Automatic extraction of product line architecture and feature models from UML class diagram variants

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 106198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley K.G. Assunção ◽  
Silvia R. Vergilio ◽  
Roberto E. Lopez-Herrejon
Keyword(s):  
Product Line ◽  
Class Diagram ◽  
Automatic Extraction ◽  
Feature Models ◽  
Product Line Architecture ◽  
Uml Class Diagram

Automatic Hierarchical Layout Algorithm for UML Class Diagram

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1487-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Bo WANG ◽  
Huan WANG ◽  
Chao LIU
Keyword(s):  
Class Diagram ◽  
Layout Algorithm ◽  
Uml Class Diagram

Heavyweight extension to the UML class diagram metamodel for modeling context aware systems in ubiquitous computing

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haider Boudjemline ◽  
Mohamed Touahria ◽  
Abdelhak Boubetra ◽  
Hamza Kaabeche
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Unified Modeling Language ◽  
Class Diagram ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
User Interactions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Unified Modeling ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Uml Class Diagram

Purpose The development of context-aware applications in ubiquitous environments depends not only on the user interactions but also on several context parameters. The handling of these parameters is a fundamental problem in these systems. The key purpose of this work is to enrich the unified modeling language (UML) class diagram with new constructs to provide a universal model capable of coping with the context-awareness concerns. Design/methodology/approach The authors provide a review of existing context handling approaches. Afterward, they relied on the UML extensibility mechanisms to propose a heavyweight extension for the UML class diagram. This generic approach allows describing the different context parameters since the modeling phase. Findings Existing solutions for context handling apply the contextual constraints on finished applications or tend to be dependent on a specific development process. This paper presents a solution based on UML, which allows dealing with context since the modeling phase, and independently of development processes. This proposal is implemented as an eclipse editor and illustrated through a case study in the healthcare field. Originality/value This paper addresses the problem of context handling, and it presents a review of the foremost existing solutions. The paper also presents a heavyweight extension for the UML class diagram, which consists in enriching it with additional constructs, capable of monitoring how applications are linked to context parameters and how the values of these parameters may affect the application behavior.

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