Automatic code generation: A practical approach

This work contributes in bridging the gap between software design and implementation of component-based systems using software architectures at the modelling/design level and the coordination paradigm at the implementation level. Exploiting the improvements realized by the latest version of UML, we present a methodology for automating the transition from software architecture design of component-based systems described in UML 2.0 to coordination code. The presented methodology is further enhanced with a code generation tool that fully automates the production of the complete code implementing the coordination-communication part of software systems modelled with UML 2.0.