Classifying Software Component Interoperability Errors to Support Component Adaption

Abstract. This paper discusses various classifications of component interoperability errors.These classifications aim at supporting the automation of component adaptation. The use of software components will only demonstrate beneficial, if the costs for component deployment (i.e., acquisition and composition) are considerably lower than those for custom component development. One of the main reasons for the moderate progress in component-based software engineering are the high costs for component deployment. These costs are mainly caused by adapting components to bridge interoperability errors between unfitting components. One way to lower the costs of component deployment is to support component adaptation by tools, i.e., for interoperability checks of (semi-)automated adaptor generation. This automation of component adaptation requires a deep understanding of component interoperability errors. In particular, one has to differentiate between different classes of interoperability e...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: CBSE
• Authors: Steffen Becker, Sven Overhage, Ralf Reussner
• Keywords: CBSE 2004, Component Adaptation, Component Interoperability, Interoperability Errors