Promoting levels of openness on component-based adaptable middleware

It is widely accepted that middleware is an important architectural element which facilitates the development of software systems. In this paper we propose a novel approach for designing middleware. It is based on hardware motherboards and two distinct views with a clear separation of concerns. The view for middleware designer (MD-view) is concerned with all complex details of middleware structure and the view for middleware users (MU-view) is only d with an abstract set of open architectural elements that can be used to customize the middleware. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.4 [Computer-Communication Networks]: Distributed Systems; D.2.10 [Software Engineering]: Design – methodologies. General Terms Documentation, Design, Security. Keywords Middleware, design methodology, components, adaptability, customizability, transactional middleware.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: MIDDLEWARE
• Authors: Tarcisio da Rocha, Anna-Brith Arntsen, Arne Ketil Eidsvik, Maria Beatriz Felgar de Toledo, Randi Karlsen
• Keywords: Architectural Elements, Middleware, MIDDLEWARE 2007, Middleware Designer