Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Managing Software Product Line Evolution by Filtered Editing: The SuperMod Approach

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Handbook of Re-Engineering Software Intensive Systems into Software Product Lines

Abstract

This chapter introduces SuperMod, an approach and tool to support the evolution of software product lines (SPLs) by means of a filtered editing model, which is inspired by the checkout-modify-commit workflow established in version control systems. Rather than forcing the developers into editing multi-variant artifacts of an SPL, SuperMod allows them to perform modifications successively in single-variant workspaces and to integrate the changes by indicating the logical scope, i.e., the affected variants, of the change performed. The SPL itself is managed automatically in a transparent repository by the system. As a consequence, developers may re-use the same engineering tools they also used for the development of the product variants prior to the re-engineering process. SuperMod furthermore orchestrates collaborative development and provides dedicated support for (without restricting developers to) model-driven approaches to SPL engineering. We illustrate SuperMod’s capabilities by the well-known graph SPL example and discuss the practical benefits of the suggested solution to SPL evolution as well as its relation to SPL re-engineering.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 279.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Notes

  1. 1.

    https://github.com/se-ubt/supermod.

  2. 2.

    https://github.com/se-ubt/supermod/raw/master/update.

  3. 3.

    https://github.com/se-ubt/supermod/raw/master/artifacts/supermod-server.war.

  4. 4.

    https://github.com/se-ubt/supermod/raw/master/artifacts/studies.zip.

References

  1. Altmanninger, K., Seidl, M., Wimmer, M.: A survey on model versioning approaches. IJWIS 5(3), 271–304 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Apel, S., Kästner, C., Lengauer, C.: Language-independent and automated software composition: The FeatureHouse experience. IEEE Trans. Software Eng. 39(1), 63–79 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Beck, K., Beedle, M., van Bennekum, A., Cockburn, A., Cunningham, W., Fowler, M., Grenning, J., Highsmith, J., Hunt, A., Jeffries, R., Kern, J., Marick, B., Martin, R.C., Mellor, S., Schwaber, K., Sutherland, J., Thomas, D.: Manifesto for agile software development (2001). URL http://www.agilemanifesto.org/

  4. Buchmann, T., Schwägerl, F.: Ensuring well-formedness of configured domain models in model-driven product lines based on negative variability. In: I. Schaefer, T. Thüm (eds.) 4th International Workshop on Feature-Oriented Software Development, FOSD ’12, Dresden, Germany - September 24 - 25, 2012, pp. 37–44. ACM (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Chacon, S., Straub, B.: Pro Git, 2nd edn. Apress, Berkely, CA, USA (2014)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  6. Czarnecki, K., Antkiewicz, M., Kim, C.H.P., Lau, S., Pietroszek, K.: Model-driven software product lines. In: R.E. Johnson, R.P. Gabriel (eds.) Companion to the 20th Annual ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications, OOPSLA 2005, October 16-20, 2005, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 126–127. ACM (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Kang, K.C., Cohen, S.G., Hess, J.A., Novak, W.E., Peterson, A.S.: Feature-oriented domain analysis (FODA) feasibility study. Tech. Rep. CMU/SEI-90-TR-21, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (1990)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Krueger, C.W.: Easing the transition to software mass customization. In: F. van der Linden (ed.) Software Product-Family Engineering, 4th International Workshop, PFE 2001, Bilbao, Spain, October 3–5, 2001, Revised Papers, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2290, pp. 282–293. Springer (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Lopez-Herrejon, R.E., Batory, D.S.: A standard problem for evaluating product-line methodologies. In: J. Bosch (ed.) Generative and Component-Based Software Engineering, Third International Conference, GCSE 2001, Erfurt, Germany, September 9–13, 2001, Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2186, pp. 10–24. Springer (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  10. Montalvillo, L., Díaz, O.: Tuning github for SPL development: branching models & repository operations for product engineers. In: D.C. Schmidt (ed.) Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Software Product Line, SPLC 2015, Nashville, TN, USA, July 20–24, 2015, pp. 111–120. ACM (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  11. Pfofe, T., Thüm, T., Schulze, S., Fenske, W., Schaefer, I.: Synchronizing software variants with variantsync. In: H. Mei (ed.) Proceedings of the 20th International Systems and Software Product Line Conference, SPLC 2016, Beijing, China, September 16–23, 2016, pp. 329–332. ACM (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Pohl, K., Böckle, G., van der Linden, F.: Software Product Line Engineering - Foundations, Principles, and Techniques. Springer (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Sarnak, N., Bernstein, R.L., Kruskal, V.: Creation and maintenance of multiple versions. In: J.F.H. Winkler (ed.) Proceedings of the International Workshop on Software Version and Configuration Control, January 27–29, 1988, Grassau, Germany, Berichte des German Chapter of the ACM, vol. 30, pp. 264–275. Teubner (1988)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Schaefer, I., Bettini, L., Bono, V., Damiani, F., Tanzarella, N.: Delta-oriented programming of software product lines. In: J. Bosch, J. Lee (eds.) Software Product Lines: Going Beyond - 14th International Conference, SPLC 2010, Jeju Island, South Korea, September 13–17, 2010. Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 6287, pp. 77–91. Springer (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Schwägerl, F.: Version control and product lines in model-driven software engineering. Ph.D. thesis, University of Bayreuth, Germany (2018). URL urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-3554-3

    Google Scholar 

  16. Schwägerl, F., Westfechtel, B.: Integrated revision and variation control for evolving model-driven software product lines. Software & Systems Modeling 18(6), 3373–3420 (2019)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. da Silva, I.F., da Mota Silveira Neto, P.A., O’Leary, P., de Almeida, E.S., de Lemos Meira, S.R.: Agile software product lines: a systematic mapping study. Softw., Pract. Exper. 41(8), 899–920 (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  18. Stahl, T., Völter, M., Bettin, J., Haase, A., Helsen, S.: Model-driven software development - technology, engineering, management. Pitman (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  19. Stanciulescu, S., Berger, T., Walkingshaw, E., Wasowski, A.: Concepts, operations, and feasibility of a projection-based variation control system. In: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution, ICSME 2016, Raleigh, NC, USA, October 2–7, 2016, pp. 323–333. IEEE Computer Society (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  20. Steinberg, D., Budinsky, F., Paternostro, M., Merks, E.: EMF: Eclipse Modeling Framework 2.0, 2nd edn. Addison-Wesley Professional (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  21. Westfechtel, B.: Merging of EMF models - formal foundations. Software and Systems Modeling 13(2), 757–788 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Westfechtel, B., Munch, B.P., Conradi, R.: A layered architecture for uniform version management. IEEE Trans. Software Eng. 27(12), 1111–1133 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Zeller, A., Snelting, G.: Unified versioning through feature logic. ACM Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol. 6(4), 398–441 (1997)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Bayreuth, Applied Computer Science I, Bayreuth, Germany

    Felix Schwägerl & Bernhard Westfechtel

Authors
  1. Felix Schwägerl
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Bernhard Westfechtel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Felix Schwägerl .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. École de Technologie Supérieure, Universite du Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Roberto E. Lopez-Herrejon

  2. Tecnalia, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain

    Jabier Martinez

  3. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Linz, Austria

    Wesley Klewerton Guez Assunção

  4. Sorbonne Universités & CNRS-LIP6, Paris, Paris, France

    Tewfik Ziadi

  5. IRISA-Inria, Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) & University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France

    Mathieu Acher

  6. Departamento de Informática, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil

    Silvia Vergilio

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2023 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Schwägerl, F., Westfechtel, B. (2023). Managing Software Product Line Evolution by Filtered Editing: The SuperMod Approach. In: Lopez-Herrejon, R.E., Martinez, J., Guez Assunção, W.K., Ziadi, T., Acher, M., Vergilio, S. (eds) Handbook of Re-Engineering Software Intensive Systems into Software Product Lines. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11686-5_17

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11686-5_17

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-031-11685-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-031-11686-5

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation