A rigorous methodology for composing services

Abstract

Creating new services through composition of existing ones is an attractive option. However, composition can be complex and service compatibility needs to be checked. A rigorous and industrially-usable methodology is therefore desirable for creating, verifying, implementing and validating composed services. An explanation is given of the approach taken by Cress (Communication Representation Employing Systematic Specification). Formal verification and validation are performed through automated translation to Lotos (Language Of Temporal Ordering Specification). Implementation and validation are performed through automated translation to Bpel (Business Process Execution Logic) and WSDL (Web Services Description Language). The approach is illustrated with an application to grid service composition in e-Social Science. © 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.