Aspect-oriented feature models

Marko Bošković, Gunter Mussbacher, Ebrahim Bagheri, Daniel Amyot, Dragan Gašević, Marek Hatala

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Abstract

Software Product Lines (SPLs) have emerged as a prominent approach for software reuse. SPLs are sets of software systems called families that are usually developed as a whole and share many common features. Feature models are most typically used as a means for capturing commonality and managing variability of the family. A particular product from the family is configured by selecting the desired features of that product. Typically, feature models are considered monolithic entities that do not support modularization well. As industrial feature models tend to be large, their modularization has become an important research topic lately. However, existing modularization approaches do not support modularization of crosscutting concerns. In this paper, we introduce Aspect-oriented Feature Models (AoFM) and argue that using aspect-oriented techniques improves the manageability and reduces the maintainability effort of feature models. Particularly, we advocate an asymmetric approach that allows for the modularization of basic and crosscutting concerns in feature models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationModels in Software Engineering - Workshops and Symposia at MODELS 2010, Reports and Revised Selected Papers
Pages110-124
Number of pages15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventWorkshops and Symposia on Models in Software Engineering, MODELS 2010 - Oslo, Norway
Duration: 3 Oct 20108 Oct 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6627 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceWorkshops and Symposia on Models in Software Engineering, MODELS 2010
Country/TerritoryNorway
CityOslo
Period3/10/108/10/10

Keywords

  • Aspect-oriented Modeling
  • Feature Models
  • Software Product Lines

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