Decision Points for Non-determinism in Concurrent Model Synchronization with Triple Graph Grammars

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Abstract

Model synchronization is one of the core activities in model driven engineering. One of the challenges is non-determinism when multiple valid solutions exist. This is exasperated in triple graph based approaches, where additional non-determinism may arise from the alignment of the synchronized changes and the grammar. Non-determinism is often the result of multiple decision points during the synchronization process. Handling these decisions where they occur can reduce the overall complexity of dealing with non-determinism. In this paper we analyse a triple graph based synchronization approach to identify these decisions, extend the approach to clearly separate them and discuss the relation to formal properties of model synchronization.

Keywords

Model synchronization Triple graphs Model driven engineering 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DAI-LaborTU-BerlinBerlinGermany

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