Automatic code generation: from process algebraic architectural descriptions to multithreaded java programs

Bontà, Edoardo (2008) Automatic code generation: from process algebraic architectural descriptions to multithreaded java programs, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Informatica, 19 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/913.
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Abstract

Process algebraic architectural description languages provide a formal means for modeling software systems and assessing their properties. In order to bridge the gap between system modeling and system im- plementation, in this thesis an approach is proposed for automatically generating multithreaded object-oriented code from process algebraic architectural descriptions, in a way that preserves – under certain assumptions – the properties proved at the architectural level. The approach is divided into three phases, which are illustrated by means of a running example based on an audio processing system. First, we develop an architecture-driven technique for thread coordination management, which is completely automated through a suitable package. Second, we address the translation of the algebraically-specified behavior of the individual software units into thread templates, which will have to be filled in by the software developer according to certain guidelines. Third, we discuss performance issues related to the suitability of synthesizing monitors rather than threads from software unit descriptions that satisfy specific constraints. In addition to the running example, we present two case studies about a video animation repainting system and the implementation of a leader election algorithm, in order to summarize the whole approach. The outcome of this thesis is the implementation of the proposed approach in a translator called PADL2Java and its integration in the architecture-centric verification tool TwoTowers.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Bontà, Edoardo
Supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Ciclo
19
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Settore disciplinare
Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
code generation process algebra software architecture multithreading
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DOI
10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/913
Data di discussione
28 Aprile 2008
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