Rule-based Reasoning Approach for Reusable Design Component Retrieval

Abstract

Each phase of software development life cycle has the potential for reuse. However, according to the viewpoint of cost and reusability, the design phase is the most suitable phase for packaging the reusable software components. In this paper, we describe the design component knowledge extraction and representation method for component retrieval. The design knowledge is based on the principle of structured design and object-oriented design. According to the valuable and clearly design component knowledge, we generate a rulebased system which contains the component matching rules and retrieval supporting rules. Using these rules not only can assist the potential reusers retrieve the more suitable design component but also can improve component retrieval performance.

A software metric combination model for software reuse

“…Reusing these modules can reduce system development time and increase system productivity. For this, we study and built the RSC library several years ago [11,12]. In this library, the domain experts extracted the high reuse potential components from the existing application systems by their experience and knowledge.…”