The Role of Pattern Languages in the Instantiation of White-Box Object-oriented Frameworks
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چکیده
In this paper we propose the use of pattern languages to guide a framework instantiation. Both the framework and the pattern language refer to the same domain, and the framework must have been constructed based on the pattern language. The framework instantiation here proposed is done in several steps: analysis of the specific application, mapping between the application and the framework, implementation of the application classes, and test of the final application. All these activities are supported by the pattern language. This makes it easier for the developer to instantiate applications, as the knowledge about the pattern language is used during the instantiation process. The proposed approach is illustrated with the example of a framework we have built based on a pattern language.
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