Abstract
Reusable software components need expressive specifications. This paper outlines a rigorous foundation of model∈-∈based contracts, a method to equip classes with strong contracts that support accurate design, implementation, and formal verification of reusable components. Model-based contracts conservatively extend the classic Design by Contract approach with a notion of model, which underpins the precise definitions of such concepts as abstract object equivalence and specification completeness. Experiments applying model-based contracts to libraries of data structures suggest that the method enables accurate specification of practical software. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Polikarpova, N., Furia, C. A., & Meyer, B. (2010). Specifying reusable components. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 6217 LNCS, pp. 127–141). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15057-9_9
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