A DECLARATIVE EXECUTABLE MODEL FOR OBJECT-BASED SYSTEMS BASED ON FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION

Pierre Kelsen

2006

Abstract

Declarative models are a commonly used approach to deal with software complexity: by abstracting away the intricacies of the implementation these models are often easier to understand than the underlying code. Popular modeling languages such as UML can however become complex to use when modeling systems in sufficient detail. In this paper we introduce a new declarative model, the EP-model, named after the basic entities it contains - events and properties - that possesses the following features: it has a small metamodel; it supports a graphical notation; it can represent both static and dynamic aspects of an application; finally, it allows executable models to be described by annotating model elements with code snippets. By leaving complex parts at the code level this hybrid approach achieves executability while keeping the basic modeling language simple.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kelsen P. (2006). A DECLARATIVE EXECUTABLE MODEL FOR OBJECT-BASED SYSTEMS BASED ON FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION . In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT, ISBN 978-972-8865-69-6, pages 63-68. DOI: 10.5220/0001317300630068

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsoft06,
author={Pierre Kelsen},
title={A DECLARATIVE EXECUTABLE MODEL FOR OBJECT-BASED SYSTEMS BASED ON FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION},
booktitle={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT,},
year={2006},
pages={63-68},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001317300630068},
isbn={978-972-8865-69-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT,
TI - A DECLARATIVE EXECUTABLE MODEL FOR OBJECT-BASED SYSTEMS BASED ON FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION
SN - 978-972-8865-69-6
AU - Kelsen P.
PY - 2006
SP - 63
EP - 68
DO - 10.5220/0001317300630068