Towards scalable querying of large-scale models

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Abstract

Hawk is a modular and scalable framework that supports monitoring and indexing large collections of models stored in diverse version control repositories. Due to the aggregate size of indexed models, providing a reliable, usable, and fast mechanism for querying Hawk's index is essential. This paper presents the integration of Hawk with an existing model querying language, discusses the efficiency challenges faced, and presents an approach based on the use of derived features and indexes as a means of improving the performance of particular classes of queries. The paper also reports on the evaluation of a prototype that implements the proposed approach against the Grabats benchmark query, focusing on the observed efficiency benefits in terms of query execution time. It also compares the size and resource use of the model index against one created without using such optimizations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationModelling Foundations and Applications - 10th European Conference, ECMFA 2014, Held as Part of STAF 2014, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer
Pages35-50
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9783319091945
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event10th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications, ECMFA 2014, Held as Part of Software Technologies: Applications and Foundations, STAF 2014 - York, United Kingdom
Duration: 21 Jul 201425 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8569 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference10th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications, ECMFA 2014, Held as Part of Software Technologies: Applications and Foundations, STAF 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityYork
Period21/07/1425/07/14

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Keywords

  • model querying
  • model-driven engineering
  • Scalability

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