An Example is Worth a Thousand Words: Composite Operation Modeling By-Example

Petra Brosch; Philip Langer; Martina Seidl; Konrad Wieland; Manuel Wimmer; Gertrude Kappel; Werner Retschitzegger; Wieland Schwinger

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-04425-0_20

An Example is Worth a Thousand Words: Composite Operation Modeling By-Example

Petra Brosch
, Philip Langer
, Martina Seidl
, Konrad Wieland
, Manuel Wimmer
, Gertrude Kappel
, Werner Retschitzegger
, Wieland Schwinger

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Abstract

Predefined composite operations are handy for efficient modeling, e.g., for the automatic execution of refactorings, and for the introduction of patterns in existing models. Some modeling environments provide an initial set of basic refactoring operations, but hardly offer any extension points for the user. Even if extension points exist, the introduction of new composite operations requires programming skills and deep knowledge of the respective metamodel. In this paper, we introduce a method for specifying composite operations within the user's modeling language and environment of choice. The user models the composite operation by-example, which enables the semi-automatic derivation of a generic composite operation specification. This specification may be used in further modeling scenarios, like model refactoring and model versioning. We implemented the approach in the Operation Recorder and performed an evaluation by defining multiple complex refactorings for UML diagrams.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 12th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, Denver, Colorado, USA, October 4-9
Pages	271-285
Number of pages	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04425-0_20
Publication status	Published - 2009

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	5795 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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101004 Biomathematics
101027 Dynamical systems
101028 Mathematical modelling
101029 Mathematical statistics
101014 Numerical mathematics
101015 Operations research
101016 Optimisation
101017 Game theory
101018 Statistics
101019 Stochastics
101024 Probability theory
101026 Time series analysis
102 Computer Sciences
102001 Artificial intelligence
102003 Image processing
102004 Bioinformatics
102013 Human-computer interaction
102018 Artificial neural networks
102019 Machine learning
103029 Statistical physics
106005 Bioinformatics
106007 Biostatistics
202017 Embedded systems
202035 Robotics
202036 Sensor systems
202037 Signal processing
305901 Computer-aided diagnosis and therapy
305905 Medical informatics
305907 Medical statistics
102032 Computational intelligence
102033 Data mining
101031 Approximation theory
102002 Augmented reality
102006 Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW)
102015 Information systems
102021 Pervasive computing
102025 Distributed systems
102027 Web engineering
202038 Telecommunications

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Brosch, P., Langer, P., Seidl, M., Wieland, K., Wimmer, M., Kappel, G., Retschitzegger, W., & Schwinger, W. (2009). An Example is Worth a Thousand Words: Composite Operation Modeling By-Example. In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 12th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, Denver, Colorado, USA, October 4-9 (pp. 271-285). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 5795 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04425-0_20

Brosch, Petra ; Langer, Philip ; Seidl, Martina et al. / An Example is Worth a Thousand Words: Composite Operation Modeling By-Example. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 12th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, Denver, Colorado, USA, October 4-9. 2009. pp. 271-285 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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