BlueState - A Metamodel-based Execution Framework for UML State Machines

Alfredo Ortigosa, Carlos Rossi

2011

Abstract

Most of the tools that generate code from UML state machines present a series of drawbacks, such as the lack of conformity to the UML specification or the difficulty of integrating them in a real process of software development and maintenance. In this work, we show how to overcome these drawbacks using BlueState, a framework we have developed based on class metamodels. BlueState, apart from code generation, includes debugging and real-time visual monitoring modules. The framework has been designed to be independent of the modeling tool and makes it possible to generate code in different target languages.

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Ortigosa A. and Rossi C. (2011). BlueState - A Metamodel-based Execution Framework for UML State Machines . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Software and Database Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT, ISBN 978-989-8425-77-5, pages 226-231. DOI: 10.5220/0003609202260231


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@conference{icsoft11,
author={Alfredo Ortigosa and Carlos Rossi},
title={BlueState - A Metamodel-based Execution Framework for UML State Machines},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Software and Database Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT,},
year={2011},
pages={226-231},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003609202260231},
isbn={978-989-8425-77-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Software and Database Technologies - Volume 2: ICSOFT,
TI - BlueState - A Metamodel-based Execution Framework for UML State Machines
SN - 978-989-8425-77-5
AU - Ortigosa A.
AU - Rossi C.
PY - 2011
SP - 226
EP - 231
DO - 10.5220/0003609202260231