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xhtml.ecore mindmap2xhtml.qvto mindmap2requirements.qvto map2csv.xpt

Figure 2-5 Mindmap DSL artifacts

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Figure 2-6 Requirements DSL artifacts

The RSP provides scenario-modeling capabilities using the standard Business
Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), as seen in Figure 2-7. Scenario diagrams
can be used to elicit requirements, in addition to providing dynamic modeling to
enhance our last project. We transform scenario diagrams into Test and Perform-
ance Tools Platform (TPTP) manual test cases using QVT.
The BDM project provides a high-level business domain-modeling capabil-
ity to refine our requirements in the context of business domains, as seen in
Figure 2-8. This DSL is inspired by the Java Modeling in Color with UML book
by Coad, et. al. [46]. It has a diagram similar to that of a UML class diagram,
yet it provides a higher-level abstraction and set of constraints for object model-
ing within the context of a domain-neutral component, as described in the topic.
Throughout this topic, the terms BDM and color modeling diagram are synony-
mous. We also develop a set of transformation definitions to produce Java
Persistence API (JPA) code from these models.
To wrap up the sample and provide detail for our deployment section, the
RMP project components are deployed as an Eclipse product definition.