A contribution to user interface modelling based on graph transformations approach

Abstract

At present time a very big progress proceeds in all branches of the software engineering eld. Anyhow, one particular area is not under the enhanced focus of software developers and researchers. It is the area of the GUI formalization and modelling. The aim of our article is to overcome this deciency by the suggestion of lightweight formal method for the design of user interface by the GUI modelling based on the graph transformations of underlying conceptual data model. The proposed method gives us a very visual tool for our objective. In addition, our method is an innovative and original specication and modelling technique targeted primarily for a utilization of large and complex modern-day web based applications. In this contribution we intend to demonstrate an alternative formal approach how we can compose a user interface model scheme as a result of transformations from the conceptual data model scheme. Our method is based on formal descriptions of user interface and conceptual data models and set of rules describing how to set up the resulting GUI with relevant and valid data. This approach allows constructing only the correct graphics user interfaces. This is the main advantage of herein presented method. Furthermore, the approach presented in

Design Parser For CDM Graph Geneartion in Graph Transformation Based User Interface Modeling

“…3. Output CDM graph is used for logical data model to user interface modeling mapping which is present in work of Martin (2009) we have referred this graph for navigation aspect to develop user interface, using user interface modeling.…”

“…Software performance engineering field's critical use case based software execution model might be used for representating navigation in the form of graph. Martin (2009) propose mapping of logical data model to user interface model based on graph transformation for modeling user interface elements. In the initial stage of this work CDM graph generation need to be performed; for CDM graph generation navigation aspect need to be taken into account.…”

“…Towards this goal, in this study an attempt is made to automate design mapping in software development before code is built, we have mapped class diagram to CDM graph, in addition development needs navigation details; navigation support from the wok of Jaime et al (2000) is referred. Graph transfomation approach by Martin (2009) is related to navigation concept present in work of Jaime et al (2000) as part of our work. Work by Mohan et al (2014) focusses performance analysis and for the process of performance analysis; software performance engineering principles, process and models are used.…”