A component- and message-based architectural style for GUI software

While a large fraction of application code is devoted to graphical user interface (GUI) functions, support for reuse in this domain has largely been confined to the creation of GUI toolkits ("widgets"). We present a novel architectural style directed at supporting larger grain reuse and fl...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on software engineering 1996-06, Vol.22 (6), p.390-406
Main Authors: Taylor, R.N., Medvidovic, N., Anderson, K.M., Whitehead, E.J., Robbins, J.E., Nies, K.A., Oreizy, P., Dubrow, D.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Applied sciences
Architecture
Artificial intelligence
Computer architecture
Computer languages
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Concurrent computing
Connectors
Distributed processing
Exact sciences and technology
Graphical user interfaces
Graphics
Office automation, teleprocessing
Pattern recognition. Digital image processing. Computational geometry
Principles
Runtime
Software
Software engineering
Software tools
Studies
Systems design
User interface
User interfaces
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Summary:While a large fraction of application code is devoted to graphical user interface (GUI) functions, support for reuse in this domain has largely been confined to the creation of GUI toolkits ("widgets"). We present a novel architectural style directed at supporting larger grain reuse and flexible system composition. Moreover, the style supports design of distributed, concurrent applications. Asynchronous notification messages and asynchronous request messages are the sole basis for intercomponent communication. A key aspect of the style is that components are not built with any dependencies on what typically would be considered lower-level components, such as user interface toolkits. Indeed, all components are oblivious to the existence of any components to which notification messages are sent. While our focus has been on applications involving graphical user interfaces, the style has the potential for broader applicability. Several trial applications using the style are described.
ISSN:0098-5589
1939-3520
DOI:10.1109/32.508313