Dynamic Configuration of Software Product Lines in ArchJava

Abstract. This paper considers the use of a state-of-the-art, generalpurpose, component programming language, specifically ArchJava, to implement software product lines. Component programming languages provide a more straightforward mapping between components as assets and components as implementation artifacts. However, guaranteeing that the implementation conforms to the architecture raise new issues with respect to dynamic configuration. We show how this can be solved in ArchJava by making the components auto-configurable, which corresponds to replacing components by component generators. Such a scheme can be implemented in various ways, in particular with a two-stage generator. This solution goes beyond the initial technical ArchJava issue and complements the standard static generative approach to software productline implementation.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: SPLC
• Authors: Sebastian Pavel, Jacques Noyé, Jean-Claude Royer
• Keywords: Component Programming Languages, Implementation Artifacts, Software Product Lines, SPLC 2004, SPLC 2008