MODEL AUGMENTATION IN A MODEL-DRIVEN APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A principal model is configured to facilitate automatic generation of at least one resource for use by a computer-executable application. The principal model includes a group of classes, references, attributes, and associations between any of the classes. At least one model item required for a task that is absent from the principal model is identified. The absent model item is instantiated in a decoration model that operates with the principal model to augment operational functionality of the principal model. The decoration model includes a class, a reference, and an attribute for any corresponding one of the group of classes, references, and attributes of the principal model.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
configuring a principal model to facilitate automatic generation of at least one resource for use by a computer-executable application, where the principal model comprises a plurality of classes, references, attributes, and associations between any of the classes; identifying at least one model item required for a task that is absent from the principal model; and instantiating the absent model item in a decoration model that operates with the principal model to augment operational functionality of the principal model, where the decoration model comprises a class, a reference, and an attribute for any corresponding one of the plurality of classes, references, and attributes of the principal model.