APRImora: An Architecture Based on Semantic Web to Retrieve Information in Pattern Repositories

Software patterns are computing artifacts used to document knowledge that may be reused during software development process. There are several types of patterns, such as analysis, design, and architectural, among others. Design patterns are the most well known by designers, but many of them are desc...

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Published in:Journal of software 2016-03, Vol.11 (3), p.272-286
Main Author: Aparecida de Almeida Ribeiro, Angélica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Computer programs
Design analysis
Reuse
Search engines
Semantics
Software
Software reuse
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Summary:Software patterns are computing artifacts used to document knowledge that may be reused during software development process. There are several types of patterns, such as analysis, design, and architectural, among others. Design patterns are the most well known by designers, but many of them are described in books and scientific papers, a recurring way of documenting patterns that limits their reuse potential. Aiming to not only minimize this limitation but also provide ways of recovering contextualized knowledge in these patterns, this present article presents the architecture APRImora, an extension based on Semantic Web of the Analysis Patterns Reuse Infrastructure (APRI). In this architecture, the patterns are documented by metadata defined as application profiles of the Dublin Core standard and stored in the RDF, allowing them to be discovered by search engines. The APRImora architecture helps designers discover and reuse software patterns based on semantic relations, which favors their dissemination and reuse.
ISSN:1796-217X
1796-217X
DOI:10.17706/jsw.11.3.272-286