NDLI: MTrans, a DSL for model transformation

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Peltier, M.L.
Copyright Year	2002
Description	Author affiliation: DIH/HDM/DEI, France Telecom R&D, Cesson-Sevigne, France (Peltier, M.L.)
Abstract	After having undergone a major evolution with the transition between the procedural paradigm and oriented-object paradigm, computer science seems to know a new evolution in that models become first class entities in the process of software development. The Model-Driven Architecture proposed by the OMG reflects this new orientation. The core of this architecture is based on modeling standards and meta-modeling standards (UML as a general purpose graphical modeling language, MOF as the basis for meta-modeling and model repositories, XMI for exchanging models as XML documents). There recently appeared an increased need for transformation between models (adaptation of the data models between applications, shared information between models, mapping inside the MDA architecture, etc.). Existing solutions to express model transformation are not completely satisfactory and the author proposes a solution in which a language specially designed for transforming models will be defined. In others words the author defines a domain specific language (a DSL). He shows that a DSL approach has some advantages compared to other techniques using general programming languages. Furthermore, this DSL allows specifying executable transformations, which are comprehensive and unambiguous.
Sponsorship	IEEE Comput. Soc. - Tech. Committee on Distrib. Process. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne - Laboratory of Systemic Modeling
Starting Page	190
Ending Page	199
File Size	330703
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769517420
DOI	10.1109/EDOC.2002.1137708
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2002-09-20
Publisher Place	Switzerland
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	DSL Computer architecture Metamodeling Computer science Programming Unified modeling language XML Adaptation model Data models Domain specific languages
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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