Connectorization: From Object-Oriented Design Patterns to Coordination Connectors
TL;DR
This paper studies object-oriented behavioral design patterns to identify new coordination based connectors for EX-MAN component model (EX-MAN) and proposes a framework to define a coordination based exogenous connector for the chain of responsibility (CoR) design pattern.
Abstract
We live in the technological advanced era in which new bigger systems are required to be constructed from existing reusable components in a shorter time. For this purpose, rapid development techniques are highly desired which can reduce the development cost and increase the quality of a system by reuse. For Cyber-Physical system construction in system engineering, reuse is emphasised upon significantly. Comparatively, coordination based reusable programs in component-based development approaches has a potential to fulfill the aforementioned desired features. In this paper, we study object-oriented behavioral design patterns to identify new coordination based connectors for EX-MAN component model (EX-MAN). Furthermore, using one of identified design patterns as sample, we propose a framework to define a coordination based exogenous connector for the chain of responsibility (CoR) design pattern. For the application of our defined connector, we design a small rudimentary example in EX-MAN. The operational semantics of our defined connector are verified in a modeling and simulation environment by Coloured Petri Net. We further show the practical use of CoR in the design of a bigger system in EX-MAN.