ObjectCheck: A Model Checking Tool for Executable Object-Oriented Software System Designs

Xie, Fei; Levin, Vladimir; Browne, James C.

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“…and then translated into a formal semantic domain (e.g. Petri nets or logic) where the analysis of interest is performed [15,[31][32][33]. Typical properties amenable to study are the absence of resource blocks, the impossibility of unwanted situations or the reachability of some system states.…”

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Supporting user-oriented analysis for multi-view domain-specific visual languages

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Lara

Malizia

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Information and Software Technology

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Esta es la versión de autor del artículo publicado en: This is an author produced version of a paper published in: AbstractThe integration of usable and flexible analysis support in modelling environments is a key success factor in Model-Driven Development. In this paradigm, models are the core asset from which code is automatically generated, and thus ensuring model correctness is a fundamental quality control activity. For this purpose, a common approach consists on transforming the system models into formal semantic domains for verification. However, if the analysis results are not shown in a proper way to the end-user (e.g. in terms of the original language) they may become useless.In this paper we present a novel DSVL called BaVeL that facilitates the flexible annotation of verification results obtained in semantic domains to different formats, including the context of the original language. BaVeL is used in combination with a consistency framework, providing support for all the verification life cycle: acquisition of additional input data, transformation of the system models into semantic domains, verification, and flexible annotation of analysis results.The approach has been empirically validated by its implementation in the AToM 3 meta-modelling tool, and tested with several DSVLs. In this paper we present a case study for the analysis of a notation in the area of Digital Libraries, where the analysis is performed by transformations into Petri nets and a process algebra.

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Supporting user-oriented analysis for multi-view domain-specific visual languages

Guerra

Lara

Malizia

et al. 2009

Information and Software Technology

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“…The property is defined in an XUML representation of the property specification language of the COSPAN model checker [45]. 2.…”

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“…This project was executed using the capabilities provided by the OBJECTCHECK [45] system. OBJECTCHECK integrates a commercial environment [36] for development of software systems as executable design level specifications in XUML [40,43] with the COSPAN [13] model checking system.…”

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“…The specifications of the properties are defined in terms of the variables of state machines of the classes of the RCS system. The properties were encoded in an XUML level query language provided by OBJECTCHECK [45]. An example of the formulation of a safety property is given to demonstrate how a property is specified.…”

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“…The subsystem of OSCAR which was model checked amounted to about 45,000 lines of C++ in the original code. The model checking system used in this case study was the OBJECTCHECK [45] system. Software systems to be model checked are specified in XUML [43], translated to the SR language (input language of the COSPAN model checker [13]) and model checked by COSPAN.…”

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Abstract. This paper reports as a case study an attempt to model check the control subsystem of an operational NASA robotics system. Thirty seven properties including both safety and liveness specifications were formulated for the system. Twenty two of the thirty seven properties were successfully model checked. Several significant flaws in the original software system were identified and corrected during the model checking process. The case study presents the entire process in a semi-historical mode. The goal is to provide reusable knowledge of what worked, what did not work and why.

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In this paper, we present and illustrate an approach to compositional reasoning for hardware/software co-verification of embedded systems. The major challenges in compositional reasoning for co-verification include: (1) the hardware/software semantic gaps, (2) lack of common property specification languages for hardware and software, and (3) lack of compositional reasoning rules that are applicable across the hardware/software boundaries. Our approach addresses these challenges by (1) filling the hardware/software semantic gaps via translation of hardware and software into a common formal language, (2) defining a unified property specification language for hardware, software, and entire systems, and (3) enabling application of existing compositional reasoning rules across the hardware/software boundaries based on translation, developing a new rule for compositional reasoning with components that share sub-components, and extending the applicability of these rules via dependency refinement. Our approach has been applied to co-verification of networked sensors. The case studies have shown that our approach is very effective in enabling application of compositional reasoning to co-verification of non-trivial embedded systems.

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ObjectCheck: A Model Checking Tool for Executable Object-Oriented Software System Designs

Cited by 21 publications

References 6 publications

Supporting user-oriented analysis for multi-view domain-specific visual languages

Supporting user-oriented analysis for multi-view domain-specific visual languages

Lessons Learned from Model Checking a NASA Robot Controller

Compositional Reasoning for Hardware/Software Co-verification

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