Platform-Independent Specification of Model Transformations @ Runtime Using Higher-Order Transformations

Abstract: Model transformation specifications are currently bound to a specific transformation execution engine, typically executed on desktop systems. This paper presents a novel approach to transform platform-independent model transformation specifications into platform-specific model transformation specifications, which can be executed for example by the runtime systems of process control systems employed in plant automation. For that purpose, the concept of higher-order transformations was adapted to the transformation between platform-independent and platform-specific models of model transformations.