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Model Refactorings as Rule-Based Update Transformations

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«UML» 2003 - The Unified Modeling Language. Modeling Languages and Applications (UML 2003)

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A model refactoring is a model transformation that improves the design described in the model. A refactoring should only affect a previously chosen subset of the original model. In this paper, we discuss how to define and execute model refactorings as rule-based transformations. We also present an experimental tool to execute these transformations.

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  1. TUCS Turku Center for Computer Science, Åbo Akademi University, Lemminkäinsenkatu 14A, FIN-20520, Turku, Finland

    Ivan Porres

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  1. School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh,  

    Perdita Stevens

  2. Computing Department - InfoLab21, Lancaster University, LA1 4WA, Lancaster, UK

    Jon Whittle

  3. IBM Rational, P.O. Box 9027, CO 80301-9027, Boulder, USA

    Grady Booch

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Porres, I. (2003). Model Refactorings as Rule-Based Update Transformations. In: Stevens, P., Whittle, J., Booch, G. (eds) «UML» 2003 - The Unified Modeling Language. Modeling Languages and Applications. UML 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2863. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45221-8_16

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