Model-to-model transformation by kind

• US 20060130008A1
• Filed: 12/10/2004
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Cornell, Kevin J., Nguyen, Duong B., Ashraf, Mahboob
• Granted Patent: US 8,935,657 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/136
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for the model-to-model transformation by element-kind of a source model are proposed. An element-kind model-to-model transformation can include one or more transform elements defining a traversal of a source model, an element-kind mapping and the conversion from source models to target models. The element-kind mapping can include a set of associations between element-kinds for the source model and corresponding transformation rules to produce target objects in a target model.

Claims

1. An element-kind model-to-model transformation comprising:

a plurality of transform elements defining a traversal of a source model; and

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an element-kind mapping comprising a set of associations between element-kinds for said source model and corresponding transformation rules to produce target objects in a target model.

2. The transformation of claim 1, wherein said transform elements are contained in a transform.

3. The transformation of claim 1, wherein said transform elements are content extractors.

4. The transformation of claim 1, wherein said transformation rules are encapsulated in other transforms.

5. The transformation of claim 2, wherein said element-kind mapping is disposed in said transform.

6. The transformation of claim 1, further comprising at least one property referenced by the transformation.

7. The transformation of claim 1 further comprising at least one condition referenced by at least one of said transform elements.

8. A method for performing element-kind model-to-model transformations, the method comprising the steps of:

traversing a source model hierarchy having a plurality of source objects;

identifying an element-kind for each of said source objects;

mapping identified element-kinds for said source objects to corresponding transformation rules; and

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executing said corresponding transformation rules on said source objects to produce target objects in said target model.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said traversing step comprises the step of sequentially processing a list of transform elements in said transformation.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said processing step comprises the steps of:

loading content extractors among said transform elements; and

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identifying other transform elements through said loaded content extractors in order to traverse said source model.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said mapping step comprises the step of mapping identified element-kinds for said source objects to corresponding transforms comprising transformation rules.

12. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for performing element-kind model-to-model transformations, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:

traversing a source model hierarchy having a plurality of source objects;

identifying an element-kind for each of said source objects;

mapping identified element-kinds for said source objects to corresponding transformation rules; and

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executing said corresponding transformation rules on said source objects to produce target objects in said target model.

13. The machine readable storage of claim 12, wherein said traversing step comprises the step of sequentially processing a list of transform elements in said transformation.

14. The machine readable storage of claim 13, wherein said processing step comprises the steps of:

loading content extractors among said transform elements; and

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identifying other transform elements through said loaded content extractors in order to traverse said source model.

15. The machine readable storage of claim 12, wherein said mapping step comprises the step of mapping identified element-kinds for said source objects to corresponding transforms comprising transformation rules.