A Visual Software Modeling Editor for Constructing Software Models

Abstract

A visual software modelling editor for constructing a software model. A software hierarchy editor, a software port editor, a software interaction editor, a software algorithm editor, a software process editor and a software transmission editor are taken as components, and construction of a software model and a software view is completed respectively taking a software hierarchy model, a software port model, a software interaction model, a software algorithm model, a software process model, a software transmission model and corresponding views as editing objects, providing a variety of fields with a universal, easy-to-use visual software modelling tool. The software model and the software view are executable, the structure is clear, the levels are adjustable, and the modelling granularity is controllable. The modelling method is convenient for top-down analysis and design as well as implementing bottom-up integration, and is suitable for modelling of a variety of software. The modelling method is simple, modelling is entirely visualised, and even a person of ordinary skill in the field can independently and easily construct a software model and a software view.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of software engineering, in particular to a method for constructing a software model based on a software meta-model and a computer program product. Background technique [0002] Software modeling is an activity or process in which people construct software models according to the laws and characteristics of objective things. Software modeling has been widely used in various social practice activities such as scientific research, engineering, military affairs, and production. Today, with the high development of information technology, especially software technology, using software to assist software modeling has become the basic working method for people to carry out software modeling. These software tools that aid in software modeling are called software modeling editors. Compared with modeling editors that use text, formulas, and formal languages, modeling editors that use graphics for software modeling a...

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Problems solved by technology

Based on UML, these modeling tools naturally have defects brought by UML: first, lack of modeling method support: these tools do not provide modeling methods and rules, but only provide some symbolic representation tools; second, non-operation Insufficiency: The software model constructed by these tools is not complete and consistent enough to be transformed into computer-runable software by automatic code technology

This type of assembly visual modeling editor based on prefabricated components has two basic defects: it must be assembled based on prefabricated components, and the construction of the software model is severely restricted by prefabricated components; the interface of prefabricated components is fixed, because it does not support any interface Component integration, this kind of visual modeling editor is usually applied to specific domain modeling based on domain component library, so it is not suitable for general software modeling; second, the principle of component assembly and operation is also very simple, Based on the fact that the data transfer relationship determines the work collaboration of components, and at the same time, with the increase of components, the complexity of data transfer makes the view readability sharply deteriorated. Therefore, although this type of editor claims to be software modeling, But it is actually used to model simple and clear algorithms, not suitable for large and complex software modeling;

This type of development platform is usually only applicable to the relatively fixed business model and the visual assembly method of the data-centric system architecture. It is usually used for software modeling and development in the fields of e-commerce and business management, and is not suitable for general complex software model construction

[0006] In general, there is still a lack of a visual software modeling editor that can be easily understood and mastered by ordinary people in the field. Sexual software model

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