Functionality and Data Integration of Software Modules Through Dynamic Integration
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Scott A. Woyak [1] ; Arvid Myklebust [2]
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[1] Phoenix Integration Inc. (US)
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[2] Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (US)
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- Localización: Journal of Engineering Design, ISSN 0954-4828, Vol. 9, Nº. 2, 1998, págs. 137-158
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The life of a software project usually involves the integration of new modules. Methods used to integrate these new modules vary greatly but usually encounter many of the same problems. Typical problems involve management of data, exchange of information and program flow control. To reduce the impact of these problems, software must be designed cognizant of the fact that it may some time be integrated with other modules. A new method for integration, presented here, called dynamic integration, integrates not only module data but module functionality as well. Associativity of data elements persists after data are transferred to new modules. In addition, this integration does not require that modules explicitly call each other. As a direct result, applications are developed by easily assembling several modules.
