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{{Infobox
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{{Infobox component
| name = [[File:arcon_logo_2.png]]rCon
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| full_name        = ArCon
| download = TBD
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| project_url      = http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/arcon/
| website = http://eclipse.org/arcon/
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| download_url      = http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/arcon/downloads/list
| list = arcon-dev
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| license          = -
| newsgroup = eclipse.arcon
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| registration      = -
| product = ArCon
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| developer        = Combitech
| source = TBD
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| creator          = Combitech
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| launched          = May 3th, 2011
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| current_status    = Active
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| stable_version    = 1.4 and 1.5
 
}}
 
}}
  
The ArCon project proposal is under review
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=History and development=
  
The proposed improvements below will be done before the end of 2014 and are for Ericsson in the context of Polarsys.
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ArCon - '''Ar'''chitectural '''Conf'''ormance Checker
  
[http://www.eclipse.org/arcon/ ArCon] is currently undergoing incubation under the [[Technology]] top-level project.
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ArCon is a tool for architecture conformance validation of systems modelled in UML/SysML. ArCon can provide an easy to use and intuitive way of specifying architectural rules and a mechanism to automatically validate that the system under development conforms to the rules specified. ArCon can validate a model and detect errors in the models breaking the defined rules.  
  
== Introduction ==
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'''What problem does ArCon solve?'''
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To answer this question lets have a look at the role of architecture in the development process. In Figure 1(Upper left is a traditional process) traditional development process is shown.
  
ArCon is a tool for architecture conformance validation of systems modelled in UML/SysML. ArCon can provide an easy to use and intuitive way of specifying architectural rules and a mechanism to automatically validate that the system under development conforms to the rules specified. ArCon can validate a model and detect errors in the models breaking the defined rules.
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The traditional process starts with the definition of the architecturally significant requirements; these are essentially the quality and non-functional requirements. Then the architect undertakes the architectural design addressing the architecture requirements. Essentially the architect makes a number of decisions on how the system should be designed in order to ensure that architectural requirements are fulfilled. The result of this is typically a high-level structure of the system, a framework of base-classes implementing the communication infrastructure of the system, and a set of structural and behavioural rules to follow in the design of the components that will populate the system model. The high level structure and the framework go into the system-model and the rules are specified in a textual document. During the architectural design the architecture is regularly validated against the architecture requirements and if necessary the requirements are renegotiated. When the architecture has been validated against its requirements the next development phase begins.  
  
== Ongoing work ==
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The use of the ArCon functionality provides a powerful method to both specify and disseminate architectural rules and to automatically inspect and enforce the architecture to a system under development, thus enabling early discovery of errors and avoiding work
  
1. Improve ArCon user documentation
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<br/>
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[[Image:Presentation1.png]]
  
2. Eclipse online help
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== Releases  ==
  
3. Improve robustness for handling erroneous models
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First stable release: ArCon 1 available may 2011. <br>
  
4. Integrate Command line start and GUI based online check
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Latest stable release: ArCon 1 available may 2011. <br>
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<br>
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{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="1" width="600"
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|-
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| align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" colspan="3" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | Legend
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|-
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| align="center" bgcolor="#ffff99" width="200" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | Previous versions<br>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#99ffcc" width="200" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | Latest stable release<br>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#00ccff" width="200" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | Next release<br>
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|}
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<br>
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{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="1" width="600"
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|-
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! align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | Version
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! align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | Release date
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! align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | Release log
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|-
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| align="center" width="100" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; background-color:#99ffcc;" | ArCon 1.4  
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| align="center" width="100" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | 2011-05-03
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| style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | First version of ArCo (C++ and Rhapsody 7.5.x )
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|-
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| align="center" width="100" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; background-color:#00ccff;" | ArCon 1.5
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| align="center" width="100" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | 2012-xx-xx
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| style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | First version of ArCo ('''C++''' and Rhapsody 7.5.x, Rhapsody 7.6.x and Topcased/Papyrus)
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|-
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| align="center" width="100" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; background-color:#00ccff;" | ArCon 2.0
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| align="center" width="100" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | 2012-xx-xx
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| style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" | First version of ArCo ('''Java''' and Eclipse based UML-tools e.g. Topcased/Papyrus)
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|}
  
5. Generate architecture document
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= Supported platforms  =
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ArCon is both written in C++ and Java and is deployed as a plugin on Rhapsody(C++) and Eclipse(Java).
  
6. Multiple stereotypes handling
 
  
7. Be integrated with Luna
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[http://polarsys.org/wiki/index.php/ArCon1.4 More specific info about Arcon 1.4]
 
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<br/>
8. Expand functionality for check of meta properties of model elements
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[http://polarsys.org/wiki/index.php/ArCon1.5 More specific info about Arcon 1.5]
 
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<br/>
9. Improve ability to express arbitrary rules
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[http://polarsys.org/wiki/index.php/ArCon2.0 More specific info about Arcon 2.0]
 
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<br/>
10. Generate profile from multiple architecture models
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== Activities 2013 ==
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1. Be able to read combined architecture models
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2. Enable selection of model scope for analysis
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3. Enable command line start
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4. Perform proactive online check
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5. Provide domain specific modeling support based on the architecture (meta)&nbsp;model
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6. Enable generation of architecture documentation
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7. Be able to create profile from architecture model
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8. Be able to handle one or more stereotypes for rule activation
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9. Be able to follow dependency to active architecture model
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10. Handle different severity levels
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11. Be able to filter warnings
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12. Be integrated with Kepler
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13. Provide infrastructure to express arbitrary rules (e.g. not possible to express with ArCon static analysis)
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14. Display warning markers in model browser
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== [[File:arcon_logo_2.png]]rCon ==
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[[Category:Eclipse Project]]
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[[File:ArCon.jpg]]
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Revision as of 08:17, 21 June 2012

Component

Full name ArCon
Project URL http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/arcon/
Download URL http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/arcon/downloads/list
License -
Registration -
Developer Combitech
Creator(s) Combitech
Launched May 3th, 2011
Current Status Active
Stable Version 1.4 and 1.5

History and development

ArCon - Architectural Conformance Checker

ArCon is a tool for architecture conformance validation of systems modelled in UML/SysML. ArCon can provide an easy to use and intuitive way of specifying architectural rules and a mechanism to automatically validate that the system under development conforms to the rules specified. ArCon can validate a model and detect errors in the models breaking the defined rules.

What problem does ArCon solve? To answer this question lets have a look at the role of architecture in the development process. In Figure 1(Upper left is a traditional process) traditional development process is shown.

The traditional process starts with the definition of the architecturally significant requirements; these are essentially the quality and non-functional requirements. Then the architect undertakes the architectural design addressing the architecture requirements. Essentially the architect makes a number of decisions on how the system should be designed in order to ensure that architectural requirements are fulfilled. The result of this is typically a high-level structure of the system, a framework of base-classes implementing the communication infrastructure of the system, and a set of structural and behavioural rules to follow in the design of the components that will populate the system model. The high level structure and the framework go into the system-model and the rules are specified in a textual document. During the architectural design the architecture is regularly validated against the architecture requirements and if necessary the requirements are renegotiated. When the architecture has been validated against its requirements the next development phase begins.

The use of the ArCon functionality provides a powerful method to both specify and disseminate architectural rules and to automatically inspect and enforce the architecture to a system under development, thus enabling early discovery of errors and avoiding work


Presentation1.png

Releases

First stable release: ArCon 1 available may 2011.

Latest stable release: ArCon 1 available may 2011.

Legend
Previous versions
Latest stable release
Next release


Version Release date Release log
ArCon 1.4 2011-05-03 First version of ArCo (C++ and Rhapsody 7.5.x )
ArCon 1.5 2012-xx-xx First version of ArCo (C++ and Rhapsody 7.5.x, Rhapsody 7.6.x and Topcased/Papyrus)
ArCon 2.0 2012-xx-xx First version of ArCo (Java and Eclipse based UML-tools e.g. Topcased/Papyrus)

Supported platforms

ArCon is both written in C++ and Java and is deployed as a plugin on Rhapsody(C++) and Eclipse(Java).


More specific info about Arcon 1.4
More specific info about Arcon 1.5
More specific info about Arcon 2.0

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