From Mapping Specification to Model Transformation in MDA: Conceptualization and Prototyping

Abstract

In this paper, we present in the first part our proposition for a clarification of the concepts of mapping and transformation in the context of Model Driven Architecture (MDA), and our approach for mapping specification and generation of transformation definition. In the second part, we present the application of our approach from UML to C#. We propose a metamodel for mapping specification and its implementation as a plug-in for Eclipse. Once mappings are specified between two metamodels (e.g. UML and C#), transformation definitions are generated automatically using transformation languages such as Atlas Transformation Language (ATL). We have applied this tool to edit mappings between UML and C# metamodels. Afterwards, we aim to use these mappings to generate ATL code to achieve transformations from UML into C#.