A Component Model for Defining Software Product Families with Explicit Variation Points

Cola, Simone Di; Tran, Cuong; Lau, Kung-Kiu; Chen, Qian; Schulze, Michael

doi:10.1109/cbse.2016.15

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“…FX-MAN [58] is an extension of X-MAN component model that establishes an isomorphic structure to the related feature model. In other words, each feature is associated with one component.…”

Section: Data Synthesismentioning

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Comparative analysis of variability modelling approaches in component models

Sülog̃lu¹,

Kaya

Karamanlıoğlu

et al. 2018

IET softw.

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The results of a systematic literature review conducted for variability modelling in software component models are analysed and presented here. A well-planned protocol guided the screening of 3230 papers that resulted in the identification of 55 papers. Reviewing these papers, 23 of them were considered as primary studies related to our research questions. A comparison framework is introduced to further understand, assess, and compare those selected papers. Observations about the important aspects of component models that support the variability capability are summarised. Prominent trends and approaches are discussed along with a comparative analysis of the component models. Only a few component models were found to be explicitly accommodating variability concerns. The identified variability modelling problems require further research for attaining better reuse capabilities.

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“…FX-MAN [58] is an extension of X-MAN component model that establishes an isomorphic structure to the related feature model. In other words, each feature is associated with one component.…”

Section: Data Synthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative analysis of variability modelling approaches in component models

Sülog̃lu¹,

Kaya

Karamanlıoğlu

et al. 2018

IET softw.

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“…Our approach is to use a component model [19] that can be used to model and construct product families, rather than single products. We have defined and implemented such a component model, called FX-MAN [20], as a Model-driven Engineering tool [21] for developing families of componentbased systems. 1 Here we will show how FX-MAN can be used 1 A full account of FX-MAN is not necessary here.…”

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Enumerative Variability in Software Product Families

Chen

Lau

2017

2017 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI)

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In Software Product Line Engineering (SPLE), in the problem space, variability in a product family is specified in an enumerative manner (by a feature model), i.e. all valid variants are enumerated. However, in the solution space, current SPLE approaches use parametric variability (variability parameterised on features occurring in a single product variant) instead. In this paper, we take a closer look at enumerative variability, show how it can also be used in the solution space, and briefly discuss why it may be advantageous to do so.

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