Towards a Component Framework for Architecture-Based Self-Adaptive Applications

Self-adaptive software is an efficient way to cope with highly dynamic nature of the environment where it is situated. In this paper, from the perspective of software architecture, we propose a component framework for supporting the architecture-based design and development of self-adaptive applications. It captures some key elements of the research on software architecture and provides more flexible facilities to decouple interacting components. Based on that, a prototype is implemented to demonstrate its feasibility, and at last a case study is presented to illustrate our framework.

Research on the Component-based Software Architecture

Computer software has been becoming more and more c om plex with the development of hardware. Thus, how to efficiently develop extensib le, maintainable and adaptable software occurs to be an urgent problem. The comp onent-based software development technique is a better method to solve the prob lem. In this paper, we first discuss the concept, description method and some fa miliar styles of software architecture, and then analyze the merits of using the software architecture to guide the software development. We also present a gene ral design method for component. Its applications are finally provided.

Survivability of Components Assembly in Architecture

Based on the in-depth analysis of the interaction patterns between the components of software system in architecture, this paper illustrates that the association among them is complex and usually changeable during the running period. So we assume the interactions between two adjacency components are grouped into a single connector, which can be used to analyze the influence of components assembly on the survivability for software architecture. The survivability of the components assembly is mapped into the connectivity of graph model. We also bring forward a simplicity method to calculate and quantify the survivability of architecture that could provide a more usable model for designers to evaluate the architecture.

A Component Mining Approach to Incubate Grid Services in Object-Oriented Legacy Systems

This paper describes an approach for Grid service component mining in object-oriented legacy systems, applying software clustering, architecture recovery, program slicing and wrapping techniques to decompose a legacy system, analyse the concerned components and integrate them into a Grid environment. The resulting components with core legacy code function in a Grid service framework.

Leveraging React Components in Business Process Management (BPM) Applications

As organizations increasingly embrace digital transformation, the integration of modern web technologies like React.js with Business Process Management (BPM) applications has become essential. React components offer flexibility, reusability, and scalability, making them ideal for enhancing user interfaces and driving user engagement within BPM environments. This article explores the benefits, challenges, and best practices of leveraging React components in BPM applications, along with real-world examples of successful implementations.

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY MODEL FOR COMPONENT INTERACTION MODE

With the rapid progress of component technology,the software development methodology of gathering a large number of components for designing complex software systems has matured.But,how to assess the application reliability accurately with the information of system architecture and the components reliabilities together has become a knotty problem.In this paper,the defects in formal description of software architecture and the limitations in existed model assumptions are both analyzed.Moreover,a new software reliability model called Component Interaction Mode(CIM) is proposed.With this model,the problem for existed component-based software reliability analysis models that cannot deal with the cases of component interaction with non-failure independent and non-random control transition is resolved.At last,the practice examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of this model.

An Orthogonal Approach to Reusable Component Discovery in Cloud Migration

As an innovative software application mode,Software as a service(SaaS) shows many attractive advantages.Migrating legacy system to SaaS can make outdated systems revived.In the process of migration,the existing valuable components need to be discovered and reused in order that the target system could be developed/integrated more efficiently.An innovative approach is proposed in this paper to extract the reusable components from legacy systems.Firstly,implementation models of legacy system are recovered through reverse engineering.Secondly,function models are derived by vertical clustering,and then logical components are discovered by horizontal clustering based on the function models.Finally,the reusable components with specific feature descriptions are extracted.Through experimental verification,the approach is considered to be efficient in reusable component discovery and to be helpful to migrating legacy system to SaaS.

SA BASED SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT RELIABILITY ESTIMATION CONSIDERING COMPONENT DEPENDENCE

Reliability is one of the most critical properties of software system.System deployment architecture is the allocation of system software components on host nodes.Software Architecture(SA) based software deployment models help to analyze reliability of different deployments.Though many approaches for architecture-based reliability estimation exist,little work has incorporated the influence of system deployment and hardware resources into reliability estimation.There are many factors influencing system deployment.By translating the multi-dimension factors into degree matrix of component dependence,we provide the definition of component dependence and propose a method of calculating system reliability of deployments.Additionally,the parameters that influence the optimal deployment may change during system execution.The existing software deployment architecture may be ill-suited for the given environment,and the system needs to be redeployed to improve reliability.An approximate algorithm,A*_D,to increase system reliability is presented.When the number of components and host nodes is relative large,experimental results show that this algorithm can obtain better deployment than stochastic and greedy algorithms.

Enterprise-level business component identification in business architecture integration

The component-based business architecture integration of military information systems is a popu- lar research topic in the field of military operational research. Identifying enterprise-level business components is an important issue in business architecture integration. Currently used methodologies for business component identification tend to focus on software-level business components, and ignore such enterprise concerns in business architectures as organizations and resources. Moreover, approaches to enterprise-level business component identi- fication have proven laborious. In this study, we propose a novel approach to enterprise-level business component identification by considering overall cohesion, coupling, granularity, maintainability, and reusability. We first define and formulate enterprise-level business components based on the component business model and the Department of Defense Architecture Framework （DoDAF） models. To quantify the indices of business components, we formulate a create, read, update, and delete （CRUD） matrix and use six metrics as criteria. We then formulate business com- ponent identification as a multi：objective optimization problem and solve it by a novel meta-heuristic optimization algorithm called the ＇simulated annealing hybrid genetic algorithm （SHGA）＇. Case studies showed that our approach is more practical and efficient for enterprise-level business component identification than prevalent approaches.

Moving From Traditional Software Engineering to Componentware

The field of software engineering and software technology is developing very fast. Perhaps as a consequence, there is seldom enough interest or opportunity for systematic investigation of how the underlying technology will actually perform. That is, we introduce new concepts, methods, techniques and tools – or change existing ones and emphasize their value. A major turn in software engineering leading to Componentware has dramatically changed the shape of software development and introduced interesting methods for the design and rapid development of systems which may provide cost-effective benefits. In this paper we will discuss Componentware, process model, architecture, principles and the drivers, advantages, disadvantage and reveal profound changes from the traditional software engineering approaches.

Evolution of Classical Chinese Gardens Based on the Components of Architectural Culture

Based on the structural mode of cultural ecosystem,a structural mode of architectural culture was established in this study by replacing human society,exterior environment and culture in the cultural ecosystem with human activities,architectural environment and architectural culture.Within this mode,architectural engineering technology was in the uttermost layer of the architectural cultural structure,design techniques and written works in the middle layer,and values in the innermost layer.It was applied to analyze the evolution of classical Chinese gardens along the line of dynastic changes,from the perspectives of social consciousness,cultural psychology and aesthetic habit,it was pointed out that classical Chinese gardens have evolved from animal park to landscape garden,from urban residential garden to private garden in the southern regions of the Yangtze River,which also indicated a transition from focusing on exterior forms to stressing practical functions,and such a transition was realized on the basis of social consciousness and values of the time with the help of proper design techniques.

基于Generative Component的中国古建筑参数化设计

为有效分析古建筑,利用参数化建模软件Generative Component(GC),结合编程设计对中国古建筑主要结构和构件进行参数化分析,找出其内在结构的规律性及各构件之间的参数关系,实现古建筑的数字化、参数化描述,生成参数可修改的结构化三维模型.

Microchip选择RS Components作为产品样本供应商

全球知名微控制器半导体供货商Microchip与RS展开合作，向在www．microchip．com网站上索取样本的客户优先推荐RS产品。当欧洲和亚洲的电子设计工程师希望购买其产品时，Microchip会为顾客提供快速通道。直接链接到RS Components网站www．rs-components．com下订单。

基于Linux的轻量级COM库的设计与实现

COM是由微软提出的组件标准,它不仅定义了组件程序之间进行交互的标准,而且提供了组件程序运行所需的环境。剖析了COM服务器、COM客户和COM库三者的协作过程,并讨论了如何在Linux上实现一个轻量级的COM库以支持基本的组件开发。

COM/DCOM/COM+组件技术

针对分布、异构的计算环境要求 ,应用系统的开发遇到了严峻的挑战。本文较为详细地介绍了微软组件技术的发展过程及相应技术特点 ,特别是最新的COM +组件技术引入 ,对今后应用系统的开发可产生不可估量的效益。

Software component composition based on ADL and Middleware

How to compose prefabricated components is a key issue in component-based reuse. Research on Software Architecture (SA) and Component-based Software Development (CBSD) provides two hopeful solutions from different perspectives. SA provides a top-down approach to realizing component-based reuse. However, it pays insufficient attention to the refinement and implementation of the architectural descriptions, and does not provide the necessary capability to automate the transformation or composition to form a final executable application. CBSD provides a bottom-up way by using existing middleware infrastructures. However, these technologies do not take into account the systematic methodology that can guide the CBSD process, especially the component composition at higher abstract levels. We argue that it is a natural solution to combine these two approaches.In this paper, an architecture-based component composition approach is presented. In this way, SA description, using mapping rules and mini-tools to narrow the gap between design and implementation , is used as the blueprint and middleware technology as the runtime scaffold for component composition. Our approach presents an ADL, which supports user-defined connectors and has an extensible framework, to specify software architectures. To map a SA description into implementation, it is necessary to map it first to an OO design model described in UML, then to the final implementation. The architectural description can be mapped into source code or executable code by using some ORB conforming to CORBA standard. Also a toolkit is provided to support this approach efficiently.

Assessing and Optimizing the Technical Life of Architectural Components of Low-Cost Multistoried Rental Housing in Jakarta

Low-cost multistoried rental housing （rumah susun sederhana sewa, abbreviated to rusunawa） recently has become the main policy for the Indonesian government to provide adequate housing for low income people in the metropolitan areas. In line with the policy, the government in the year 2005 has raised the technical life of building for low-cost multistoried rental housing from 30 years to 50 years. This study is conducted to assess variables that affect the technical life of architectural components, using Delphi study method involving stakeholders who have participated in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of low-cost multistoried rental housing in Jakarta. Research findings contribute significantly to the assurance of technical life of architectural components in low-cost multistoried rental housing in Indonesia.

基于COM组件技术的VISA-COM函数库的研究与设计

针对虚拟仪器软件体系结构(VISA)仅支持少数几种语言的局限性,以及VISA函数库的版本升级时的难度,提出采用COM组件模型设计VISA函数库的方法;所设计的VISA-COM函数库可以支持Visual C/C++、VB、Java、Delphi、C++Builder等多种语言;同时利用组件复用的特性,极大地降低了软件版本升级的难度和复杂度;实验表明,VISA-COM函数库支持多语言下的使用,版本升级简单,对VISA函数库的开发具有一定的指导意义。

组件、COM与Windows DNA技术在MIS中应用研究

本文简要介绍组件的概念及其产生的背景和为什么采用组件对象模型──ＣＯＭ。在Ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ平台上，如何应用分布式网间应用程序（Ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ ＤＮＡ）的体系结构进行应用系统设计，并在元宝山露天矿管理信息系统开发中进行了实际应用。

ComGIS出接口扩展功能设计与应用

GIS技术发展掀起了组件化的热潮。但是开发人员当面临 GIS组件实现不了的功能时 ,往往出现难题。这时就可以通过 GIS组件中定义的出接口扩展它的功能 ,完成一些组件 GIS本身不具有的功能。本文探讨了出接口扩展 Com GIS的设计原则 ,并以实例揭示了这一方法如何运用以及它的运行机制 ,并且说明了如何在开发组件式GIS时添加出接口这一功能 ,最后揭示这一机制的发展方向。