Towards a framework for deriving platform-independent model-driven software product lines Hacia un marco de trabajo para derivar líneas de producto de software dirigidas por modelos independientes de la plataforma

M odel-driven software product lines (MD-SPLs) are created from domain models w hich are transformed, merged and composed w ith reusable core assets, until software products are produced. Model transformation chains (MTCs) must be specified to generate such M D-SPLs. This paper presents a framew ork for creating platform-independent M D-SPLs; such framew ork includes a domain specific language (DSL) for platform-independent MTC specification and facilities platform-specific MTC generation of several of the most used model transformation frameworks. The DSL also allows product line architects to compose generation taking the need for model transformation strategy and technology interoperability into account and specifying several types of variability involved in such generation.