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In this paper we present a model transformation language based on logic programming. The language, called PTL (Prolog based Transformation Language), can be considered as a hybrid language in which ATL-style rules are combined with logic rules for defining transformations. The proposal has been implemented so that a Prolog program is automatically obtained from a PTL program. We have equipped our language with debugging and tracing capabilities which help developers to detect programming errors in PTL rules.
This work has been supported by the Spanish Ministry MICINN and Ingenieros Alborada IDI under grant TRA2009-0309. This work has been also supported by the EU (FEDER) and the Spanish Ministry MICINN under grants TIN2010-15588, TIN2008-06622-C03-03, and the JUNTA ANDALUCIA (proyecto de excelencia) ref. TIC-6114.
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Almendros-Jiménez, J.M., Iribarne, L. (2013). A Model Transformation Language Based on Logic Programming. In: van Emde Boas, P., Groen, F.C.A., Italiano, G.F., Nawrocki, J., Sack, H. (eds) SOFSEM 2013: Theory and Practice of Computer Science. SOFSEM 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7741. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35843-2_33
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