TROPIC - A Framework for Building Reusable Transformation Components

Model transformation languages are crucial for the success of Model-Driven Engineering (MDE), being comparable to the importance of compilers for high-level programming languages. The support of large transformation scenarios, however, is still in its infancy since the development of transformations currently takes place on a low-level of abstraction, lacking appropriate reuse mechanisms. We propose a framework called TROPIC (Transformations on Petri Nets in Color) for developing model transformations which tackles these limitations. Firstly, TROPIC allows to specify model transformations on different abstraction levels by providing an abstract mapping view and a concrete transformation view. Secondly, TROPIC facilitates reusability by providing an extensible library of reusable transformation components leading to increased productivity of model transformation development and to higher quality of the resulting model transformations.