Languages and Tools for Managing Feature Models

Languages and Tools for Managing Feature Models

Mathieu ACHER, Raphaël MICHEL, Patrick HEYMANS, Philippe COLLET, Philippe LAHIRE, Languages and Tools for Managing Feature Models , in Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Product LinE Approaches in Software Engineering co-located with ICSE’12, Zurich, 4 June 2012.

Date: 4 juin 2012

Publication: Publications scientifiques 

Expertises:

Ingénierie des systèmes IT complexes 

A propos du projet: CALiPro 

Auteur : Raphaël Michel

Feature models (FMs) are the de facto standard for modeling variability of software product lines. The research effort is still intensive and aims at increasing the adoption of FMs in practice. Integrated solutions that combine state-of-the art techniques, languages, and tools are emerging. We give an overview of complementary languages, TVL and FAMILIAR, and tools for the purpose of supporting the management (e.g., configuration) of FMs. We report on practical applications of the languages and tools in different domains and for different
purposes. Still, we are interested in applying our solutions to other contexts (e.g., industrial) in order to determine their applicability and possible adoption by practitioners.