Sixth International Conference on Grid and Cooperative Computing (GCC 2007)
An Approach to Modeling Hypermedia Web Applications
Urumchi, Xinjiang, China
August 16-August 18
ISBN: 0-7695-2871-6
In hypermedia web applications, the coexistence of different interactive styles, of hypermedia features with application operations, of complex information structures with transactions upon them, raises new problems for modelers to require a new modeling paradigm urgently. In this paper, we propose a modeling approach to partly solve the problems. A PFD (Page Flow Diagram) is first constructed. Then, a typed PFD is derived from the initial PFD by associating pages and links with type information. Moreover, an LTS (Labeled Transition System) provides a convenient way to model the structure and behavior of hypermedia web applications in a way that avoids issues associated with the implementation. To further model the hypermedia structures precisely, we change/extend some of LTS?s constructors and get a typed LTS corresponding to the typed PFD. The typed LTS is a mathematical analytical tool/notation that makes it possible to test and verify software automatically.
Citation:
QIAN Zhong-sheng, MIAO Huai-kou, HE Tao, "An Approach to Modeling Hypermedia Web Applications," gcc, pp.847-854, Sixth International Conference on Grid and Cooperative Computing (GCC 2007), 2007