Model-based Java software development technology

Model-based software development is a way to overcome the increasing complexity of software products and their changeability [36]. It is based on dividing the software development into two separated processes: domain engineering and application engineering. Both include software development as a part. The first process provides software assets for the use in the second process. Software assets are the reusable resources used in application engineering. Examples of software assets include domain models, software architectures, design standards, communication protocols, code components and application generators. This facilitates software development by raising the conceptual level of application programming. Java platform is one of the most used platforms for developing software in a wide range of application domains. It has large number of packages supporting the software development. Java beans are available for facilitating the application software development by introducing reusable software components. However, there is still a need for highly automated model-based Java software development tools. The idea of model-based software development is not new. It has been around for almost 3