Chapter 1. Metamodeling in Software Architectures
1
Adel SMEDA and Mourad Chabane OUSSALAH
1.1. Introduction 1
1.2. Metamodeling, why? 3
1.3. Software architecture metamodeling 3
1.4. MADL: a meta-architecture description language 5
1.4.1. Four levels of modeling in software architectures 5
1.4.2. MADL: reflexive core dedicated to the
meta-meta-architecture 7
1.4.3. MADL structure 8
1.4.4. MADL instantiation: example of the ADL Acme 11
1.4.5. Comparison of MADL and MDA/MOF 13
1.5. Mapping of ADLs to UML 17
1.5.1. Why to map an ADL to UML? 18
1.5.2. ADL mapping to UML 19
1.6. A mapping example: the case of the Acme language. 31
1.7. Some remarks on the mapping of ADL concepts to UML
32
1.7.1. UML 2.0 as an ADL 32
1.7.2. Mapping strategies 33
1.8. Conclusion 34
1.9. Bibliography 34
Chapter 2. Architecture Constraints 37
Chouki TIBERMACINE
2.1. Introduction 38
2.2. State of the art 40
2.2.1. Expression of architecture constraints in the design
phase 40
2.2.2. Expression of architecture constraints in the
implementation phase 49
2.3. Architecture constraints on object-oriented applications
57
2.3.1. Architecture constraints in the design phase 57
2.3.2. Architecture constraints in the implementation
phase 61
2.4. Architecture constraints on component-based applications
68
2.4.1. Architecture constraints in the design phase 69
2.4.2. Architecture constraints in the implementation
phase 75
2.5. Architecture constraints on service-oriented applications
79
2.6. Conclusion 85
2.7. Bibliography 86
Chapter 3. Software Architectures and Multiple Variability
91
Mathieu ACHER, Philippe COLLET and Philippe LAHIRE
3.1. Introduction 91
3.2. Variability: foundations and principles 95
3.2.1. Variability and product lines 95
3.2.2. Feature models 97
3.3. Framework of studies and connected work 99
3.3.1. From multiplicity to variability 100
3.3.2. Extraction and evolution of architectural variability
101
3.4. Video surveillance component architecture 102
3.4.1. Case study 102
3.4.2. Accounting for multiple variability 104
3.4.3. Results 108
3.5. SOA for scientific workflows 110
3.5.1. Case study 110
3.5.2. Accounting for multiple variability 112
3.5.3. Results 114
3.6. Reverse engineering plugin-based architecture 116
3.6.1. Case study 116
3.6.2. Accounting for multiple variability 118
3.6.3. Results 120
3.7. Evaluation 122
3.7.1. The necessity of tooling 122
3.7.2. Summary of case studies 123
3.8. Conclusion 125
3.9. Bibliography 126
Chapter 4. Architecture and Quality of Software Systems
133
Nicole LEVY, Francisca LOSAVIO and Yann POLLET
4.1. Introduction 133
4.2. Quality approach 135
4.2.1. ISO 25010 quality 135
4.2.2. Quality reference 137
4.2.3. Quality model of a system 138
4.2.4. Functional quality model 139
4.2.5. Quality model of the architecture 140
4.3. Approach for architecture development of a domain 142
4.3.1. General principles 142
4.3.2. Functional quality model 145
4.3.3. Architectural quality model 145
4.3.4. Reference architecture 145
4.3.5. Transition from domain level to system level 147
4.4. Development of the reference architecture in a functional
domain 148
4.4.1. Example of functional domain 148
4.4.2. Functional refinement 148
4.4.3. Development of the FQM 150
4.4.4. Definition of the preliminary architecture 151
4.4.5. Development of architectural quality model 152
4.4.6. Integration of the reference architecture of the domain
152
4.5. Architectures at system level 156
4.5.1. Functional refinement 156
4.5.2. Functional quality model 157
4.5.3. Basic architecture 158
4.5.4. Architectural quality model 158
4.5.5. Architecture of the Dopamine and Samarkand systems
159
4.6. Related work 161
4.7. Conclusion 166
4.8. Bibliography 167
Chapter 5. Software Architectures and Multiagent Systems
171
Jean-Paul ARCANGELI, Victor NOËL and Frederic
MIGEON
5.1. Introduction 172
5.2. MAS and agent-oriented software engineering 172
5.2.1. Agent 173
5.2.2. System and interactions 174
5.2.3. MAS 175
5.2.4. Examples of MAS 177
5.2.5. Agent-oriented software engineering 178
5.3. MAS as an architectural style 183
5.3.1. Positioning the ?MAS? style 183
5.3.2. Characteristics in terms of abstraction 184
5.3.3. Characteristics in terms of (de)composition 188
5.3.4. Link with the requirements 190
5.3.5. A family of architectural styles 194
5.4. The architectural gap 195
5.4.1. State of the practice 196
5.4.2. Analysis from an architectural point of view 197
5.4.3. Assessment 200
5.5. How to fill the architectural gap 200
5.5.1. Limitations of existing solutions 200
5.5.2. Realization of the microarchitecture 201
5.6. Conclusion 204
5.7. Bibliography 205
Chapter 6. Software Architectures and Software Processes
209
Fadila AOUSSAT, Mourad Chabane OUSSALAH and Mohamed
AHMED-NACER
6.1. Introduction 209
6.2. Software process architectures 211
6.2.1. Software process models: definition 211
6.2.2. Modeling software architecture-based software processes
213
6.3. Comparison framework for SA-based SP model reuse solutions
214
6.3.1. The software process axis evaluation criteria 217
6.3.2. The software architecture axis evaluation criteria
220
6.3.3. The quality axis evaluation criteria 223
6.4. Evaluation of SA-based SP modeling and execution approaches
225
6.4.1. SP axis evaluation of SA-based SP reuse approaches
225
6.4.2. SA axis evaluation of SA-based SP reuse approaches
229
6.4.3. Quality axis evaluation of SA-based SP reuse approaches
232
6.4.4. Assessment and discussions 234
6.5. Conclusion 235
6.6. Bibliography 236
List of Authors 241
Index 243
