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Combining Model-Driven Architecture and Software Product Line Engineering: Reuse of Platform-Specific Assets

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Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development (MODELSWARD 2018)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 991))

Abstract

Reuse automation is a main concern of software engineering to produce high quality applications in a faster and cheaper manner. Some approaches define cross-platform model-driven software product lines to systematically and automatically reuse generic assets in software development. They improve the product line assets reusability by designing them according to the Model-Driven Architecture specifications. However, their reuse of platform-specific assets is limited due to an inefficient platform-specific variability management. This issue interfere with gains in productivity provided by reuse.

In this paper, we define platform-specific variability by identifying variation points in different software concerns based on the well-known “4+1” view model categorization. Then, we fully manage platform-specific variability by structuring the Platform-Specific Model using two sub-models: the Cross-Cutting Model, obtained by transformation of the Platform-Independent Model; and the Application Structure Model, obtained by reuse of variable platform-specific assets. This structure is supported by a framework, based on a Domain-Specific Modeling Language, helping developers to build an application model. Experiments on three concrete applications confirmed that our approach significantly improves product lines productivity.

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    https://kafka.apache.org/.

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    Sirius website: http://www.eclipse.org/sirius/.

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    Eclipse QVT Operational: https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/modeling.mmt.qvt-oml.

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We would like to thank the National Association of Research and Technology (ANRT in French) for its contribution to this research.

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  1. LIRMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, 161 rue Ada, 34095, Montpellier, France

    Frédéric Verdier & Abdelhak-Djamel Seriai

  2. Acelys Informatique, Pôle Eureka, 418 rue du Mas Verchant, 34000, Montpellier, France

    Frédéric Verdier & Raoul Taffo Tiam

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  3. Malina Software Corp., Nepean, ON, Canada

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Verdier, F., Seriai, AD., Tiam, R.T. (2019). Combining Model-Driven Architecture and Software Product Line Engineering: Reuse of Platform-Specific Assets. In: Hammoudi, S., Pires, L., Selic, B. (eds) Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development. MODELSWARD 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 991. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11030-7_19

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