Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Ganser

Reusing Domain-engineered Artifacts for Code Generation

The goal of this research project is to bolstered model reuse by providing a holistic approach. This means, the three steps in a reuse process need to be supported on a conceptual and on a tool level. First, reusable model parts need to be identified and “harvested” (hermes.harvest) so they can be put away for later reuse (hermes.store). Second, the stored model parts need to undergo evolutions so they can enhance over time and preserve the benefits (hermes.evolve). Last, the stored model parts need to be found and recommended to interested users (hermes.reuse). To do so, we developed an enhanced knowledge libraries (MoCCa and hermes.store) which build the foundation for harvesting, evolving, and reusing. They do not treat models as in an isolated world, but relate them to each other by describing how they were used together. These relationships cross borders and overcome the usual reuse obstacles and enable the full power of previously modeled knowledge.