A Lightweight Approach for Managing XML Documents with MDE Languages

Dimitris Kolovos; Louis Matthew Rose; James Robert Williams; Nicholas Matragkas; Richard Freeman Paige

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-31491-9_11

A Lightweight Approach for Managing XML Documents with MDE Languages

Dimitris Kolovos, Louis Matthew Rose, James Robert Williams, Nicholas Matragkas, Richard Freeman Paige

Computer Science

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Abstract

The majority of contemporary model management languages that support MDE tasks (such as model transformation, validation and code generation) require models to be captured using metamodelling architectures such as Ecore and MOF. In practice, a limited subset of modelling tools – with the exception of some UML tools – build atop such architectures. For many modelling languages and tools outside of the UML/Ecore/MOF family, plain XML is a widely-used model storage and exchange format. In this paper, we argue for the importance of integrating XML-based models in the MDE process. We identify the challenges involved in integrating XML-based models into MDE processes, and we present a technical solution that addresses these challenges, which enables developers to perform a wide range of model management tasks on models captured in XML.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Modelling Foundations and Applications
Subtitle of host publication	8th European Conference, ECMFA 2012, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, July 2-5, 2012. Proceedings
Publisher	Springer
Pages	118-132
Number of pages	15
Volume	7349 LNCS
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-31491-9
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-31490-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31491-9_11
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	8th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA 2012) - Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark Duration: 2 Jul 2012 → 5 Jul 2012

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	7349
ISSN (Print)	0302-9745

Conference

Conference	8th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA 2012)
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Kgs. Lyngby
Period	2/07/12 → 5/07/12

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Kolovos, D., Rose, L. M., Williams, J. R., Matragkas, N., & Paige, R. F. (2012). A Lightweight Approach for Managing XML Documents with MDE Languages. In Modelling Foundations and Applications: 8th European Conference, ECMFA 2012, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, July 2-5, 2012. Proceedings (Vol. 7349 LNCS, pp. 118-132). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 7349). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31491-9_11

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Kolovos, D , Rose, LM , Williams, JR , Matragkas, N & Paige, RF 2012, A Lightweight Approach for Managing XML Documents with MDE Languages. in Modelling Foundations and Applications: 8th European Conference, ECMFA 2012, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, July 2-5, 2012. Proceedings. vol. 7349 LNCS, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7349, Springer, pp. 118-132, 8th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA 2012), Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, 2/07/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31491-9_11

A Lightweight Approach for Managing XML Documents with MDE Languages. / Kolovos, Dimitris ; Rose, Louis Matthew ; Williams, James Robert et al.
Modelling Foundations and Applications: 8th European Conference, ECMFA 2012, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, July 2-5, 2012. Proceedings. Vol. 7349 LNCS Springer, 2012. p. 118-132 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 7349).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Kolovos D , Rose LM , Williams JR , Matragkas N , Paige RF. A Lightweight Approach for Managing XML Documents with MDE Languages. In Modelling Foundations and Applications: 8th European Conference, ECMFA 2012, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, July 2-5, 2012. Proceedings. Vol. 7349 LNCS. Springer. 2012. p. 118-132. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-31491-9_11