A transformation-driven approach to generate a DSML verification framework

Faiez Zalila (1) , Xavier Crégut (2, 3) , Marc Pantel (2, 3)

1 IRIT - Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse
2 IRIT-ACADIE - Assistance à la Certification d’Applications DIstribuées et Embarquées
3 Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse)

The integration of formal verification methods in modeling ac- tivities is a key issue to ensure the correctness of complex system design models. In this purpose, the most common approach consists in defining a translational semantics mapping the abstract syntax of the designer dedi- cated Domain-Specific Modeling Language (DSML) to a formal verification dedicated semantic domain in order to reuse the available powerful verifica- tion technologies. Formal verification is thus usually achieved using model transformations. However, the verification results are available in the formal domain which significantly impairs their use by the system designer which is usually not an expert of the formal technologies. In this paper, we introduce a novel approach based on Higher-Order trans- formations that analyze and instrument the transformation that expresses the semantics in order to produce traceability data to automatize the back propagation of verification results to the DSML end-user.

Mots clés: Domain specific modeling language; Formal verification; Model check- ing; Translational semantics; Traceability; Verification feedback; Fiacre

Domaines: Génie logiciel [cs.SE]

Faiez Zalila, Xavier Crégut, Marc Pantel. A transformation-driven approach to generate a DSML verification framework. Model and Data Engineering - Third International Conference, MEDI 2013, Sep 2013, Amantea, Italy. pp.266-277, ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-41366-7_23⟩. ⟨hal-00994321⟩