Style-Based Refinement of Dynamic Software Architectures

In this paper, we address the correct refinement of abstract architectural models into more platformspecific representations. We consider the challenging case of dynamic architectures which can perform runtime reconfigurations. For this purpose, the underlying platform has to provide the necessary reconfiguration mechanisms. To conceptually model such platforms including provided reconfiguration mechanisms, we use architectural styles formalized by graph transformation rules. Based on formal refinement relations abstract and platform-specific styles, we can then investigate how to realize business-specific scenarios on a certain platform by automatically deriving refined, platform-specific reconfiguration scenarios.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: WICSA
• Authors: Luciano Baresi, Reiko Heckel, Sebastian Thöne, Dániel Varró
• Keywords: Necessary Reconfiguration Mechanisms, Platform-specific Reconfiguration Scenarios, Reconfiguration Mechanisms, WICSA 2004, WICSA 2008