Verification and validation of declarative model-to-model transformations through invariants

Cabot, Jordi; Clarisó, Robert; Guerra, Esther; Lara, Juan de

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2009.08.012

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“…By guiding the construction process through so-called classifying terms, the built test cases in form of object models are classified into equivalence classes. In [9] the authors propose a method to derive OCL invariants from TGG and QVT transformations in order to enable their verification and analysis.…”

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“…In addition to specification and realization of transformations as proposed by these works, several papers discuss how to ensure the correctness of transformations. In [9] the authors introduce a method to derive Object Constraint Language (OCL) invariants from declarative transformations like TGGs and QVT in order to enable their verification and analysis.…”

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An OCL-Based Framework for Model Transformations

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Gogolla

2016

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Model transformation is an important building block for model-driven approaches. It puts forward a necessity and a challenge to specify and realize model transformation as well as to ensure the correctness of transformations. This paper proposes an OCL-based framework for model transformations. The formal foundation of the framework is the integration of Triple Graph Grammars and the Object Constraint Language (OCL). The OCL-based transformation framework offers an on-the-fly verification of model transformations and means for transformation quality assurance.

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An OCL-Based Framework for Model Transformations

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2016

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“…The proposal presented in [9] is also of interest. The authors show how to derive some invariant-based verification properties that should be preserved by the transformation (which are similar to our tracts) by analysing the internal rules that compose a transformation.…”

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“…In the first place we have the works that aim at fully validating the behaviour of the transformation and its associated properties (confluence of the rules, termination, etc.) using formal methods and their associated toolkits (see, e.g., [5,6,7,8,9,10,11]). The potential limitations with these proposals lies in their inherent computational complexity, which makes them inappropriate for fully testing large and complex model transformations.…”

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Tractable Model Transformation Testing

Gogolla

Vallecillo

2011

Modelling Foundations and Applications

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Abstract. Model transformation (MT) testing is gaining interest as the size and complexity of MTs grows. In general it is very difficult and expensive (time and computational complexity-wise) to validate in full the correctness of a MT. This paper presents a MT testing approach based on the concept of Tract, which is a generalization of the concept of Model Transformation Contract. A Tract defines a set of constraints on the source and target metamodels, a set of source-target constraints, and a tract test suite, i.e., a collection of source models satisfying the source constraints. We automatically generate input test suite models, which are then transformed into output models by the transformation under test, and the results checked with the USE tool (UML-based Specification Environment) against the constraints defined for the transformation. We show the different kinds of tests that can be conducted over a MT using this automated process, and the kinds of problems it can help uncovering.

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“…Most of that work, however, is done in the context of behavioral models, with the goal of ensuring that syntactic constraints are preserved by the transformation [12,13,14]. By contrast,…”

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Verified ROS-Based Deployment of Platform-Independent Control Systems

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Park

Sokolsky

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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The paper considers the problem of model-based deployment of platform-independent control code on a specific platform. The approach is based on automatic generation of platform-specific glue code from an architectural model of the system. We present a tool, ROSGen, that generates the glue code based on a declarative specification of platform interfaces. Our implementation targets the popular Robot Operating System (ROS) platform. We demonstrate that the code generation process is amenable to formal verification. The code generator is implemented in Coq and relies on the infrastructure provided by the CompCert and VST tool. We prove that the generated code always correctly connects the controller function to sensors and actuators in the robot. We use ROSGen to implement a cruise control system on the LandShark robot. University of Pennsylvania Abstract. The paper considers the problem of model-based deployment of platform-independent control code on a speci c platform. The approach is based on automatic generation of platform-speci c glue code from an architectural model of the system. We present a tool, ROSGen, that generates the glue code based on a declarative speci cation of platform interfaces. Our implementation targets the popular Robot Operating System (ROS) platform. We demonstrate that the code generation process is amenable to formal veri cation. The code generator is implemented in Coq and relies on the infrastructure provided by the CompCert and VST tool. We prove that the generated code always correctly connects the controller function to sensors and actuators in the robot. We use ROSGen to implement a cruise control system on the LandShark robot.

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Verification and validation of declarative model-to-model transformations through invariants

Cited by 115 publications

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An OCL-Based Framework for Model Transformations

An OCL-Based Framework for Model Transformations

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