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We propose a method for refining MooZ specifications into Eiffel programs. MooZ is an object-oriented extension of the Z model based specification language and Eiffel is a programming language which is also based on the object-oriented paradigm. We present the refinement method and then we illustrate its application to part of an Industrial Maintenance System.
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Cordeiro, V.A.O., Sampaio, A., Meira, S.L. (1994). From MooZ to eiffel — A rigorous approach to system development. In: Naftalin, M., Denvir, T., Bertran, M. (eds) FME '94: Industrial Benefit of Formal Methods. FME 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 873. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58555-9_102
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