Publication Date
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Thomas C. Hartrum (Committee Co-chair), Mateen M. Rizki (Committee Co-chair), Thomas Sudkamp (Other), Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan (Committee Member), Joseph F. Thomas, Jr. (Other)
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
Software engineers have been trying for years to develop a software synthesis system that can transform a formal specification model to a design model from which executable code can be generated. AFIT wide spectrum object modeling environment (AWESOME) is one result of their research. AWESOME presents a formal model as an abstract syntax tree. This model consists mainly of object class specifications. The methods in these classes are specified using pre and post-conditions. The intent of this thesis is to support the transformation of post-conditions to code statements. A post-condition is first categorized as dependent or independent relative to other post-conditions. Post-conditions are further divided into actions and constraints. Actions can be converted to executable statements. Constraints can be converted to pre-conditions using weakest pre-condition analysis. Functions have been designed to categorize the post-conditions. Transforms have been designed to simplify the post-conditions and to determine the weakest pre-condition and add it to the method. The result is a design model from which executable code can be generated.
Page Count
147
Department or Program
Department of Computer Science
Year Degree Awarded
2008
Copyright
Copyright 2008, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
