Title :
A Feature-Oriented Framework Model for Object-Oriented Framework: An MDA Approach
Author :
Zhang, Tiange ; Xiao, Xiaochun ; Wang, Huan ; Qian, Leqiu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Fudan Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Object-oriented framework is increasingly recognized as an efficient reuse mechanism in software development, but it is still difficult to design for framework designer and instantiate for application developer. This is due to the lack of framework specific modeling language and modeling tools. We propose a feature-oriented framework model language (FOFML) to model framework following the MDA approach. FOFML is designed in a modular and compositional manner and is integrated with industry standards and technology such as UML and MOF. Framework related classes, features, roles and other aspects can be modeled in UML and FOFML. A prototype FOFML modeling environment is implemented.
Keywords :
Unified Modeling Language; object-oriented languages; software reusability; MDA approach; UML; application developer; feature-oriented framework model language; framework specific modeling language; framework specific modeling tools; industry standards; object-oriented framework; prototype FOFML modeling environment; reuse mechanism; software development; Application software; Computer science; Concrete; Electronic mail; Information technology; Object oriented modeling; Programming; Prototypes; Tree data structures; Unified modeling language; Feature Model; MDA; Object Oriented Framework;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Technology, 2009. CIT '09. Ninth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xiamen
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3836-5
DOI :
10.1109/CIT.2009.105