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Architecting software with interface objects

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Ran, A. Jianli Xu
Copyright Year	1997
Description	Author affiliation: Software Technol. Lab., Nokia Res. Center, Espoo, Finland (Ran, A.)
Abstract	One of the main concerns of software architects is managing the complexity that is inherent in the development and evolution of large software by minimising and isolating dependencies between different parts into concise descriptions of their interfaces. Possible grouping, ordering or other relations and constraints between the interface elements themselves or with the intended user appear as informal comments or are left unspecified. We have developed a model for structuring and describing interfaces that is suitable for complex software components. In each interaction domain, we use interface objects for hierarchical groupings of interface elements related to the specific function or role played by the component in its interactions with other components. When components are aggregated into composite components, their interface objects may be aggregated in a similar way into composite interface objects. The state of an interface object allows one to specify the conditional availability of its interface elements. Nonuniform visibility of interface elements to different collaborators may be achieved by alternative groupings of interface elements and by selective visibility of interface objects. Interface objects isolate and open a part of the component implementation that is relevant for understanding the interactions of the component, and they thus serve as precise descriptions of its interfaces. An important principle of our approach was to address these problems without introducing new tools or languages, in order to make the approach immediately useful for software engineers working on product development.
Starting Page	30
Ending Page	37
File Size	878253
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818681357
DOI	10.1109/ICCSSE.1997.599873
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1997-06-18
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software development management Collaboration Radio access networks Isolation technology Laboratories Research and development management Technology management Software tools Product development Software architecture
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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