Semi-automated integration of domain ontologies to DSL meta-models. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haav, Hele-Mai; Ojamaa, Andres
• Is Part Of: International journal of intelligent information and database systems. Volume 10:Number 1/2(2017)
• Page Start: 94
• Page End: 116
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: DSL -- domain specific language -- meta-models -- domain ontologies -- semantic integration -- DSL meta-models -- DSL meta-model ontology -- OWL -- ontology web language -- DSL development -- ontology-based software engineering -- model transformations -- Java; Database management -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Information retrieval -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Artificial intelligence -- Periodicals; Expert systems (Computer science) -- Periodicals; Intelligent agents (Computer software) -- Periodicals; 006.33
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-5858

Abstract

This paper investigates the use of ontologies for the development of Domain-Specific Languages (DSL). In Model-based Software Development (MBSD), ontologies as formal models are mostly used in the phase of domain analysis as formal representations of domain models and requirements of a system. In this paper, we extend this view by introducing a concept of a DSL meta-model ontology that is defined as consisting of system ontology of a MSDB tool linked to one or more domain ontologies and external software artefacts. According to the solution presented in this paper, the given domain ontologies are semi-automatically integrated into a DSL meta-model using a set of transformations between constructs of ontology modelling language OWL and a modelling language used for representing DSL meta-models. This approach enables a dynamic semantic composition of a DSL meta-model and is prototypically implemented in Java as an extension to the DSL development tool CoCoViLa.