ASPLe: A methodology to develop self-adaptive software systems with systematic reuse

•Design and develop product lines of self-adaptive software systems with reuse.•Self-adaptive software systems share adaptation logic that can be exploited for reuse.•Methodology (process support) to develop self-adaptive systems with reuse.•Variability management and uncertainties in the developmen...

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Published in:The Journal of systems and software Vol. 167; p. 110626
Main Authors: Abbas, Nadeem, Andersson, Jesper, Weyns, Danny
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2020
Subjects:
Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science
Computer Science
Data- och informationsvetenskap
Datavetenskap
Domain engineering
Self-Adaptation
Software design
Software product lines
Software reuse
Uncertainty
Variability
Uncertainty
Software design
Software reuse
Self-Adaptation
Variability
Domain engineering
ISSN:0164-1212, 1873-1228, 1873-1228
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Summary:•Design and develop product lines of self-adaptive software systems with reuse.•Self-adaptive software systems share adaptation logic that can be exploited for reuse.•Methodology (process support) to develop self-adaptive systems with reuse.•Variability management and uncertainties in the development of self-adaptive systems.•Reasoning frameworks are helpful to mitigate uncertainties in design decisions. More than two decades of research have demonstrated an increasing need for software systems to be self-adaptive. Self-adaptation manages runtime dynamics, which are difficult to predict before deployment. A vast body of knowledge to develop Self-Adaptive Software Systems (SASS) has been established. However, we discovered a lack of process support to develop self-adaptive systems with reuse. The lack of process support may hinder knowledge transfer and quality design. To that end, we propose a domain-engineering based methodology, Autonomic Software Product Lines engineering (ASPLe), which provides step-by-step guidelines for developing families of SASS with systematic reuse. The evaluation results from a case study show positive effects on quality and reuse for self-adaptive systems designed using the ASPLe compared to state-of-the-art engineering practices.
ISSN:0164-1212
1873-1228
1873-1228
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2020.110626