کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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433569 | 1441782 | 2006 | 16 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

The problem of adapting heterogeneous software components that present mismatching interaction behaviour is one of the crucial problems in Component-Based Software Engineering. A promising approach to solve this problem is based on an adaptation methodology relying on extending component interfaces with protocol information which describes their interaction behaviour, and using a high-level notation to express the intended connection between component interfaces. The adaptor specification defines a component-in-the-middle capable of making two components interact successfully, according to certain constraints. The aim of this paper is to contribute to setting a theoretical foundation for software adaptation following this approach. A formal analysis of adaptor specifications is presented, and their usage to feature different forms of flexible adaptations is illustrated.
Journal: Science of Computer Programming - Volume 61, Issue 2, July 2006, Pages 136-151