Towards an algebra of architectural connectors: A case study on synchronization for mobility

Michel Wermelinger; José Luiz Fiadeiro

doi:10.1109/IWSSD.1998.667928

Towards an algebra of architectural connectors: A case study on synchronization for mobility

Michel Wermelinger, José Luiz Fiadeiro

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Abstract

To cope with the flexibility and extensibility needed for the specification of the architecture of evolving software systems, it is useful to have a set of primitive connectors from which new ones can be created in a systematic way as needs arise and to connect components only when they are required to interact. This could be achieved with a connector algebra whose constants are given primitive connectors and whose operations allow the (transient) creation of new connectors. This paper is a step towards that goal. We put forward an application-independent connector for partial action synchronization and three generic operations. Applied to the basic connector, they provide applicationspecific connectors for inhibition and full synchronization of actions. Moreover, we associate to each connector a condition stating when it should be applied to components., Grant: This work was partially supported by JNICT through contracts PRAXIS XXI 2/2.1/MAT/46/94 (ESCOLA) and PRAXIS XXI 2/2.1/TIT/1662/95 (SARA) and by EQUITEL SA through project ARTS.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Software Specification and Design, IWSSD 1998
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	135-143
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	0818684399, 9780818684395
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IWSSD.1998.667928
Publication status	Published - 16 Apr 1998
Event	9th International Workshop on Software Specification and Design, IWSSD 1998 - Mie, Japan Duration: 16 Apr 1998 → 18 Apr 1998

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Conference	9th International Workshop on Software Specification and Design, IWSSD 1998
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Mie
Period	16/04/98 → 18/04/98

Keywords

Algebra
Connectors
Computer aided software engineering
Read only memory
Software architecture
Forward contracts
Mobile computing
Access protocols
Subspace constraints
Computer architecture

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Computer Science Applications
Software

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Wermelinger, M & Fiadeiro, JL 1998, Towards an algebra of architectural connectors: A case study on synchronization for mobility. in Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Software Specification and Design, IWSSD 1998. Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 135-143, 9th International Workshop on Software Specification and Design, IWSSD 1998, Mie, Japan, 16/04/98. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWSSD.1998.667928

Towards an algebra of architectural connectors: A case study on synchronization for mobility. / Wermelinger, Michel; Fiadeiro, José Luiz.
Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Software Specification and Design, IWSSD 1998. Association for Computing Machinery, 1998. p. 135-143.

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