Mapping UML Associations into Java Code.

Génova, Gonzalo; Castillo, Carlos Ruiz del; Lloréns, Juan

doi:10.5381/jot.2003.2.5.a4

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“…It ensures referential integrity and multiplicity constraints, but does not provide any implementation class. Génova (2003) presents some principles to mapping UML associations into Java code [16].…”

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“…A unidirectional association end with a multiplicity of 1 requires a constructor that takes as parameter the reference to set, and prevents setting the reference to null. However, a bidirectional association with at least one end with a minimum multiplicity of 1 implies many more constraints [16]. When one object is created, the constructor needs to immediately assign or create the other one to be able to reference it right away.…”

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“…However, most current code generators do not provide adequate support for associations [16,5,21,18,10]. For example, the properties of associations specified in the model, e.g., multiplicity constraints and bidirectionality, are rarely enforced in the generated code.…”

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Associations in MDE: A Concern-Oriented, Reusable Solution

Bensoussan

Schöttle

Kienzle

2016

Modelling Foundations and Applications

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DEDICATION To my family and friends,for all the support they have given me. Thank you.ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would first like to thank my thesis advisor, Prof. Jörg Kienzle for all his time and energy.I enjoyed the long meetings and discussions.Thank you to Matthias Schöttle for all the effort and time he invested in me while working in the lab and for reading my thesis.I am also grateful to Vincent Foley for agreeing to also read my thesis and giving me feedback even without knowing anything about MDE.Finally, I thank Nishanth and Berk as well as Matthias again for a great lab spirit and to all those lunches and laughs together.iii ABSTRACT Associations are a very common concept in software modelling, in particular when using class diagrams for expressing domain models or structural design models. Concern-Oriented Reuse (CORE) proposes a new way of structuring model-driven software development where models of the system are modularized by domains of abstraction within units of reuse called concerns. This thesis illustrates how many of the variations of associations and association implementations have been captured within a concern called Association, together with behavioural models that ensure uniqueness, minimum/maximum size constraints and referential integrity. Furthermore, the provided Association concern documents the impact of using a specific association variation on high-level system qualities. Finally, the thesis describes how the TouchCORE tool was streamlined to support concern-oriented, agile, UMLconformant modelling with associations and rapid selection of association variants according to desired high-level system qualities. iv ABRÉGÉ Les associations sont un concept très commun en modélisation de logiciel, particulièrement en utilisant des diagrammes de classe pour représenter des modèles de domaine ou des modèles de conception. La réutilisation orientée préoccupation (CORE) propose une nouvelle manière de structurer le développement de logiciel dirigé par des modèles où les modèles du système sont modulables à l'intérieur d'une unité réutilisable appelée une préoccupation. Cette thèse illustre les variations des associations et la mise en oeuvre des associations capturées dans une préoccupation appelée Association, ainsi que les modèles de comportement qui garantissent

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Kienzle

2016

Modelling Foundations and Applications

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“…Round-trip engineering for UML and Java has been extensively studied in the context of the development of FUJABA [33]. One particular concept of UML that received much attention in the context of Java code generation is the association concept [2,20,21]. However, none of these mentioned approaches consider the transformation of annotation types and their applications from Java to UML.…”

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JUMP—From Java Annotations to UML Profiles

Bergmayr

Grossniklaus

Wimmer

et al. 2014

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. The capability of UML profiles to serve as annotation mechanism has been recognized in both industry and research. Today's modeling tools offer profiles specific to platforms, such as Java, as they facilitate model-based engineering approaches. However, the set of available profiles is considerably smaller compared to the number of existing Java libraries using annotations. This is because an effective mapping between Java and UML to generate profiles from annotation-based libraries is missing. In this paper, we present JUMP to overcome this limitation, thereby continuing existing mapping efforts by emphasizing on annotations and profiles. We demonstrate the practical value of JUMP by contributing profiles that facilitate reverse-engineering and forward-engineering scenarios for the Java platform. The evaluation of JUMP shows that profiles can be automatically generated from Java libraries exhibiting equal or even improved quality compared to profiles currently used in practice.

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“…11 r e t u r n t r u e ; A problem is that if one (or both) association end(s) is (are) of private visibility, one (or both) side(s) must not be allowed to update the links at the opposite end [13]. The implementation of Fujaba [11] generates non-compilable code when modeling an association with all ends defined private.…”

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Mapping the UML2 Semantics of Associations to a Java Code Generation Model

Gessenharter

Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems

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Abstract. It is state of the art to provide UML modeling by means of class diagrams and code generation from there. But whereas drawing diagrams is most often well supported, code generation is limited in scope. Association classes, multiplicities, aggregation and composition are not correctly or not at all processed by most code generators. One reason may be that the UML semantics is not formally defined in the UML specification. As a result of that, associations are usually transformed into code by using properties of the same type as the associated classes or corresponding typed sets. This approach must fail although the UML2 Superstructure Specification considers association ends owned by a class to be equal to a property of the owning class. In this paper, we describe why associations should be implemented as classes when generating code from class diagrams.

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Mapping UML Associations into Java Code.

Cited by 31 publications

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Associations in MDE: A Concern-Oriented, Reusable Solution

Associations in MDE: A Concern-Oriented, Reusable Solution

JUMP—From Java Annotations to UML Profiles

Mapping the UML2 Semantics of Associations to a Java Code Generation Model

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