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In feature-oriented programming, a feature is an increment in program functionality and is implemented by a feature module. Programs are generated by composing feature modules. A generated program may be used by other client programs but occasionally must be transformed to match a particular legacy interface before it can be used. We call the mismatch of the interface of a generated program and a client-desired interface an incompatibility. We introduce the notion of refactoring feature modules (RFMs) that extend feature modules with refactorings. We explain how RFMs reduce incompatibilities and facilitate reuse, and report our experiences on five case studies.
Martin Kuhlemann was supported and partially funded by the DAAD Doktorandenstipendium (No. D/07/45661). Batory’s work was supported by NSF’s Science of Design Project #CCF-0724979. Sven Apel’s work was supported in part by the German Research Foundation (DFG), project number AP 206/2-1.
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Kuhlemann, M., Batory, D., Apel, S. (2009). Refactoring Feature Modules. In: Edwards, S.H., Kulczycki, G. (eds) Formal Foundations of Reuse and Domain Engineering. ICSR 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5791. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04211-9_11
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