Model-Transformation Design Patterns

Lano, Kevin; Kolahdouz-Rahimi, Shekoufeh

doi:10.1109/tse.2014.2354344

Cited by 41 publications

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“…Design patterns for MTs are gaining popularity since the past decade, yet their awareness is still low, as reported in [35]. For example, a catalog of MT design patterns is presented in [33,34], together with illustrative implementations of the patterns in UML-RSDS. This catalog is revised in [15], and an approach called DelTa to instantiate the patterns using higher-order transformations is proposed.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

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Comparing and classifying model transformation reuse approaches across metamodels

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Model transformations are essential elements of Model-driven Engineering (MDE) solutions, as they enable the automatic manipulation of models. MDE promotes the creation of domain-specific metamodels, but without proper reuse mechanisms, model transformations need to be developed from scratch for each new metamodel. In this paper, our goal is to understand whether transformation reuse across metamodels is needed by the community, evaluate its current state, identify practical needs and propose promising lines for further research. For this purpose, we first report on a survey to understand the reuse approaches used currently in practice and the needs of the community. Then, we propose a classification of

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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Comparing and classifying model transformation reuse approaches across metamodels

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“…The benefit of using this pattern is that it can help ensure hippocraticness; the disadvantage is the test for existence, which can degrade BX performance. However, we note that other patterns, e.g., related to indexing [17] -and model indexing frameworks like Hawk -can help offset this.…”

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“…Many different patterns have been developed and captured in the literature, including some for model transformations. In this section we present three examples, taken from Lano et al [17] with some customisation for our context.…”

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Engineering Bidirectional Transformations

Paige

2018

Bidirectional Transformations

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Bidirectional transformations, like software, need to be carefully engineered in order to provide guarantees about their correctness, completeness, acceptability and usability. This paper summarises a collection of lectures pertaining to engineering bidirectional transformations using Model-Driven Engineering techniques and technologies. It focuses on stages of a typical engineering lifecycle, starting with requirements and progressing to implementation and verification. It summarises Model-Driven Engineering approaches to capturing requirements, architectures and designs for bidirectional transformations, and suggests an approach for verification as well. It concludes by describing some challenges for future research into engineering bidirectional transformations.

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“…Specialised patterns, for particular technical domains, have also been defined, for concurrent systems, for security, and for many other concerns. In the model transformations (MT) domain, patterns have also been identified and formalised [24], [102], [145]. For example, the fundamental pattern Auxiliary Metamodel involves the introduction of auxiliary metamodel entity types and/or features to support transformation processing, such as the maintenance of traces or other information associated with the transformation execution [145].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…In the model transformations (MT) domain, patterns have also been identified and formalised [24], [102], [145]. For example, the fundamental pattern Auxiliary Metamodel involves the introduction of auxiliary metamodel entity types and/or features to support transformation processing, such as the maintenance of traces or other information associated with the transformation execution [145]. A specialised pattern is Auxiliary Correspondence Model, which uses auxiliary entity types and features to maintain a correspondence between source and target elements, to support bidirectional processing such as change propagation and model synchronisation ( Figure 1).…”

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