Anastasios Papapostolu
ABSTRACT
In this paper we present a new software architecture communication element, called communication trait. Communication trait allows the grouping declarations of complex architectural ports/roles of components/connectors communication mechanisms in software architecture. Traits are part of a new script language, jADL -- an architecture description language (ADL). We also present a reliable and dynamic mechanism for the dynamic configuration of ports and roles and the new extended semantic of the operators attach and detach. In order to demonstrate the expressiveness of the language and the communication traits, we use the case study of describing the dynamism encountered in the Enterprise Service/Message Bus (ES/MB) architectural pattern, used for the communication between heterogeneous systems.
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Index Terms
- Structured Component and Connector Communication
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