Title :
Inference of graphical AUIDL specifications for the reverse engineering of user interfaces
Author :
Merlo, E. ; Gagne, P.-Y. ; Thiboutot, Alain
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Genie Electr. Genie Inf., Ecole Polytech., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A method is presented for inferring abstract user interface specifications from structural and behavioural information which is extracted from the source code. Original algorithms for inference and transformation of user interface specifications are presented together with examples of user interface reverse engineering taken from a COBOL/CICS environment. Current limits and directions for further research are also discussed
Keywords :
COBOL; diagrams; formal specification; software maintenance; specification languages; user interfaces; Abstract User Interface Design Language; COBOL/CICS environment; Inference; abstract user interface specifications; behavioural information; graphical AUIDL specification; reverse engineering; source code; structural information; user interface reverse engineering; user interfaces; Software design/development; Software maintenance; Software requirements and specifications; Specification languages; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Software Maintenance, 1994. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6330-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICSM.1994.336787
