Modeling software product lines using color-blind transition systems

  • Authors:
  • Kim G. Larsen;Ulrik Nyman;Andrzej Wasowski

  • Affiliations:
  • Aalborg University, CISS, Aalborg, Denmark;Aalborg University, CISS, Aalborg, Denmark;IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Venue:
  • International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer (STTT)
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Families of embedded discrete finite state programs are modeled using input-enabled alternating transition systems. One model describes all functionality, while each variant is defined by an environment, describing its possible uses. The environments show both the inputs that a system can receive and indicate which of the system’s responses are relevant for the environment. The latter trait, called color-blindness, creates new possibilities for system transformations in the specialization process. We demonstrate the use of the framework by applying it to two classes of realistic design languages. An example of a product line of alarm clocks is used throughout the article.