Using MetaScribe to prototype a UML to C++/Ada95 code generator

Author

Regep, Dan ; Kordon, Fabrice

Author_Institution

CS Telecom, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

128

Lastpage

133

Abstract

The use of program generation from graphical representations like UML is increasing in software projects. The notion of hypergenericity is being posited to improve program generators. This paper presents MetaScribe, a tool designed to build program generators, which provides guidelines to program generator designers and has enhanced facilities for reusability. An example illustrates the use of MetaScribe: the construction of program generators from UML class diagrams to C++ and Ada95

Keywords

Ada; C++ language; automatic programming; computer aided software engineering; diagrams; software prototyping; software reusability; software tools; specification languages; MetaScribe; UML class diagrams; UML-to-Ada95 code generator; UML-to-C++ code generator; Unified Modeling Language; design guidelines; graphical representations; hypergenericity; meta-data description; program generation; prototyping; reusability; semantic transformation; software projects; Automatic programming; Computer aided software engineering; Cost function; Documentation; Engines; Guidelines; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Telecommunications; Unified modeling language;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Rapid System Prototyping, 2000. RSP 2000. Proceedings. 11th International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Paris

ISSN

1074-6005

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0668-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWRSP.2000.855209

Filename

855209