TY - JOUR
T1 - Constructing and Navigating Non-invasive Model Decorations
AU - Kolovos, Dimitrios S.
AU - Rose, Louis M.
AU - Matragkas, Nikolaos Drivalos
AU - Paige, Richard F.
AU - Polack, Fiona A. C.
AU - Fernandes, Kiran J.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Model-Driven Engineering tasks, such as simulation or transformation, often cannot be carried out directly on the models at hand; models often need to be decorated with additional information, and this information is in some cases not accounted for by existing metamodels. Moreover, engineers often need to experiment with alternative and complementary types of model decorations, particularly when carrying out more exploratory styles of development. Heavyweight approaches to decoration are not convenient in such situations. In this paper we demonstrate the limitations of existing model decoration mechanisms and tools, and present a novel approach that enables engineers to capture decoration information in the form of separate interchangeable models. The approach allows engineers to transparently and programmatically navigate decorations as if they were embedded in the decorated model.
AB - Model-Driven Engineering tasks, such as simulation or transformation, often cannot be carried out directly on the models at hand; models often need to be decorated with additional information, and this information is in some cases not accounted for by existing metamodels. Moreover, engineers often need to experiment with alternative and complementary types of model decorations, particularly when carrying out more exploratory styles of development. Heavyweight approaches to decoration are not convenient in such situations. In this paper we demonstrate the limitations of existing model decoration mechanisms and tools, and present a novel approach that enables engineers to capture decoration information in the form of separate interchangeable models. The approach allows engineers to transparently and programmatically navigate decorations as if they were embedded in the decorated model.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-13688-7_10
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-13688-7_10
M3 - Article
SN - 0302-9743
VL - 6142
SP - 138
EP - 152
JO - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND SYSTEMS DESIGN: POWER AND TIMING MODELING, OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION
JF - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND SYSTEMS DESIGN: POWER AND TIMING MODELING, OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION
ER -