A transformation framework to bridge domain specific languages to MDA

Abstract

The Model Driven Architecture aims at the integration of di.erent modeling languages, artifacts and tools in a uni.ed technical space. Pre-existing development methodologies based on Domain Speci.c Languages (DSL) require a complex process to bene.t from this integration. After aMOF metamodel for the DSL is de.ned, there is no standard methodology to move legacy models and tools to the new architecture. This paper proposes a general model-driven integration procedure for pre-MDA DSLs. The procedure, given the de.nition of suitable model transformations, is completely automatic. The proposed framework is fully implemented, in a way independent of the speci.c DSL that must be transformed. As a case study, a toolsuite based on WebML, a DSL for designing Web applications, is bridged to MDA.