Supporting model-driven development using a process-centered software engineering environment

Abstract

The adoption of Model-Driven Development (MDD) is increasing and it is widely recognized as an important approach for building software systems. In addition to traditional development process models, an MDD process requires the selection of metamodels and mapping rules for the generation of the transformation chain which produces models and application code. In this context, software process tasks should be performed in a specific sequence, with the correct input artifacts to produce the output ones. However, existing support tools and transformation engines for MDD do not have a process-centered focus that addresses different kinds of software process activities, such as application modeling and testing to guide the developers. Furthermore, they do not enable process modeling nor the (semi) automated execution of activities during process enactment. The MoDErNE (Model Driven Process-Centered Software Engineering Environment) uses process-centered software engineering environment concepts to improve MDD process specification and enactment by using a metamodeling foundation. In MoDErNE, a software process model may be enacted several times in different software projects. This paper details the MoDErNE environment, its approach and architecture and also the case studies through which the tool was evaluated.

MTP: Model Transformation Profile

“…Additionally, in order to carry out a more accurate validation, we intend to use the profile in an industrial case study. Besides that we are adapting our current MDA environment named MoDerNe [21] to support transformation process specification and enactment.…”

“…In order to evaluate the MTP profile we specified the transformation chain of a real MDA process which has been used in some projects in our laboratory [17][18] [20]. Within this scenario, we wanted to evaluate the profile expressiveness in terms of structure and behavior specifications along the transformation development life cycle.…”

A Knowledge-based PSEE with the Ability of Project Monitoring

“…We are not sure whether the researches in [18][19] can handle the deviation. The model-driven approach [20][21][22] use metamodels to manage process variability. For example, MoDErNE [20] reuses existing process models and applies rules to customize the reused models.…”

“…The model-driven approach [20][21][22] use metamodels to manage process variability. For example, MoDErNE [20] reuses existing process models and applies rules to customize the reused models. During process modeling, reused process models appear in a process as modeling tasks or editors.…”

Towards a Metamodel Design Methodology: Experiences from a model transformation metamodel design

“…Our research group had been working on many projects that require the definition of metamodels [5][6] [7]. In all of these projects we have felt the need for a method to guide us in some issues such as: how to define a metamodel concepts, how to guarantee that a metamodel covers all the desired concepts of the target domain; how to structurally organize the concepts; and how to validate a metamodel.…”