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A UML Meta-model for Contract Aware Components

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≪UML≫ 2001 — The Unified Modeling Language. Modeling Languages, Concepts, and Tools (UML 2001)

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We present an extension to the UML meta-model which allows modelling of contract aware components. Contracts are a novel way of describing the functional and non-functional behaviour of components. The usage of contracts in component diagrams allows tools to check whether all requirements for a successful assembly and deployment of the components are fulfilled. Furthermore, we investigate how components can be used in the different development phases and how design phase transitions can be managed.

The work presented in this paper is partially funded by the European QCCS project, IST-1999-20122

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  1. Dept. of Computer Science, J. W. Goethe-University, Robert-Mayer-Str. 11-15, 60326, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Torben Weis, Christian Becker & Kurt Geihs

  2. IRISA, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France

    Noël Plouzeau

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Database Systems Group, University of Bremen, P.O. Box 33 04 40, 28334, Bremen, Germany

    Martin Gogolla

  2. Telelogic Technologies, P.O. Box 23 20, Fallbrook, CA, 92088, USA

    Cris Kobryn

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Weis, T., Becker, C., Geihs, K., Plouzeau, N. (2001). A UML Meta-model for Contract Aware Components. In: Gogolla, M., Kobryn, C. (eds) ≪UML≫ 2001 — The Unified Modeling Language. Modeling Languages, Concepts, and Tools. UML 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2185. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45441-1_32

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