Object-oriented software libraries expand in size more rapidly than other type of software library. This paper presents a simple approach for aiding reuse in software development using object-oriented library. OUr approach improves the effectiveness of code searching by reorganizing the library with facet classification scheme and thesaurus. Information in specification models, such as data flow diagrams (DFDs), is extracted through object abstraction and then used as a query input. We are currently implementing a Computer-Aided Reuse Tool (CART) based on the approach.

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Software reuse is an effective way to improve software productivity and quality. Software libraries are getting bigger, while most of them, such as those of objectoriented languages, use a simple but somewhat ineffective classification method. These libraries usually provide search aids for novices but experts. They are not flexible enough to serve users at different levels of familiarity with libraries. In this paper, we propose a Software Reuse Framework (SRF) for overcoming the above drawbacks. Based on a built-in hierarchical thesaurus, its classification process may be made semi-automatic. SRF is a domainindependent framework that can be adapted to various libraries and also provides four search levels to serve users with different levels of familiarity with libraries.