Evaluating pattern conformance of UML models: a divide-and-conquer approach and case studies

Kim, Dae-Kyoo; Shen, Wuwei

doi:10.1007/s11219-008-9048-5

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“…Kim and Khwand [3], Kim and Shen [4] use class diagrams and collaboration diagrams to generate a meta-model for each design pattern. However, this approach has two limitations which are: 1) the metamodels of some patterns will be similar as some patterns are similar in their structure but they have different intent for example State, Strategy patterns and Façade, Adapter patterns.…”

Section: Uml Based Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Automatic Recommendation of Software Design Patterns: Text Retrieval Approach

Hamdy¹,

Elsayed²

2018

JSW

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Design pattern is a reusable solution to a commonly occurring design problem in certain context. Using design patterns in software development improves the product's quality, understandability and productivity. However, it is a challenging task for novice developers to select the right design pattern to solve a design problem. The paper proposes a methodology for the automatic selection of the fit design pattern from a list of patterns. The proposed methodology is based on Text retrieval approach where the design problem scenarios are described in natural language. A vector space model (VSM) was created for the catalogue of design patterns. A vector of features consists of unigrams and bigrams is generated for the given design problem scenario. The recommended design pattern is the closest to the problem scenario. The proposed mechanism was evaluated using the Gang of four design patterns and the experimental results showed the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.

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Section: Uml Based Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some of these studies developed techniques for suggesting the suitable pattern based on the UML design diagrams [3], [4]. Other techniques are based on question-answer [5], [6].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Automatic Recommendation of Software Design Patterns: Text Retrieval Approach

Hamdy¹,

Elsayed²

2018

JSW

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“…Unfortunately, only a simple pattern is shown and no detection semantics is discussed, thus making it difficult to assess the genericity of the approach. Another approach [38] specifies patterns by extending their target metamodels, adding pattern-related constraints. For example, the structural aspect of GoF patterns is defined by extending the classifier-related metaclasses, while the behavioral aspect is defined by extending the interaction-related metaclasses of the UML metamodel.…”

Section: Metamodeling Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since FullAdderBase is a condition of FullAdder1 (line 26) and their domains are bound to each other, the execution engine efficiently narrows down the candidate sets of variable bindings to those previously obtained for FullAdderBase (in this case, a single set of bindings). The engine additionally verifies FullAdder1's own conditions (e.g., on [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45], which leads to creating a PResults pattern occurrence corresponding to that valid set of bindings (Fig. 24).…”

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VPML: an approach to detect design patterns of MOF-based modeling languages

2013

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A design pattern is a recurring and well-understood design fragment. In a model-driven engineering methodology, detecting occurrences of design patterns supports the activities of model comprehension and maintenance. With the recent explosion of domain-specific modeling languages, each with its own syntax and semantics, there has been a corresponding explosion in approaches to detecting design patterns that are so much tailored to those many languages that they are difficult to reuse. This makes developing generic analysis tools extremely hard. Such a generic tool is however desirable to reduce the learning curve for pattern designers as they specify patterns for different languages used to model different aspects of a system. In this paper, we propose a unified approach to detecting design patterns of MOF-based modeling languages. MOF is increasingly used to define modeling languages, including UML and BPMN. In our approach, a pattern is modeled with a Visual Pattern Modeling Language and mapped to a corresponding QVTRelations transformation. Such a transformation runs over an input model where pattern occurrences are to be detected and Communicated by Dr. Ana Moreira. M. Elaasar (B)Rational Software, Ottawa Lab, reports those occurrences in a result model. The approach is prototyped on Eclipse and validated in two large case studies that involve detecting design patterns-specifically a subset of GoF patterns in a UML model and a subset of Control Flow patterns in a BPMN model. Results show that the approach is adequate for modeling complex design patterns for MOFbased modeling languages and detecting their occurrences with high accuracy and performance.

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“…They have implemented it as a tool called RBMLCC, an add-on component of IBM Rational Rose. They also report a case study where 7 of the 23 GoF patterns are specified (Kim and Shen, 2008). However, the tool does not fully support RBML yet.…”

Section: Related Work and Associated Problemsmentioning

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Formal specification of the variants and behavioural features of design patterns

Bayley

Zhu

2010

Journal of Systems and Software

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The formal specification of design patterns is widely recognized as being vital to their effective and correct use in software development. It can clarify the concepts underlying patterns, eliminate ambiguity and thereby lay a solid foundation for tool support. This paper further advances a formal meta-modelling approach that uses first order predicate logic to specify design patterns. In particular, it specifies both structural and behavioural features of design patterns and systematically captures the variants in a well-structured format. The paper reports a case study involving the formal specification of all 23 patterns in the Gang of Four catalog. It demonstrates that the approach improves the accuracy of pattern specifications by covering variations and clarifying the ambiguous parts of informal descriptions.

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Evaluating pattern conformance of UML models: a divide-and-conquer approach and case studies

Cited by 34 publications

References 28 publications

Automatic Recommendation of Software Design Patterns: Text Retrieval Approach

Automatic Recommendation of Software Design Patterns: Text Retrieval Approach

VPML: an approach to detect design patterns of MOF-based modeling languages

Formal specification of the variants and behavioural features of design patterns

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