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We present the implementation of a methodology for the modeling, analysis, and comparison of software architectures based on their performance characteristics. The implementation is part of a software tool that is called TwoEagles, which extends the architecture-centric tool TwoTowers – based on the stochastic process algebraic description language Æmilia – and integrates it into Eclipse. The extension consists of a Java-coded plugin that we have called AEmilia_to_QN. This plugin transforms Æmilia descriptions into queueing network models expressed in the XML schema PMIF, which can then be rendered via the QN_Editor tool or analyzed by multiple queueing network solvers that can be invoked through the Weasel web service.
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Bernardo, M., Cortellessa, V., Flamminj, M. (2011). TwoEagles: A Model Transformation Tool from Architectural Descriptions to Queueing Networks. In: Thomas, N. (eds) Computer Performance Engineering. EPEW 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6977. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24749-1_20
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