Ontology-based DSL development using graph transformations methods

摘要

The article is related to the problem of implementing consistent changes in the model of some subject area and in the syntax of domain specific language (DSL), dealing with problems in that domain. In our research, we explore an opportunity to provide the method of development and modification of the DSL meta-model, using the ontology as a model of the subject area. This method combines graph representation of the ontology and DSL with the set of rules, formulated in terms of an automated graph-transformation language. Applicability of the proposed approach is demonstrated using a real-life example of modification of the DSL meta-model according to changes of the ontology in the railway transportation domain.