Vallecillo / Gray / Pierantonio Theory and Practice of Model Transformations

First International Conference, ICMT 2008, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, July 1-2, 2008, Proceedings
2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-69927-9
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 261 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Programming and Software Engineering

Models have become essential for dealing with the numerous aspects involved in developing and maintaining complex IT systems. Models allow capturing of the relevant aspects of a system from a given perspective, and at a precise level of abstraction. In addition to models, the transformations between them are other key elements in model-driven engineering. Model transformations allow the de?nition and implementation of the operations on models, and also provide achainthatenablestheautomateddevelopmentofasystemfromitscorrespo- ing models. Furthermore, model transformations may be realized using models, and are, therefore, an integral part of any model-driven approach. There are already several proposals for model transformation speci?cation, implementation and execution, which are beginning to be used by modeling practitioners. However, model transformations need specialized support in s- eral aspects in order to realize their full potential. The problem goes beyond having speci?c languages to represent model transformations; we also need to understandtheirfoundations,suchasthekeyconceptsandoperatorssupporting those languages, their semantics, and their structuring mechanisms and pr- erties (e. g. , modularity, composability and parametrization). In addition, model transformations can be stored in repositories as reusable assets, where they can be managed, discovered and reused. There is also a need to chain and combine model transformations in order to produce new and more powerful transfor- tions, and to be able to implement new operations on models. Finally, model transformations need methodology support, i. e. , they need to be integrated into software development methodologies supported by appropriate tools and en- ronments. These issues and concerns de?nethe focus of these proceedings.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vallecillo, Antonio

Gray, Jeff

Pierantonio, Alfonso

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Process and Engineering of Model Transformations.- Transformations Have to be Developed ReST Assured.- Lifting Transformational Models of Product Lines: A Case Study.- Model Synchronisation: Definitions for Round-Trip Engineering.- The Epsilon Transformation Language.- Model Transformations Supporting Concurrency and Time.- Transforming Process Algebra Models into UML State Machines: Bridging a Semantic Gap?.- On Specifying and Visualising Long-Running Empirical Studies.- Programmed Graph Rewriting with Time for Simulation-Based Design.- Matching and Mapping within Model Transformation Rules.- Live Model Transformations Driven by Incremental Pattern Matching.- Semantics-Based Weaving of UML Sequence Diagrams.- Translation of QVT Relations into QVT Operational Mappings.- Language Support for Model Transformation Reuse and Modularity.- Composition Techniques for Rule-Based Model Transformation Languages.- Approaches for Model Transformation Reuse: Factorization and Composition.- Code Generation by Model Transformation.- Application of Reflection in Model Transformation Languages.- Correctness and Analysis of Model Transformations.- Proofs-as-Model-Transformations.- Analysing Graph Transformation Rules through OCL.- Extracting Object Interactions Out of Software Contracts Using Model Transformations.