Automatic Generation of Object-Oriented Code  from the ReLEL Requirements Model

Andrianjaka Miary Rapatsalahy; Hajarisena Razafimahatratra; Thomas Mahatody; Mihaela Ilie; Sorin Ilie; Raft Nicolas Razafindrakoto

doi:10.52846/stccj.2021.1.1.9

Authors

Miary Rapatsalahy University of Fianarantsoa
Hajarisena Razafimahatratra University of Fianarantsoa
Thomas Mahatody University of Fianarantsoa
Mihaela Ilie University of Craiova
Sorin Ilie UCV
Raft Nicolas University of Fianarantsoa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52846/stccj.2021.1.1.9

Keywords:

UML, Code generation, model driven architecture

Abstract

The final executable code should no longer be considered as a central element in a software development process but rather a naturally important component that results from a model transformation. The objective of the MDA (Model Driven Architecture) approach is to lift the lock of software development automation from the CIM (Computation Independent Model) requirements until the code of an application is obtained. Therefore, we have proposed in the framework of MDA an approach that consists of
automatically generating object-oriented code from the CIM model represented by ReLEL (Restructuring extended Lexical Elaborate Language). ReLEL is a natural language-oriented model that represents both the client requirements and the conceptual level of a system. However, the MDA framework does not recommend the type of UML model that corresponds to each business activity. Consequently, automating the software development process from the CIM model specified by ReLEL becomes a complex task. Our strategy in this paper includes the instantiation of the ReLEL model in the Praxeme methodology, which models each of the company's concerns, grouped in a homogeneous whole, using the UML (Unified Modeling Language) and which considers the articulation of these aspects by adopting the MDA principle. To do this, we propose to automate the articulation that covers the intentional, semantic, logical, and software aspects of Praxeme. To validate our approach, we measure the coupling and cohesion of the UML class diagram obtained from the Java code generated from this article using the slicing technique. The results show that the coupling is weak, and the cohesion is strong. It can be deduced that the method proposed in this paper can produce a more reliable and efficient system.

Author Biographies

Miary Rapatsalahy, University of Fianarantsoa

Teaching Asistant, PhD Student, Laboratory for Mathematical and Computer Applied to the Development Systems (LIMAD)
Hajarisena Razafimahatratra, University of Fianarantsoa

Laboratory for Mathematical and Computer Applied to the Development Systems (LIMAD)
University of Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Thomas Mahatody, University of Fianarantsoa

Laboratory for Mathematical and Computer Applied to the Development Systems (LIMAD)
University of Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Mihaela Ilie, University of Craiova

PhD Student at the Department of Computers and IT

Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics; University of Craiova

Craiova,romania
Raft Nicolas, University of Fianarantsoa

Professor, Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Applied Research (LRAM)
University of Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

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