Talk from IWST at ESUG19, Cologne, Germany

1. Switching of GUI
framework:
The case from Spec to Spec2
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Clement Dutriez, Benoît Verhaeghe,
Mustapha Derras

2. Summary
○ Problem
○ Approach
○ GUI Meta-model
○ Results
○ Future Works
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3. Problem
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4. Problem
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Spec

5. Problem
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?
Spec evolves
How can we follow this
evolution?
Spec Spec 2

6. 6
Migration

7. Problem
Migrating 1 UI from a framework → another Framework
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8. Problem
Migrating 10 UI from a framework → another Framework
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9. Problem
Migrating 500 UI from a framework → another Framework
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10. Approach
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11. Approach
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12. Approach
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Spec Spec
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FamixStModel GUIMetaModel

13. Approach
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Spec Spec
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FamixStModel
GUIMetaModel

14. GUI Meta-model
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15. Results
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16. Experiment
○ Refactoring
○ Setting
○ CriticToolbar
○ DemoButton
○ DemoForm
○ DBManager - manage connection to DB from Pharo
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17. Import result
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Refactoring Setting CriticToolbar DemoButton DemoForm DBManager
Widgets
number
7 11 5 15 41 37
Widgets
Imported
100% 100% error 100% 100% 100%
Attributes
number
8 8 5 19 20 29
Attributes
imported
12.5% 25% 80% 74% 80% 89%

18. 18
Export result
Spec Spec
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19. 19
Export result
Spec
Spec
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20. Future Works
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21. Future Works
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Evaluation
Visual preservation Behavioral code

22. So ...
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Spec Spec
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24. Bonus
slides
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25. 25

26. About me
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PHD student