Features for a Style for Push-communication Integrated Rich Web-based Applications

Authors

  • Nalaka R. Dissanayake Department of IT, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4616-5658
  • Dharshana Kasthurirathna Department of SE, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka
  • Shantha Jayalal Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/jwe1540-9589.2236

Keywords:

Architectural style, Features, Push-Communication, Rich Web-based Applications

Abstract

The development aspects of rich web-based applications have evolved; however, abstract concepts, like styles and patterns, are still lacking. If an abstract style for rich web-based applications is available, it can support the whole engineering process in many ways, like assisting in designing aspects and the system’s evolution. We have produced an abstract architectural style named RiWAArch style for standard rich web-based applications, and we are working on extending the same to realize integrating push-communication. Push-communication has become a contemporary requirement in developing features like real-time notifications in rich web-based applications. However, the features to be expected from a style to realize the integration of the push-communication are not yet recognized. This concept paper proposes a set of features to be expected from a style for push-communication-integrated rich web-based applications. Our ongoing research will later utilize these features to form requirements and design a comprehensive style by extending the RiWAArch style to realize the abstract features of integrating true push-communication into rich web-based applications.

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Author Biographies

Nalaka R. Dissanayake, Department of IT, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka

Nalaka R. Dissanayake received a B.Sc. degree in information technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology in 2007 and an M.Phil. degree from the University of Colombo School of Computing in 2017. He is currently reading for a Ph.D. at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.

From 2007 to 2023, he worked as a student instructor, instructor, assistant lecturer, software designer, and senior lecturer in various institutes. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed conference papers and 3 journal papers. His research interests include software architecture, design patterns, web engineering, and rich internet applications. He has contributed to the domain of web engineering by introducing architectural styles, design patterns, and terms and definitions for some concepts related to rich web-based applications. He has also served as a reviewer of some conferences in Sri Lanka.

Dharshana Kasthurirathna, Department of SE, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka

Dharshana Kasthurirathna graduated from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Moratuwa, in 2004. He has over 7 years of experience in the ICT industry as a software engineer and a research engineer. He obtained his master’s degree in computing from the University of Colombo, School of Computing, in 2011 and his Ph.D. in Complex Systems from the Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Sydney, in 2016. His research interests include complex systems, network science, computational game theory, machine learning and distributed computing.

Shantha Jayalal, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Shantha Jayalal received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Keele University in the United Kingdom in 2006. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Colombo and a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. His research interests are in web engineering, semantic web, data science and machine learning.

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Published

2023-07-03

How to Cite

Dissanayake, N. R. ., Kasthurirathna, D. ., & Jayalal, S. . (2023). Features for a Style for Push-communication Integrated Rich Web-based Applications. Journal of Web Engineering, 22(03), 515–542. https://doi.org/10.13052/jwe1540-9589.2236

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2023: Vol 22 Iss 3

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