Towards an open meta modeling environment

Volz, Bernhard; Jablonski, Stefan

doi:10.1145/2060329.2060366

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“…Nivel [31] is a deep meta-modelling framework based on the weighted constraint rule language (WCRL). OMME [32] is a prototype that implements advanced modelling constructs like a dual ontological/linguistic typing, deep characterization and powertypes.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

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Extending Deep Meta-Modelling for Practical Model-Driven Engineering

Lara

Guerra

Cobos

et al. 2012

The Computer Journal

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Meta-modelling is one of the pillars of Model-Driven Engineering (MDE), where it is used for language engineering and domain modelling. Even though the current trend is the use of two-level meta-modelling frameworks, several researchers have pointed out limitations of this scheme for some scenarios and suggested a metamodelling approach with an arbitrary number of meta-levels in order to obtain more flexible and simpler system descriptions. Unfortunately, such multi-level meta-modelling systems are still in their infancy, lacking for example, integration with model manipulation languages, a characterization of different possibilities for instantiation and inheritance, and primitives for interconnecting multi-level languages in a flexible way. In this paper, we propose a number of extensions to multi-level (also called deep) meta-modelling, based on the needs raised by its use for practical MDE. In particular, we discuss on the issues related to code generation from deep languages, the benefits of allowing inheritance at every meta-level, and patterns and techniques for a fine-grain control of the meta-level of elements. Finally, we provide primitives to control the impedance mismatch when connecting models at different meta-levels.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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Extending Deep Meta-Modelling for Practical Model-Driven Engineering

Lara

Guerra

Cobos

et al. 2012

The Computer Journal

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“…In [60,61] Volz et al give an overview of their Open Meta Modeling Environment (OMME). The tool allows graphical DSLs to be created comparable to the Melanee tool used in this work.…”

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A multi-level approach to modeling language extension in the Enterprise Systems Domain

Atkinson

Gerbig

Fritzsche³

2015

Information Systems

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“…Nivel [3] is a multi-level metamodelling framework based on the weighted constraint rule language (WCRL). OMME [48] is a prototype that implements advanced modelling constructs like a dual ontological/linguistic typing, deep characterization and powertypes. However, none of these frameworks are connected to model management languages.…”

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Model-driven engineering with domain-specific meta-modelling languages

2013

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The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-013-0367-zDomain-specific modelling languages are normally defined through general-purpose meta-modelling languages like the MOF. While this is satisfactory for many model-driven engineering (MDE) projects, several researchers have identified the need for domain-specific meta-modelling (DSMM) languages. These provide customised domain-specific meta-modelling primitives aimed at the definition of modelling languages for a specific domain, as well as the construction of meta-model families. Unfortunately, current approaches to DSMM rely on ad hoc methods which add unnecessary complexity to the realization of DSMM in practice. Hence, the goal of this paper is to simplify the definition and usage of DSMM languages. For this purpose, we apply multi-level meta-modelling for the systematic engineering of DSMM architectures. Our method integrates techniques to control the meta-modelling primitives offered to the users of the DSMM languages, provides a flexible approach to define textual concrete syntaxes for DSMM languages, and extends existing model management languages (for model-to-model transformation, in-place transformation and code generation) to work in a multi-level setting, thus enabling the practical use of DSMM in MDE. As a proof of concept, we report on a working implementation of these ideas in the MetaDepth tool.We thank the referees for their detailed and useful comments. This work has been funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity with project “Go Lite” (TIN2011-24139), and the R&D programme of Madrid Region with project “eMadrid” (S2009/TIC-1650)

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Towards an open meta modeling environment

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Extending Deep Meta-Modelling for Practical Model-Driven Engineering

Extending Deep Meta-Modelling for Practical Model-Driven Engineering

A multi-level approach to modeling language extension in the Enterprise Systems Domain

Model-driven engineering with domain-specific meta-modelling languages

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