Tool Support for fUML Models

Authors

  • Codruţ-Lucian Lazăr Department of Computer Science BabeÅŸ-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Romania, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, 1 M. Kogălniceanu
  • Ioan Lazăr Department of Computer Science BabeÅŸ-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Romania, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, 1 M. Kogălniceanu
  • Bazil Pí¢rv Department of Computer Science BabeÅŸ-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Romania, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, 1 M. Kogălniceanu
  • Simona Motogna Department of Computer Science BabeÅŸ-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Romania, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, 1 M. Kogălniceanu
  • Iství¡n-Gergely Czibula Department of Computer Science BabeÅŸ-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Romania, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, 1 M. Kogălniceanu

Keywords:

Class Diagram, fUML, Action Language, Code Generation, Eclipse

Abstract

In this paper we present a tool chain that aids in the construction of executable UML models according to the new Foundational UML (fUML) standard. These executable models can be constructed and tested in the modeling phase, and code can be generated from them towards different platforms. The fUML standard is currently built and promoted by OMG for building executable UML models. The compatibility of the executable models with the fUML standard means that only the UML elements allowed by fUML should be used for the abstract syntax and the extra constraints imposed by the fUML standard should be considered. The tool chain we propose is intregrated with the existing UML tools of Eclipse modeling infrastructure.

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Published

2010-12-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 5 (2010): International Journal of Computers Communications & Control (December)

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