Implementing UML association, aggregation, and composition. A particular interpretation based on a multidimensional framework

Abstract

This work presents a code generation process that systematically obtains the implementation of the UML association, aggregation and composition concepts in the context of the OO-Method (an OO automated software production method). A multidimensional framework, which identifies a set of basic properties, allows us to characterize association relationships in the OO conceptual modelling. By applying this framework, we provide a particular interpretation of the UML association, aggregation and composition concepts for the OO-Method. Once we have defined a clear semantics for these concepts, we introduce a code generation strategy that obtains the implementation of these abstractions depending on the value of the framework dimensions. This strategy can be applied to current OO development methods in order to systematize the software production process in model-driven approaches. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003.