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A Practical Reference Model of Component Frameworks  

Her Jin-Sun (숭실대학교 컴퓨터학과)
Kim Soo-Dong (숭실대학교 컴퓨터학과)
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Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications / v.33, no.6, 2006 , pp. 525-538 More about this Journal
Abstract
Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE) is widely accepted as new paradigms for building applications with reusable assets. Mismatch problems occur while integrating the assets and make a burden in CBSE. Therefore, a larger-grained reuse unit than a component such as a framework is required, and it consists of relevant components, connectors and domain-specific architecture. The benefits of frameworks over components are commonly known, however, the key elements and internal structure of framework has not been clearly defined. We believe most of the framework models proposed in recent works remain at conceptual level. In this paper, we propose a practical-level framework reference model, and define key elements of frameworks. The research goal is to precisely identify concrete elements of a framework, inter-connection of components within a framework, extended notion of connectors, and tailored meaning of architecture In a framework. Hence, the proposed framework can be practically implemented in common object-oriented languages and with middleware such as lava, J2EE, CORBA Component Model (CCM) and NET.
Keywords
Component framework; generic architecture; Interface; component; connector; CBSE;
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