Demeter Tools/C++ (abstract)

We are demonstrating the Demeter Tools/C++, a CASE research prototype developed at Northeastern University, including the latest tools described in papers presented at ECOOP 91, ER 90, CSM 89 and OOPSLA 89 and in the Software Engineering Journal (1991).

The Demeter system has been under development since 1985 and has been regularly used and refined with support from companies such as IBM, Mettler- Toledo and SAIC.

Demeter Tools/C++ consists of the following tools:

1. Design level (programming language independent):

• cddraw: to draw a class dictionary

• learn: Learns class dictionary for object examples

• optimize: Optimizes class dictionary

• sem-check: Checks class dictionary for violations and proposes changes to the class dictionary

• parse-generate, run-parser: Checks conformance between class dictionary and objects

• cd-compare: Compares two class dictionaries

• cd-abstract: Finds the largest class dictionary

• common to both input class dictionaries

• xref: Draws a graphical representation of a class dictionary

2. Generation level (C++ specific):

• generate: Generates C++ class library from input class dictionary

• propagate: Generates C++ member functions from propagation pattern

• headers: Generate C++ function interfaces from implementation

3. Implementation level (C++ specific):

• Class library of predefined member functions for object manipulation (e.g., reading, writing, drawing, accessing, etc.)