TY - GEN
T1 - Fact or fiction - Reuse in rule-based model-to-model transformation languages
AU - Wimmer, Manuel
AU - Kappel, Gerti
AU - Kusel, Angelika
AU - Retschitzegger, Werner
AU - Schönböck, Johannes
AU - Schwinger, Wieland
N1 - Funding Information:
This work has been funded by the FWF under grant P21374-N13.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Model transformations are mostly developed from scratch. For increasing development productivity as well as quality of model transformations, reuse mechanisms are indispensable. Although numerous mechanisms have been proposed, no systematic comparison exists making it unclear, which reuse mechanisms may be best employed in a certain situation. Therefore, this paper provides an in-depth comparison of reuse mechanisms in rule-based model-to-model transformation languages and categorizes them along their intended scope of application. For this, a systematic comparison framework for reuse mechanisms is proposed to highlight commonalities as well as differences. Finally, current barriers to model transformation reuse are outlined.
AB - Model transformations are mostly developed from scratch. For increasing development productivity as well as quality of model transformations, reuse mechanisms are indispensable. Although numerous mechanisms have been proposed, no systematic comparison exists making it unclear, which reuse mechanisms may be best employed in a certain situation. Therefore, this paper provides an in-depth comparison of reuse mechanisms in rule-based model-to-model transformation languages and categorizes them along their intended scope of application. For this, a systematic comparison framework for reuse mechanisms is proposed to highlight commonalities as well as differences. Finally, current barriers to model transformation reuse are outlined.
KW - Comparison
KW - Model Transformations
KW - Reuse Mechanisms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862206619&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-30476-7_19
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-30476-7_19
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84862206619
SN - 9783642304750
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 280
EP - 295
BT - Theory and Practice of Model Transformations - 5th International Conference, ICMT 2012, Proceedings
T2 - 5th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Model Transformations, ICMT 2012
Y2 - 28 May 2012 through 29 May 2012
ER -