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In software product line (SPL), metrics are used to evaluate different artifacts such as the product-line architecture (PLA). When the PLA’s evaluation is conducted using metrics, it allows for the analysis of quality attributes (QAs). The QAs are represented in an isolated way or using quality models (QM). There are different QM published in the literature. ISO/IEC 25010 is one of these models that considers the following QAs: functional suitability, reliability, performance efficiency, usability, security, compatibility, maintainability, and portability. For instance, maintainability is an important attribute in the SPL context. According to the literature, 92% of the measures defined to evaluate the SPL’s artifacts consider attributes related to maintainability. Despite the number of measures related to maintainability, it is observed a lack of measures and metrics associated with QA and QM. These metrics could aid in the PLA’s evaluation. The observed lack motivates the development of the SMartyMetrics, a framework with measures and metrics associated with the attribute maintainability to support PLA evaluations. A structure with attributes was developed, to systematize the association between attributes and measures/metrics. The framework also provides a set of guidelines to use it at the level of SPL, PLA, measures/metrics, and constraints.
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Cordeiro, A.F.R., Silva, L.F., OliveiraJr, E. (2023). Maintainability Metrics for PLA Evaluation Based on ISO/IEC 25010. In: OliveiraJr, E. (eds) UML-Based Software Product Line Engineering with SMarty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18556-4_9
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