Executive summary

As component-based software engineering is growing and its usage expanding, more and more component models are developed. In this report we present a survey of software component models in which models are described and classified respecting the classification framework for component models proposed by Crnković et. al. [1]. This framework specifies several groups of important principles and characteristics of component models: lifecycle, constructs, specification and management of extra-functional properties, and application domain. This report analyzes a considerable amount of component models, including widely used industrial models, as well as research models. 2009-02-20 Classification and survey of componentmodels Page 2 / 6