An Integral Hierarchy and Diversity Model for Describing Product Family Architectures

Hamer, P. van den; Linden, Frank van der; Saunders, Alison; Sligte, Henk

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“…Hierarchical variability modeling, as presented in this paper, extends earlier work on hierarchical variability [10], [11]. The Koala component model [12], [13], [14], [15] was a first attempt to represent variability inline with the component hierarchy by explicit linguistic constructs inside the components.…”

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Hierarchical Variability Modeling for Software Architectures

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2011 15th International Software Product Line Conference

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Hierarchically decomposed component-based system development reduces design complexity by supporting distribution of work and component reuse. For product line development, the variability of the components to be deployed in different products has to be represented by appropriate means. In this paper, we propose hierarchical variability modeling which allows specifying component variability integrated with the component hierarchy and locally to the components. Components can contain variation points determining where components may vary. Associated variants define how this variability can be realized in different component configurations. We present a meta model for hierarchical variability modeling to formalize the conceptual ideas. In order to obtain an implementation of the proposed approach together with tool support, we extend the existing architectural description language MontiArc with hierarchical variability modeling. We illustrate the presented approach using an example from the automotive systems domain.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures. Proceedings of International Software Product Lines Conference (SPLC 2011), IEEE Computer Society, August 201

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Hierarchical Variability Modeling for Software Architectures

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2011 15th International Software Product Line Conference

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“…Our hierarchical feature graph bears some resemblance to the integral hierarchical and diversity model presented in [Van de Hamer et al 1998]. Unlike their model, we use variation points to model variability.…”

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On the notion of variability in software product lines

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Bosch

Svahnberg

Proceedings Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture

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Software product lines are used in companies to provide a set of reusable assets for related groups of software products. Generally a software product line provides a common architecture and reusable code for software product developers. In this article we focus on mechanisms that help developers vary the architecture and behavior of a software product line to create individual products. We provide the reader with a framework of terminology and concepts that help understand the concept of variability better. In addition, we present a number of variability mechanisms in the context of this framework. Finally, we provide a method for incorporating variability into software product lines. 2 Features Products in a product family tend to vary. The differences between the products can be described in terms of features. To better understand variability we need to be able to describe these differences on a high level. We

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Philips Healthcare Compositional Diversity Case

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2013

Systems and Software Variability Management

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An Integral Hierarchy and Diversity Model for Describing Product Family Architectures

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Hierarchical Variability Modeling for Software Architectures

Hierarchical Variability Modeling for Software Architectures

On the notion of variability in software product lines

Philips Healthcare Compositional Diversity Case

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