ISSN:
1573-8787
Keywords:
Object Management System (OMS)
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Software Development Environment
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Software Process
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Concurrency Control
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Transaction Management
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
Notes:
Abstract The integration of a legacy system and a standard Object Management System (OMS) is often a very challenging task. This paper details a case study, our experiment in interfacing Oz with the PCTE (Portable Common Tool Environment) Object Management System. Oz is a multi-user process-centered software development environment that has been under development in our lab since 1987, originally under the name Marvel. PCTE is a specification that defines a language-independent interface providing support mechanisms for software engineering environments (SEE). One of the premises of PCTE is that, in theory, an SEE such as Oz can be built (or extended) using the services provided by PCTE. The purpose of our experiment was to study how a legacy system such as Oz can be integrated into a new environment framework, e.g., PCTE. The architecture of the legacy system and the services of the framework are the key factors in the integration approach. Because Oz historically has included a native OMS, our experiment focused on modifying Oz to use the PCTE OMS, which has an open and standard API. This paper describes how several Oz components were changed to interface to the PCTE OMS. The resulting proof-of-concept hybrid system has process control and integration services provided by Oz, and data integration services provided in part by PCTE. We discuss in depth the solutions to the concurrency control problems that arise in such an environment, where Oz and PCTE use different approaches to transaction management (i.e., each has its own transaction manager). The PCTE implementation used in our experiment was the Emeraude PCTE V 12.5.1, and the Oz version was V 1.0.1.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008450004443
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