A component based approach for the Web of Things

Abstract

Model Driven Architectures are the holy grail of software engineering. Instead of writing code, developers draw models from the client's specification, which are then compiled into executable code (skeletons). We have taken this principle and applied it to the WoT. With the help of a meta-model tailored for the WoT we are able to build models to simultaneously take care of the physical and virtual aspects of smart devices. These models can then automatically be turned into code skeletons. The emphasis in the meta-model and its associated tools is reusability. Following the software engineering principle of independent reusable and deployable components, the outcome of the meta-model compiler are WoT compliant components.