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A typical component-based system architecture comprises a set of components that have been purposefully designed and structured to ensure that they have “pluggable” interfaces and an acceptable match with a defined system context. However, the black-box nature of many software components means there is never a clean match between system specifications and concrete software components. Systematic architecture analysis can provide an effective, rapid and relatively low-cost mechanism for addressing risks resulting from architectural adaptation and trade-offs. However, a review of current architecture analysis approaches reveals they differ widely with respect to their ability to support black-box software development. This paper describes an analysis approach that integrates the strengths of current approaches to provide a practical architecture analysis framework for black-box component-based development. The approach is illustrated using a real case study.
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Admodisastro, N., Kotonya, G. (2011). An Architecture Analysis Approach for Supporting Black-Box Software Development. In: Crnkovic, I., Gruhn, V., Book, M. (eds) Software Architecture. ECSA 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6903. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23798-0_17
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