An Approach to Combining B and Alloy

  • Authors:
  • Leonid Mikhailov;Michael J. Butler

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • ZB '02 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of B and Z Users on Formal Specification and Development in Z and B
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

In this paper we propose to combine two software verification approaches, theorem proving and model checking. We focus on the B-method and a theorem proving tool associated with it, and the Alloy specification notation and its model checker "Alloy Constraint Analyser". We consider how software development in B can be assisted using Alloy and how Alloy can be used for verifying refinement of abstract specifications. We demonstrate our approach with an example.