Using interface definition languages to support path expressions and programming by contract

The paper describes how path expressions and programming by contract can be supported in interface definition languages (IDLs) without the need for any IDL extensions or new keywords. The programming by contract model described here contains extensions which allow clients to place constraints on met...

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Published in:Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems (Tools-26 '98): Proceedings of the 26th International Conference pp. 308 - 317
Main Author: Watkins, D.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 1998
Subjects:
Concurrent computing
Contracts
Control systems
Delay
Object oriented modeling
Object oriented programming
Reliability
Software quality
Software systems
Valves
ISBN:0818684828, 9780818684821
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Summary:The paper describes how path expressions and programming by contract can be supported in interface definition languages (IDLs) without the need for any IDL extensions or new keywords. The programming by contract model described here contains extensions which allow clients to place constraints on method calls at runtime, to improve system reliability and performance. As no IDL extensions are used, this system can be incorporated into new and existing systems and improve the quality and reliability of distributed object oriented systems. An example of the specification and a demonstration of its use are also presented.
ISBN:0818684828
9780818684821
DOI:10.1109/TOOLS.1998.711022