Synthesizing B Specifications from eb 3 Attribute Definitions

eb 3 is a specification language for information systems. The core of the eb 3 language consists of process algebraic specifications describing the behaviour of the entities in a system, and attribute function definitions describing the entity attributes. The verification of eb 3 specifications against temporal properties is of great interest to users of eb 3 . In this paper, we propose a translation from eb 3 to LOTOS NT (LNT for short), a value-passing concurrent language with classical process algebra features. Our translation ensures the one-to-one correspondence between states and transitions of the labelled transition systems corresponding to the eb 3 and LNT specifications. We automated this translation with the eb 3 2lnt tool, thus equipping the eb 3 method with the functional verification features available in the CADP toolbox.

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“…Following the technique of [GFL05,GFL06], one may devise a translation from the eb 3 specification of Fig. 1 to the B method.…”

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Verification of EB3 specifications using CADP

et al. 2016

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“…An approach is demonstrated using XML which is in fact a transformation tool to analyze visualize Timed Communicating Object Z (TCOZ) models into various UML diagrams animating specification with a multi-paradigm programming language as discussed in [12]. It is described a way of creating tables and SQL code for Z specifications according to UML diagrams in [13]. A case study is discussed by a formal verification method for Cooperative Composition Modeling Language (CCML) in [14].…”

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State Based Static and Dynamic Formal Analysis of UML State Diagrams

Alhumaidan

2012

JSEA

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Design and specification is a serious issue in software engineering because of the semantics involved in transforming the real world problems to computer software systems. Unified Modeling Language (UML) has been accepted as a de facto standard for design and specification of object oriented systems. Unfortunately, UML structures lack defining semantics of a system. Formal methods are proved powerful, particularly, at requirement specification and design level. For a moment, formal methods are not welcomed because of much use of mathematics in formal languages. Therefore, a linkage between UML and formal methods is required to overcome the above deficiencies. In this paper, a new approach is developed by integrating UML and Z specification focusing on state diagram considering both the syntax and semantics. It is believed that this new approach will be effective and useful both at academics and industrial level. The resultant formal models of the approach are analyzed and validated using Z/Eves tool.

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“…In contrast, the state of a B machine is continuously updated so that a query operation only has to inspect the current state. Examples of recursive functions, that correspond to the anyReserved query, are as follows In [17], a procedure to translate EB 3 attributes into B machines is defined. Hence, it is possible to automatically generate a skeleton of the B part of a CSP B specification from an EB 3 specification.…”

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Applying CSP || B to information systems

et al. 2007

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CSP B is a formal approach which combines state and event-based descriptions of a system. It enables the automatic verification of dynamic properties using model checking techniques. In this paper we identify a variation on the standard CSP B architecture so that it is more applicable to support the specification of information systems. We specify a library system using this new architecture. We examine several safety and liveness requirements and demonstrate that we can compositionally verify them using FDR. If a property fails to model check we identify an abstraction technique which enables us to pinpoint the cause of the failure.

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Synthesizing B Specifications from eb 3 Attribute Definitions

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Verification of EB3 specifications using CADP

Verification of EB3 specifications using CADP

State Based Static and Dynamic Formal Analysis of UML State Diagrams

Applying CSP || B to information systems

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