Detecting Feature Interactions in FORML Models

摘要

Requirement engineers must know how features (units of functionality) interact, in order to resolve undesired interactions. Model checking has been proposed as an effective method for detecting feature interactions. We propose a method for (1) modelling features as distinct modules (explicating intended interactions with other features), (2) composing feature modules into a system model that preserves intended interactions, (3) translating this rich model into the input language of a model checker, and (4) automatically generating correctness properties whose violations reveal unintended feature interactions.