F3 - From Features to Framework

Matheus C. Viana, Rafael S. Durelli, Rosângela A. D. Penteado, Antônio F. do Prado

2013

Abstract

Frameworks allow applications to be developed more efficiently and with higher quality since application functionality can be designed and implemented by reusing framework classes. However, frameworks are hard to develop, learn and use, due to their adaptive nature. The effort to develop a framework tends to be greater than an application. In this paper we propose an approach to facilitate the development of white box frameworks. In this approach, denominated From Features to Framework (F3), the domain of the framework is modeled and a set of patterns guides the developer to design and implement the framework according to the elements and rules defined in this model. An example of use of the F3 approach is also presented in this paper.

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C. Viana M., S. Durelli R., A. D. Penteado R. and F. do Prado A. (2013). F3 - From Features to Framework . In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8565-60-0, pages 110-117. DOI: 10.5220/0004417701100117


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@conference{iceis13,
author={Matheus C. Viana and Rafael S. Durelli and Rosângela A. D. Penteado and Antônio F. do Prado},
title={F3 - From Features to Framework},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,},
year={2013},
pages={110-117},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004417701100117},
isbn={978-989-8565-60-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,
TI - F3 - From Features to Framework
SN - 978-989-8565-60-0
AU - C. Viana M.
AU - S. Durelli R.
AU - A. D. Penteado R.
AU - F. do Prado A.
PY - 2013
SP - 110
EP - 117
DO - 10.5220/0004417701100117