OMGs Model Driven Architecture.pptVIP

OMG’s Model Driven Architecture Davide Buscaldi D.I.S.I. Summary 1. Introduction 2. MDA Overview 3. Developing in MDA 4. MDA in the Practice 5. References 1. Introduction A heterogeneous world… Programming languages: (see also: the DoD survey) ~3 million COBOL Programmers ~1.6 million VB Programmers ~1.1 million C/C++ Programmers Operating systems: Unix, MacOS, Windows(3.1-XP),PalmOS Embedded devices Networks: Ethernet, IP, USB, FireWire Bluetooth, 802.11b, HomeRF Where can we agree? Hetereogenity hinders the development of enterprise distributed systems There will not be consensus on Hardware Operating systems Network protocols Programming languages We can agree at an higher level Middleware Middleware A software layer that masks hetereogeneity Placed between operating systems and application components Middleware proliferation Middleware itself has proliferated: CORBA COM / DCOM / MTS Java / EJB XML / SOAP C# / .NET None of them prevails over the others The problem remains The Object Management Group (OMG) An open membership and no-profit consortium Produces and mantains computer industry specifications for interoperable enterprise applications Who are OMG? OMG’s Milestones 2. MDA Overview What is the MDA? An approach to IT system specification that separates the specification of system functionality from the specification of the implementation of that functionality on a particular technology platform “Design once, build it on any platform” Basic concepts of MDA A model is a formal specification of the function, structure and/or behaviour of a system Examples: Source code is a model An UML-based specification is a model Models of different systems are structured explicitly into: Platform Independent Models (PIM) Platform Specific Models (PSM) Platform Independent Model (PIM) A “formal” specification of the structure and function of a system that abstracts away technical detail Expressed using UML PIM: an example Platform Specific Model (PSM) Specifies