çok etmenli sistemlerin (MAS) birlikte çalışabilirliğinin rolü: Akıllı üretim sistemlerindeki son gelişmeler üzerine bir araştırma

“…Platform çeşitliliğini arttırmak için, MAS, alana özgü modelleme dillerinin (DSML: domain-specific modeling languages) sözdiziminde ve meta modellerde bulunan dikey dönüşümleri kullanır [99]. Tezel ve Kardas [100]'a göre bunun nedeni, MAS DSML'lerin Platformdan Bağımsız Meta modellerinde (PIMM) bulunan yatay dönüşümlerin inşası yoluyla benzer bir aracı platformda çalıştırılabilen farklı bir MAS DSML'inin model durumlarını etkinleştirmeleridir.…”

Supporting the platform extensibility for the model-driven development of agent systems by the interoperability between domain-specific modeling languages of multi-agent systems

“…As indicated in [36], support of current MAS DSMLs for each agent execution platform is enabled by repetitively defining and implementing a chain of vertical M2M and M2T transformations. Available M2M and M2T transformations are specific for each different agent platform (such as JADE [31,37], JACK [30,38], JADEX [32,39]) and almost all of them cannot be re-used while extending the executability of the MAS models for a new agent platform.…”

“…Inside another helper rule, those behaviors are separated into the corresponding plans and so exact transformation of SEA_ML plan instances to DSML4MAS plans are realized. More examples of the ATL rules written for the required transformations can be found in [36]. As it will be demonstrated in Sect.…”

“…This paper is an extended version of the paper [36]. It differs from the latter by including: 1) a completely new discussion on design and implementation of M2M and M2T transformations required for extending the platform support of a MAS DSML according to the conventional approach 2) an improved case study in which MDD of an agent-based stock exchange is realized by using both the proposed interoperability approach and the conventional approach currently in-use, and finally 3) another new section which covers the comparative evaluation of applying two approaches.…”