Automatically generating and adapting model constraints to support co-evolution of design models.

Demuth, Andreas; Lopez-Herrejon, Roberto E.; Egyed, Alexander

doi:10.1145/2351676.2351730

Automatically generating and adapting model constraints to support co-evolution of design models.

by Andreas Demuth, Roberto E. Lopez-Herrejon, Alexander Egyed

Abstract:

Design models must abide by constraints that can come from diverse sources, like their metamodels, requirements, or the problem domain. Software modelers expect these constraints to be enforced on their models and receive instant error feedback if they fail. This works well when constraints are stable. However, constraints may evolve much like their models do. This evolution demands efficient constraint adaptation mechanisms to ensure that models are always validated against the correct constraints. In this paper, we present an idea based on constraint templates that tackles this evolution scenario by automatically generating and updating constraints.

Reference:

Andreas Demuth, Roberto E. Lopez-Herrejon, Alexander Egyed, "Automatically generating and adapting model constraints to support co-evolution of design models.", pp. 302-305, 2012.

Bibtex Entry:

@Conference{DBLP:conf/kbse/DemuthLE12,
  Title                    = {Automatically generating and adapting model constraints to support co-evolution of design models.},
  Author                   = {Andreas Demuth and Roberto E. Lopez-Herrejon and Alexander Egyed},
  Booktitle                = {27th International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE), Essen, Germany},
  Year                     = {2012},
  Pages                    = {302-305},

  Abstract                 = {Design models must abide by constraints that can come from diverse sources, like their metamodels, requirements, or the problem domain. Software modelers expect these constraints to be enforced on their models and receive instant error feedback if they fail. This works well when constraints are stable. However, constraints may evolve much like their models do. This evolution demands efficient constraint adaptation mechanisms to ensure that models are always validated against the correct constraints. In this paper, we present an idea based on constraint templates that tackles this evolution scenario by automatically generating and updating constraints.},
  Doi                      = {10.1145/2351676.2351730},
  File                     = {Automatically Generating and Adapting Constraints to Support the Co-Evolution of Design Models:Conferences\\ASE 2012 - Automatically Generating and Adapting Constraints to Support Co-evolution of Design Models\\Automatically Generating and Adapting Constraints to Support the Co-Evolution of Design Models.pdf:PDF},
  Keywords                 = {mde, consistency, FWF P21321-N15, EU IEF 254965, FWF M1421-N15}
}