Ivano Malavolta
ABSTRACT
Many languages for software architectures have been proposed, each dealing with different stakeholder concerns, operating at different levels of abstraction and with different degrees of formality. It is known that a universal architectural language cannot exist since the various concerns, requirements, and domains may change. Moreover, stakeholder concerns and needs are various and ever evolving even while designing a single system. Model-driven techniques may be used to answer the need for supporting the creation of extensible, customizable and stakeholder-oriented architectural languages (i.e., next generation architectural languages). Part of this approach is developed in a framework called byADL.
In this paper I present the big picture behind the approach, the research aspects considered in order to get byADL closer to an ideal architectural framework and future research issues.
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Digital Library
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- I. Malavolta, H. Muccini, P. Pelliccione, and D. Tamburri. Providing architectural languages and tools interoperability through model transformation technologies. IEEE TSE, 2010. Google ScholarDigital Library
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Index Terms
- Providing support for creating next generation software architecture languages
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Hasan Sozer
Support for extensibility and customization in architecture description languages (ADLs) is essential for expressing varying stakeholder concerns. Several ADLs provide this support, to a certain extent. However, they all have limitations, such as the type of possible extensions and tool support for extending the language features. Malavolta provides a concise overview of: requirements for next-generation extensible and customizable ADLs, points where the requirements fall short, and an envisioned approach for fulfilling all the requirements with an architectural framework that utilizes model-driven engineering techniques. The content of the paper is relevant to language designers and researchers interested in software architecture documentation and analysis. Although some initial results and contributions are reported, the framework is currently under development; as such, it is not yet mature enough to be useful to software architects. The approach relies mainly on model-driven engineering techniques as an enabling technology. In future work, Malavolta should consider the utilization of other technologies and methodologies. For example, the approach could inspire and borrow concepts from software product line engineering, in order to exploit common language features and facilitate extensive reuse. As another example, aspect-oriented software development techniques could be used for handling crosscutting concerns, views, and extensions. Online Computing Reviews Service
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