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Building a Framework to support Domain-Specific Language Evolution

Using Microsoft DSL-Tools

Name: Gerardo de Geest, Antoine Savelkoul, Aali Alikoski

Company: Avanade

10.21.07

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Agenda

Introduction to Microsoft DSL-ToolsEvolution ScenariosFramework for Domain EvolutionCase StudyFurther ResearchQuestions

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Microsoft DSL-Tools (1)

DSL-Definition– Classes– Properties– Relations

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Microsoft DSL-Tools (2)

Visual Representation– Toolbox– Model

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Evolution Scenario’s (1) Meta-Model

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Evolution Scenario’s (1) Model

Solution

Group1

Group2

Service1

Service2

Contract1

Contract2

Solution

Service1

Service2

Contract1

Contract2

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Evolution Scenario’s (2)

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Evolution Scenario’s (3)

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Framework for Domain Evolution (1)

F(A): Difference between DSL A and DSL BF(F,a): The converter between a model “a” based on DSL A, where A in F(A)

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Framework for Domain Evolution (2)

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Case Study (1)

ACA Factory Beta 2 -> ACA Factory Release 1.0

F(A):

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Case Study (2)

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Further Research

Versioning of modelsVersioning and reuse of versioning transformationsVisual mapping DSL

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Summary

Three domain evolution scenario’sFramework with two possibilities for Human HelpAutomatic Detection helps the developerCase Study showed unexpected good performance.

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Questions?