Using Meta-Model Transformation to Model Software Evolution

Authors:
Tudor Gîrba;Jean-Marie Favre;Stéphane Ducasse
Affiliations:
Software Composition Group, University of Bern, Switzerland;LSR-IMAG Laboratory, University of Grenoble, France;Software Composition Group, University of Bern, Switzerland
Venue:
Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS)
Year:
2005

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Abstract

Understanding how software systems evolve is useful from different perspectives: reverse engineering, empirical studies etc.. For an effective understanding we need an explicit meta-model. We introduce Hismo, a meta-model which is centered around the notion of history and we show how we can obtain it from a snapshot meta-model. Based on our experience in developing the Hismo reverse engineering system, we show how we can transform a snapshot meta-model in a history meta-model.