Model-Driven Architecture in Practice (eBook)

Oscar Pastor is Professor for object-oriented development methods at the Valencia University of Technology, Spain. He has taught software engineering for more than 10 years, his research during that time focusing on object-oriented conceptual modeling, requirements engineering, Web development, and model-based software production. He has headed prestigious scientific events like the World-Wide Web Conference in 2007 (Web Engineering Track) and the International Conference on Conceptual Modeling in 2005. In addition, he is the brain behind the OlivaNova Model Execution, an advanced MDA-based set of tools that produces a final software product starting from a conceptual schema where the system requirements are captured. Juan Carlos Molina is Research and Development Manager for CARE Technologies S.A., the company that develops the OlivaNova Model Execution set of tools which fully support the MDA-based, conceptual model-centric software development approach described in this book.

The OO-Method and Software Production from Models.- Let’s Get Philosophical.- The Purpose of this Work.- The Need for New Development Environments.- Object-Oriented Modelling as the Starting Point.- The OO-Method.- Conceptual Modelling: About the Problem Space.- Conceptual Modelling Primitives.- Object Model.- Dynamic Model.- Functional Model.- Presentation Model.- Conceptual Modelling of Legacy Systems.- Conceptual Model Validation.- Conceptual Model Compilation: From the Problem Space to the Solution Space.- Transforming Models into Applications.- Requirements for the Compilation of Conceptual Models.- Application Execution Strategy.- Application Architecture.- Transformation Strategy.- Building a Conceptual Model Compiler.- Issues with Other Approaches.- Analogies Between OO-Method and MDA.- The OO-Method Development Process.- OO-Method Implementations.- Conclusions.- Conclusions.