Towards Open Graphical Tool-Building Framework

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgars Rencis ◽  
Janis Barzdins ◽  
Sergejs Kozlovics
Keyword(s):  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Easy Task ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Activity Diagrams ◽  
Graphical Tool ◽  
One Step ◽  
Uml Activity Diagrams ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Tool Building

Towards Open Graphical Tool-Building Framework Nowadays, there are many frameworks for developing domain-specific tools. However, if we want to create a really sophisticated tool with specific functionality requirements, it is not always an easy task to do. Although tool-building platforms offer some means for extending the tool functionality and accessing it from external applications, it usually requires a deep understanding of various technical implementation details. In this paper we try to go one step closer to a really open graphical tool-building framework that would allow both to change the behavior of the tool and to access the tool from the outside easily. We start by defining a specialization of metamodels which is a great and powerful facility itself. Then we go on and show how this can be applied in the field of graphical domain-specific tool building. The approach is demonstrated on an example of a subset of UML activity diagrams. The benefits of the approach are also clearly indicated. These include a natural and intuitive definition of tools, a strict logic/presentation separation and the openness for extensions as well as for external applications.

Transforming GRAI Extended Actigrams into UML Activity Diagrams: a First Step to Model Driven Interoperability

2007 ◽  
pp. 447-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reyes Grangel ◽  
Ramzi Ben Salem ◽  
Jean-Pierre Bourey ◽  
Nicolas Daclin ◽  
Yves Ducq
Keyword(s):  
Model Driven ◽  
Activity Diagrams ◽  
Uml Activity Diagrams

Decomposition of UML activity diagrams

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huifeng Chen ◽  
Jian-min Jiang ◽  
Zhong Hong ◽  
Ling Lin
Keyword(s):  
Activity Diagrams ◽  
Uml Activity Diagrams
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