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This paper presents a formal behavioural specification framework for specifying and verifying the correct behaviour of distributed Fractal components. The first contribution is a parameterised and hierarchical behavioural model called pNets that serves as a low-level semantic framework for expressing the behaviour of various classes of distributed languages and as a common internal format for our tools. Then, we use this model to define the generation of behavioural models for applications ranging from sequential Fractal components, to distributed objects, and finally to distributed components. Our models are able to characterise both functional and non-functional behaviours and the interaction between the two concerns. Finally, this work has resulted in the development of tools allowing the non-expert programmer to specify the behaviour of his components and (semi)automatically verify properties of his application.
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Cleaveland and Riely [25] was using a slightly relaxed condition called “galois insertions”.
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Barros, T., Ameur-Boulifa, R., Cansado, A. et al. Behavioural models for distributed Fractal components. Ann. Telecommun. 64, 25–43 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12243-008-0069-7
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