DETECTING ASPECTUAL BEHAVIOR IN UML INTERACTION DIAGRAMS

Amir Abdollahi Foumani, Constantinos Constantinides

2007

Abstract

In this paper we discuss an approach to detect potential aspectual behavior in UML interaction diagrams. We use a case study to demonstrate how our approach can be realized: We adopt a production system to represent the static and dynamic behavior of a design model. Derivation sentences generated from the production representation of the dynamic model allow us to apply certain strategies in order to detect aspectual behavior which we categorize into “horizontal” and “vertical.” Our approach can aid developers by providing indications over their designs where restructuring may be desired.

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Abdollahi Foumani A. and Constantinides C. (2007). DETECTING ASPECTUAL BEHAVIOR IN UML INTERACTION DIAGRAMS . In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT, ISBN 978-989-8111-06-7, pages 378-386. DOI: 10.5220/0001341203780386


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@conference{icsoft07,
author={Amir Abdollahi Foumani and Constantinos Constantinides},
title={DETECTING ASPECTUAL BEHAVIOR IN UML INTERACTION DIAGRAMS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT,},
year={2007},
pages={378-386},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001341203780386},
isbn={978-989-8111-06-7},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT,
TI - DETECTING ASPECTUAL BEHAVIOR IN UML INTERACTION DIAGRAMS
SN - 978-989-8111-06-7
AU - Abdollahi Foumani A.
AU - Constantinides C.
PY - 2007
SP - 378
EP - 386
DO - 10.5220/0001341203780386