An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces

1 ISDE2010 – OTM Workshops 26 October 2010, Crete (Greece) An Interaction Meta-model for An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Cooperative Component-Based User Interfaces L. Iribarne(1), N. Padilla(1), J. Criado(1), C. Vicente-Chicote(2) (1) Applied Computing Group (TIC-211) (2) Information Technology and Communications University of Almeria, Spain Technical University of Cartagena, Spain {liribarne, npadilla, javi.criado}@ual.es cristina.vicente@upct.es APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

2 CONTENT An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces 1. Motivation 2. Interaction Metamodel 3. Case Study 4. Future work APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

4 1. Motivation <<globalization>> <<require>> Collaborative Knowledge Society Information social interaction Systems An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <<instance>> (WIS) Web-based Infomation System CSCW User profiles (decision-making) Adaptable Adaptable user-interface <<cooperate>> user-interface <<social interaction>> <<interact>> <<interact>> Subsystem <<cooperate>> Subsystem “subsystems will probably require self-adaptable user interfaces.” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

5 1. Motivation <<globalization>> <<require>> Collaborative Knowledge Society Information social interaction Systems An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <<instance>> (WIS) <<example>> “There is a huge interaction between groups of people for environmental management.” <<roles>> Environmental Management Information Systems (EMIS) Politicians, Technicians, SOLERES System “our implementation” Administrators, … APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

6 1. Motivation SOLERES Framework An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Neural-Networks SOLERES Cooperative Systems Knowledge Environmental Multi-Agents Management Environmental Info Information Satellite Images Ontologies System Cellular-Automata clasif. Component-based systems Trading agents Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation R&D (TIN2007-61497) “application, integration and development of multidisciplinary works” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

1. Motivation 7 SOLERES Project cartography CA-based Clasif. An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces satellite Correlation Neural-Net Env. map self-adapatable Agents, Trading, Ontologies User Interfaces APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

1. Motivation 8 SOLERES Project cartography AC-based Clasif. An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces satellite Correlation? Neural-Net Env. map SCOPE OF THE WORK self-adapatable Agents, Trading, Ontologies APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

9 1. Motivation Main Goal: An MDE-based methodology for evolutive (adaptable) User Interfaces An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Solution: 1. Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) solution. 2. Model Evolution (by considering UI as models). 3. Model transformation & Trading services. Considerations: 1. Component-based user interfaces. 2. COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) UI components. 3. WIMP simple interfaces (Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers). 4. Web-based User Interfaces as supporting of WCIS (at runtime). APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

10 Considerations: 1. Motivation 1. Component-based UI. 2. COTS UI components. 3. WIMP simple interfaces 4. Web-based UI An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces UI gadgets/widgets Web-based WIMP Interface [Almendros & Iribarne, 2008] “Component-based UI” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

Considerations: 1. Motivation 11 “cotsget” component 1. Component-based UI. 2. COTS UI components. COTS + get (widget/gadget-type) 3. WIMP simple interfaces 4. Web-based UI An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces CUI1 CUI2 CUI3 <<has>> CUI4 CUI5 “COTS-component” architecture CUI6 CUI7 Temporal COTSGETS Interaction (commercial components) Functional CUIi . .. Visual <<has>> templates Cotsget repositories “public repositories generally managed by trading servicies.” [Iribarne et al., 2004] dependency-issues APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

1. Motivation Goal: self-adaptable interfaces 12 UIe “instances of the user interface when social interaction and cooperation issues occur.” An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces A B C A B C A B C CUI1 CUI2 CIU3 CUI1 CUI1 CUI9 CUI3 CUI8 CUI4 CUI5 CUI4 CUI4 CUI6 CUI7 CUI6 CUI7 t cooperation & cooperation & cooperation & interaction issues interaction issues interaction issues 2: Regeneration 2: Regeneration 1: Transformation 1: Transformation APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

1. Motivation 13 Metamodel Transformation rules I V An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces S Rmt User interface A User interface B A B C A B C M2M CUI1 CUI2 CUI3 CUI1 CUI9 CUI3 mt CUI4 CUI4 CUI5 Model Transformation CUI7 (MDE) CUI6 Model A Model B t Regeneration Regeneration “For our purposes, we consider the user-interface as a model.” Trading Trading RT RT APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

1. Motivation 14 Interaction + Metamodel Transformation rules I V An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces S Rmt User interface A User interface B A B C A B C M2M CUI1 CUI2 CUI3 CUI1 CUI9 CUI3 mt CUI4 CUI4 CUI5 Model Transformation CUI7 (MDE) CUI6 Model A Model B t Regeneration Regeneration “For our purposes, we consider the user-interface as a model.” Trading Trading RT RT APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

2. Interaction Metamodel 16 “The methodology considers interface evolution.” UIA UIB An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Architectural Metamodel Architectural Metamodel Architectural Modeli Architectural Modeli APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

17 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel 1. Structural metamodel: An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces composition dependencies Architectural Metamodel 1 between components through 2 3 connection ports (i.e., provided Architectural Modeli and required interfaces). 2. Visual metamodel: components behaviour from a visual point of view (open, close, show, hide components, etc.) by means of a state machine. 3. Interaction metamodel: models the user-interaction behaviour, and describes the structure of interaction tasks that users may complete in the system. APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

18 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel 1. Structural metamodel: An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces composition dependencies Architectural Metamodel 1 between components through 2 3 connection ports (i.e., provided Architectural Modeli and required interfaces). 2. Visual metamodel: components behaviour from a visual point of view (open, close, show, hide components, etc.) by means of a state machine. 3. Interaction metamodel: models the user-interaction behaviour, and describes the structure of interaction tasks that users may complete in the system. APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

19 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel Architectural Modeli An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

20 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel Architectural Modeli An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces main concepts APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

21 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel Architectural Modeli <<interconnection>> An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <<shared elements>> APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

22 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel Architectural Modeli An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Roles: Group: <<politician>> Actor: Actor: <<technician>> Actor: <<administrator>> Cotsget: Cotsget: Cotsget: APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

23 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel Architectural Modeli An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <<atomic task>> APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

24 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel Architectural Modeli “A choreography describes the An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces protocol, or the sequence in which the tasks must be executed.” Activity-diagram AND OR “To facilitate the modelling, concepts have been collected in an ‘enumeration-class’ in simple complex the MM.” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

25 2. Interaction Metamodel Architectural Metamodel Architectural Modeli An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces In order to complete the semantical closure of the interaction metamodel: r1 r2 r3 … r2 r3 r1 Activity-Diagram outgoing (2..*) incoming (1) APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

27 3. A Case Study Scenario: EMIS cooperative task for decision-making on natural disasters. “Environmental study” An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces UI1 UI2 <<GISexpert>> Analyzes land areas in order to classify types of soil, affected area, etc. Cooperative task requesting information “Economic study” <<evaluator>> <<politician>> Carries out an economic Wishes to carry out a study from that information particular assessment of a provided by the GIS expert. natural disaster. UI3 APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

28 An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces “cooperative-interaction diagram (model)” 3. A Case Study “adapted activity-diagram notation” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

29 An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces 3. A Case Study Metamodel Model APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

30 An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces 3. A Case Study APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

Main coreographies 3. A Case Study 31 <<InitialStep>> An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <<FinalStep>> APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

32 3. A Case Study <<InitialStep>> #1/3 #4/1 An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces #2/1 [ #n/n = #step/replaced-by ] #3/3 #5/1 #7/3 #6/3 <<FinalStep>> 1 2 3 <<simple>> <<complex>> APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

33 3. A Case Study #4.1/3 #1/3 #4/1 #4.2/2 An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces #4.3/1 #4.4/1 #2/1 #4.5/3 [ #n/n = #step/replaced-by ] #5.1/3 #3/3 #5/1 #5.2/2 #5.3/1 #5.4/1 #7/3 #6/3 #5.5/3 1 2 3 <<simple>> <<complex>> “a similar behaviour (step #4) occurs in step #5” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

34 3. A Case Study “both expert and evaluator have also their own choreography” #1/3 Environmental #2/1 study [ #n/n = #step/replaced-by ] An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces #3/1 #4/1 #5/3 #1/3 Economic study #2/1 #3/1 #4/1 1 2 3 <<simple>> <<complex>> #5/3 “a similar behaviour has the choreography associated to the evaluator rol” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

36 4. Future Work Future Work: An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces 1. GUI tool (Eclipse GMF) to draw new scenarios (models). 2. Simulation tool (to reproduce events and interactions; groups/UI). 3. Variability (chage-detection) of Interaction Metamodel: a) Automated co-evolution of models [Cicchetti et al., 2008] b) Metamodel adaptation techniques [Wachsmuth, 2007] c) Model Evolution concepts [Blair et al., 2009] APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

37 ISDE2010 – OTM Workshops 26 October 2010, Crete (Greece) An Interaction Meta-model for An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Cooperative Component-Based User Interfaces L. Iribarne, N. Padilla, J. Criado and C. Vicente-Chicote More info: http://www.ual.es/acg/soleres Contact: luis.iribarne@ual.es Thanks !! SOLERES R&D Project Spanish Ministry of TIN2007-61497 Science and Innovation Applied Computing Group University of Almeria Engineering Higher Ref. TIC-211 Campus, Spain Polytechnic School APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

38 Appendix An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Complementary Slides APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

39 Appendix. Implementation Details Implementation Framework (MDE) An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Eclipse Modeling Project, EMP, http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/ EMF (Eclipse Modeling Framework), “.ecore” diagrams http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/emf/ ATL (Atlas Transformation Language) http://www.eclipse.org/m2m/atl/ OCL (Object Constraint Language), OMG GMF (Graphical Modeling Framework) http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/gmp/ Visual Paradigm SDE for Eclipse, http://www.visual-paradigm.com/ UML scenarios as models of the metamodel APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

40 An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces Appendix. Implementation Details APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

43 Appendix. Implementation Details Metamodel An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <<Views>> Model <<Graphical View>> <<Object View>> “metamodel-checkings” “model transformation” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

44 Appendix. Implementation Details <imm:InteractionModel xmlns:imm="http://imm/1.0" xsi:schemaLocation=“.../imm.ecore" name=”naturaldesaster”> <role isPlayed="//@group.0 //@group.0/@actor.0" name="Politic”> <task xsi:type="imm:CooperativeTask" name="DamageEvaluationP”> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" name="InputData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:SubTask" name="GeographicAnalysis”> <choreography id="ch_p_2”> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=”.../@step.1" id="step_p_2_1"/> An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <step xsi:type="imm:TaskStep" controlFlow=”.../@step.2" id="step_p_2_2" task="//@role.1/@task.0"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" controlFlow=” .../@step.3" id="step_p_2_3” ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_2_4" taskUnit=".../@subTaskUnit.1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_2_5” ... /> </choreography> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=”.../@infoObject.0" name="SendAnalysisData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=”..." name="ReceiveAnalysisInformation"/> </taskUnit> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:SubTask" name="Evaluation”> <choreography id="ch_p_3”> ... </choreography> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=“.../@infoObject.1" name="SendEvaluationData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=".../@infoObject.3" name="ReceiveEvaluationReport"/> </taskUnit> <choreography id="ch_p_1”> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=".../@step.1" id="step_p_1_1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_2" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.0"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=".../@step.4" ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_4" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_5" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.2"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_1_6” ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_1_7” ... /> </choreography> <infoExchangeObject name="AnalysisData"/> <infoExchangeObject name="AnalysisInformation"/> <infoExchangeObject name="EvaluationData"/> <infoExchangeObject name="EvaluationReport"/> </task> </role> <role isPlayed="//@group.0/@actor.1" name="ExpertGIS”> ... </role> <role isPlayed="//@group.0/@actor.2" name="Evaluator”> ... </role> <group plays="//@role.0" name="Politic1" id="Group1”> <actor plays="//@role.0" name="Politic1"/> <actor plays="//@role.1" name="ExpertGIS1"/> <actor plays="//@role.2" name="Evaluator1"/> </group> </imm:CooperativeModel> APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

45 Appendix. Implementation Details <imm:InteractionModel xmlns:imm="http://imm/1.0" xsi:schemaLocation=“.../imm.ecore" name=”naturaldisaster”> <role isPlayed="//@group.0 //@group.0/@actor.0" name="Politic”> <task xsi:type="imm:CooperativeTask" name="DamageEvaluationP”> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" name="InputData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:SubTask" name="GeographicAnalysis”> <choreography id="ch_p_2”> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=”.../@step.1" id="step_p_2_1"/> An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <step xsi:type="imm:TaskStep" controlFlow=”.../@step.2" id="step_p_2_2" task="//@role.1/@task.0"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" controlFlow=” .../@step.3" id="step_p_2_3” ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_2_4" taskUnit=".../@subTaskUnit.1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_2_5” ... /> </choreography> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=”.../@infoObject.0" name="SendAnalysisData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=”..." name="ReceiveAnalysisInformation"/> </taskUnit> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:SubTask" name="Evaluation”> <choreography id="ch_p_3”> ... </choreography> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=“.../@infoObject.1" name="SendEvaluationData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=".../@infoObject.3" name="ReceiveEvaluationReport"/> </taskUnit> <choreography id="ch_p_1”> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=".../@step.1" id="step_p_1_1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_2" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.0"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=".../@step.4" ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_4" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_5" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.2"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_1_6” ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_1_7” ... /> </choreography> <infoExchangeObject name="AnalysisData"/> <infoExchangeObject name="AnalysisInformation"/> <infoExchangeObject name="EvaluationData"/> <infoExchangeObject name="EvaluationReport"/> </task> </role> <role isPlayed="//@group.0/@actor.1" name="ExpertGIS”> ... </role> <role isPlayed="//@group.0/@actor.2" name="Evaluator”> ... </role> <group plays="//@role.0" name="Politic1" id="Group1”> <actor plays="//@role.0" name="Politic1"/> <actor plays="//@role.1" name="ExpertGIS1"/> <actor plays="//@role.2" name="Evaluator1"/> </group> </imm:CooperativeModel> APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

46 Appendix. Implementation Details <imm:InteractionModel xmlns:imm="http://imm/1.0" xsi:schemaLocation=“.../imm.ecore" name=”naturaldisaster”> <role isPlayed="//@group.0 //@group.0/@actor.0" name="Politic”> <task xsi:type="imm:CooperativeTask" name="DamageEvaluationP”> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" name="InputData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:SubTask" name="GeographicAnalysis”> <choreography id="ch_p_2”> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=”.../@step.1" id="step_p_2_1"/> An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces <step xsi:type="imm:TaskStep" controlFlow=”.../@step.2" id="step_p_2_2" task="//@role.1/@task.0"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" controlFlow=” .../@step.3" id="step_p_2_3” ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_2_4" taskUnit=".../@subTaskUnit.1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_2_5” ... /> </choreography> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=”.../@infoObject.0" name="SendAnalysisData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=”..." name="ReceiveAnalysisInformation"/> </taskUnit> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:SubTask" name="Evaluation”> <choreography id="ch_p_3”> ... </choreography> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=“.../@infoObject.1" name="SendEvaluationData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=".../@infoObject.3" name="ReceiveEvaluationReport"/> </taskUnit> <choreography id="ch_p_1”> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=".../@step.1" id="step_p_1_1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_2" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.0"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=".../@step.4" ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_4" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_5" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.2"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_1_6” ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_1_7” ... /> </choreography> <infoExchangeObject name="AnalysisData"/> <infoExchangeObject name="AnalysisInformation"/> <infoExchangeObject name="EvaluationData"/> <infoExchangeObject name="EvaluationReport"/> </task> </role> <role isPlayed="//@group.0/@actor.1" name="ExpertGIS”> ... </role> <role isPlayed="//@group.0/@actor.2" name="Evaluator”> ... </role> <group plays="//@role.0" name="Politic1" id="Group1”> <actor plays="//@role.0" name="Politic1"/> <actor plays="//@role.1" name="ExpertGIS1"/> <actor plays="//@role.2" name="Evaluator1"/> </group> </imm:CooperativeModel> APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

47 Appendix. Implementation Details <imm:InteractionModel xmlns:imm="http://imm/1.0" xsi:schemaLocation=“.../imm.ecore" name=”naturaldisaster”> <role isPlayed="//@group.0 //@group.0/@actor.0" name="Politic”> <task xsi:type="imm:CooperativeTask" name="DamageEvaluationP”> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" name="InputData"/> 4 <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:SubTask" name="GeographicAnalysis”> 1 <choreography id="ch_p_2”> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=”.../@step.1" id="step_p_2_1"/> An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces 2 <step xsi:type="imm:TaskStep" controlFlow=”.../@step.2" id="step_p_2_2" task="//@role.1/@task.0"/> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" controlFlow=” .../@step.3" id="step_p_2_3” ... /> <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_2_4" taskUnit=".../@subTaskUnit.1"/> <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_2_5” ... /> </choreography> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=”.../@infoObject.0" name="SendAnalysisData"/> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=”..." name="ReceiveAnalysisInformation"/> </taskUnit> <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:SubTask" name="Evaluation”> <choreography id="ch_p_3”> ... </choreography> 3 <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=“.../@infoObject.1" name="SendEvaluationData"/> 5 <taskUnit xsi:type="imm:TaskAction" objectFlow=".../@infoObject.3" name="ReceiveEvaluationReport"/> </taskUnit> <choreography id="ch_p_1”> 1 <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=".../@step.1" id="step_p_1_1"/> 2 <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_2" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.0"/> 3 <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" controlFlow=".../@step.4" ... /> 4 <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_4" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.1"/> 5 <step xsi:type="imm:TaskUnitStep" id="step_p_1_5" taskUnit=".../@taskUnit.2"/> 6 <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_1_6” ... /> 7 <step xsi:type="imm:ControlStep" id="step_p_1_7” ... /> </choreography> 6 <infoExchangeObject name="AnalysisData"/> <infoExchangeObject name="AnalysisInformation"/> 7 <infoExchangeObject name="EvaluationData"/> <infoExchangeObject name="EvaluationReport"/> </task> </role> <role isPlayed="//@group.0/@actor.1" name="ExpertGIS”> ... </role> <role isPlayed="//@group.0/@actor.2" name="Evaluator”> ... </role> <group plays="//@role.0" name="Politic1" id="Group1”> <actor plays="//@role.0" name="Politic1"/> <actor plays="//@role.1" name="ExpertGIS1"/> <actor plays="//@role.2" name="Evaluator1"/> </group> </imm:CooperativeModel> APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

48 Appendix. Implementation Details An example of a COTGET-based user interface Structural model view An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

Appendix. Implementation Details 49 Intelligent Model-Transformation Metamodel Transformation rules An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces I V S Rmt User interface A User interface B A B C M2M A B C CUI1 CUI2 CUI3 CUI1 CUI9 CUI3 CUI4 CUI5 mt CUI4 CUI6 CUI7 Model Transformation (MDE) Model A Model B t Regeneration Regeneration a) Deterministic transformation b) Hybrid transformation c) Intelligent transformation Trading Trading RT RT APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

50 An interaction meta-model for cooperative component-based user interfaces TRADING SERVICE Appendix. Implementation Details OMG-ODP Trading “Trader Invocations” “Trader Interfaces” Push model import export trader repository ServiceFetcher Pull model (bots or search engines) “Trader Structure” “Trader Federation” APPLIED COMPUTING GROUP ISDE’2010 – OTM Workshops UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA (SPAIN) 26th October 2010, Crete (Greece)

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