Pounamu: A meta-tool for exploratory domain-specific visual language tool development

  • Authors:

  • Nianping Zhu;John Grundy;John Hosking;Na Liu;Shuping Cao;Akhil Mehra

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Computer Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand;Department of Computer Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand;Department of Computer Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand;Department of Computer Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand;Department of Computer Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand;Department of Computer Science and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Systems and Software
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Domain-specific visual language tools have become important in many domains of software engineering and end user development. However building such tools is very challenging with a need for multiple views of information and multi-user support, the ability for users to change tool diagram and meta-model specifications while in use, and a need for an open architecture for tool integration. We describe Pounamu, a meta-tool for realising such visual design environments. We describe the motivation for Pounamu, its architecture and implementation and illustrate examples of domain-specific visual language tools that we have developed with Pounamu.