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A tool for the convergence of multilevel modelling approaches

Fernando Mac´ ıas Adrian Rutle Volker Stolz fernandomacias.es Copenhagen, Denmark — October 16, 2018

This work

Root [0..*] models [0..*] elements [0..1] level [1..1] target [0..1] potency [0..*] features [0..*] subTypes [0..*] superTypes [0..*] instances [0..*] types [0..*] children [0..1] parent [1..1] potency [0..*] cardinality

Tool-agnostic metamodel

This work

Root [0..*] models [0..*] elements [0..1] level [1..1] target [0..1] potency [0..*] features [0..*] subTypes [0..*] superTypes [0..*] instances [0..*] types [0..*] children [0..1] parent [1..1] potency [0..*] cardinality

Tool-agnostic metamodel

Flat metamodel Annotator Smell detection Heuristics Annotated flat metamodel Transformer Annotation-based transformation Transformations Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Recommender Feature- and support-based recommendation Tool support MLM concepts Importer Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools

Tooling

This work

Root [0..*] models [0..*] elements [0..1] level [1..1] target [0..1] potency [0..*] features [0..*] subTypes [0..*] superTypes [0..*] instances [0..*] types [0..*] children [0..1] parent [1..1] potency [0..*] cardinality

Tool-agnostic metamodel

Flat metamodel Annotator Smell detection Heuristics Annotated flat metamodel Transformer Annotation-based transformation Transformations Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Recommender Feature- and support-based recommendation Tool support MLM concepts Importer Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools

Tooling

configuration bicycle racing_bike

Experiments and results

Tool-agnostic metamodel

Root [0..*] models [0..*] elements [0..1] level [1..1] target [0..1] potency [0..*] features [0..*] subTypes [0..*] superTypes [0..*] instances [0..*] types [0..*] children [0..1] parent [1..1] potency [0..*] cardinality

Fernando Mac´ ıas, Esther Guerra, and Juan de Lara. “Towards rearchitecting meta-models into multi-level models”. In: International Conference on Conceptual Modeling. Springer. 2017, pp. 59–68

Tooling

Flat metamodel Annotator Smell detection Annotated flat metamodel

Tooling

Flat metamodel Annotator Smell detection Heuristics Annotated flat metamodel

Tooling

Annotated flat metamodel Transformer Annotation-based transformation Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Tooling

Annotated flat metamodel Transformer Annotation-based transformation Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to

Tooling

Annotated flat metamodel Transformer Annotation-based transformation Transformations Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to

Tooling

Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation

Tooling

Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools

Tooling

Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Recommender Feature- and support-based recommendation

Tooling

Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Recommender Feature- and support-based recommendation Tool support

Tooling

Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Recommender Feature- and support-based recommendation Tool support MLM concepts

Tooling

Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Importer Tool-dependent transformation

Tooling

Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Importer Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools

Tooling

Flat metamodel Annotator Smell detection Heuristics Annotated flat metamodel Transformer Annotation-based transformation Transformations Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Recommender Feature- and support-based recommendation Tool support MLM concepts Importer Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools

Tooling

Flat metamodel Annotator Smell detection Heuristics Annotated flat metamodel Transformer Annotation-based transformation Transformations Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Recommender Feature- and support-based recommendation Tool support MLM concepts Importer Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools

Extensible by Java interfaces

Experiment 1: Recommender score

Size (Multilevel) Melanee MetaDepth MultEcore #M #C #R #A 1 4 5 4 31 29 10 1 64 118 81 398 518 279 1 15 17 26 111 120 64 1 21 40 44 188 214 112 1 41 15 72 256 284 156

Experiment 1: Recommender score

Size (Multilevel) Melanee MetaDepth MultEcore #M #C #R #A 1 4 5 4 31 29 10 32 1 64 118 81 398 518 279 518 1 15 17 26 111 120 64 120 1 21 40 44 188 214 112 214 1 41 15 72 256 284 156 284

Experiment 2: Case study validation

Size (Multilevel) Melanee MetaDepth MultEcore #M #C #R #A 6 32 17 17 125 119 140 3 21 27 96 96 96 5 59 35 4 196 196 196 4 20 21 3 85 82 94 5 32 25 105 105 114 7 69 78 1 215 214 296

Experiment 3: MultEcore ⇒ MetaDepth

configuration bicycle racing_bike

EClass

1-1-2

EClass

1-1-2

EClass

1-1-2 subc@1-1-2 EReference

Component

1-1-1

BasicPart

1-1-1 frame@1-1-1 subc

Frame

0-0-0

Bicycle

0-0-0 rframe@0-0-0 frame

MultEcore Tool-agnostic

ext Model configuration@2 { ext abstract Node Composite@2 {} ext Node BasicPart@2 : Composite {color@2:String [0..1];} ext Node Component@2 : Composite {subc@2:Composite [*]; weight@2:double [0..1];} } ext configuration bicycle{ ext BasicPart Frame {} ext Component Bicycle { purchasePrice@1 :double [0..1]; frame@1:Frame {subc };} } ext bicycle racing_bike { ext Frame RacingFrame {} ext Bicycle RacingBike {frame= RacingFrame ;} }

MetaDepth

Experiment 4: MultEcore ⇒ MultEcore

configuration bicycle racing_bike

EClass

1-1-2

EClass

1-1-2

EClass

1-1-2 subc@1-1-2 EReference

Component

1-1-1

BasicPart

1-1-1 frame@1-1-1 subc

Frame

0-0-0

Bicycle

0-0-0 rframe@0-0-0 frame

MultEcore Tool-agnostic

configuration bicycle racing_bike

EClass

1-1-2

EClass

1-1-2

EClass

1-1-2 subc@1-1-2 EReference

Component

1-1-1

BasicPart

1-1-1 frame@1-1-1 subc

Frame

0-0-0

Bicycle

0-0-0 rframe@0-0-0 frame

MultEcore

Conclusions and future (community?) work

Tool-supported common representation → Exchange format

Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Importer Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools

Conclusions and future (community?) work

Tool-supported common representation → Exchange format Foster discussion towards the convergence of MLM principles

Root [0..*] models [0..*] elements [0..1] level [1..1] target [0..1] potency [0..*] features [0..*] subTypes [0..*] superTypes [0..*] instances [0..*] types [0..*] children [0..1] parent [1..1] potency [0..*] cardinality

Conclusions and future (community?) work

Tool-supported common representation → Exchange format Foster discussion towards the convergence of MLM principles Formal definition of the semantics for the tool-agnostic metamodel

Root [0..*] models [0..*] elements [0..1] level [1..1] target [0..1] potency [0..*] features [0..*] subTypes [0..*] superTypes [0..*] instances [0..*] types [0..*] children [0..1] parent [1..1] potency [0..*] cardinality

Conclusions and future (community?) work

Tool-supported common representation → Exchange format Foster discussion towards the convergence of MLM principles Formal definition of the semantics for the tool-agnostic metamodel Identify key features and improve MLM tools

configuration bicycle racing_bike

EClass

1-1-2

EClass

1-1-2

EClass

1-1-2 subc@1-1-2 EReference

Component

1-1-1

BasicPart

1-1-1 frame@1-1-1 subc

Frame

0-0-0

Bicycle

0-0-0 rframe@0-0-0 frame

Conclusions and future (community?) work

Tool-supported common representation → Exchange format Foster discussion towards the convergence of MLM principles Formal definition of the semantics for the tool-agnostic metamodel Identify key features and improve MLM tools Invite contributions to the tool and the metamodel

Thank you for your attention!

Root [0..*] models [0..*] elements [0..1] level [1..1] target [0..1] potency [0..*] features [0..*] subTypes [0..*] superTypes [0..*] instances [0..*] types [0..*] children [0..1] parent [1..1] potency [0..*] cardinality

Flat metamodel Annotator Smell detection Heuristics Annotated flat metamodel Transformer Annotation-based transformation Transformations Multilevel hierarchy (tool-independent)

Multilevel hierarchy metamodel conforms to Multilevel hierarchy (tool-dependent) Exporter Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools Recommender Feature- and support-based recommendation Tool support MLM concepts Importer Tool-dependent transformation Registered tools configuration bicycle racing_bike

Contribute at: github.com/MLM-Rearchitect-Exchange/mlm-rearchitecter-tool