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transML: A Family of Languages to Model Model Transformations

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Model transformation is one of the pillars of Model-Driven Engineering (MDE). The increasing complexity of systems and modelling languages has dramatically raised the complexity and size of model transformations. Even though many transformation languages and tools have been proposed in the last few years, most of them are directed to the implementation phase of transformation development. However, there is a lack of cohesive support for the other phases of the transformation development, like requirements, analysis, design and testing.

In this paper, we propose a unified family of languages to cover the life-cycle of transformation development. Moreover, following an MDE approach, we provide tools to partially automate the progressive refinement of models between the different phases and the generation of code for specific transformation implementation languages.

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  • Model Transformation
  • Graph Transformation
  • Transformation Language
  • Transformation Code
  • Transformation Development

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  1. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

    Esther Guerra

  2. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

    Juan de Lara

  3. University of York, UK

    Dimitrios S. Kolovos, Richard F. Paige & Osmar Marchi dos Santos

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  1. Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, K1S 5BG, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Dorina C. Petriu

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Flight Software Systems Engineering and Srchitecture Group, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, 91109, Pasadena, CA, USA

    Nicolas Rouquette

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Guerra, E., de Lara, J., Kolovos, D.S., Paige, R.F., dos Santos, O.M. (2010). transML: A Family of Languages to Model Model Transformations. In: Petriu, D.C., Rouquette, N., Haugen, Ø. (eds) Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems. MODELS 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6394. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16145-2_8

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