R. Martin Monroy ¹, Julio R. Ribon ², Plinio Puello ²

Affiliations
1 Department of System Engineering, University of Cartagena, Bolívar, CO
2 Department of System Engineering, University of Cartagena, Bolívar

Abstract

Objectives: There are multiple approaches for processes to recover the architecture of a software product; however, a catalog has not been found, indicating when and how they should be used. The objective of this work is to propose a characterization model of the Software Architectures Recovery Process (SARP), which serves as a reference to establish the structure of the mentioned catalog. Methods: The model was obtained by applying the pattern matching technique to establish the common aspects of all the approaches identified in the literature review. Findings: The results of the evaluation of the model reveal its usefulness as a reference to establish the structure of the catalog, indicating when and how a specific process of architectures recovery should be used. Applications: The defined model is a new way of structuring and documenting SARP, which facilitates the understanding, analysis and selection of approaches to recover the architecture of a software product.

Keywords

Architecture Recovery, Characterization Model, Reverse Engineering

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R. Martin Monroy ¹, Julio R. Ribon ¹, Plinio Puello ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of System Engineering, University of Cartagena, CO

Abstract

Background/Objectives: The software architecture recovery process is an activity that is included in different contexts. However, the methodological proposals to perform this process do not take into account the particular needs of the context in which it is developed. The objective of this work is to propose a methodology for Software Architecture Recovery, responding the specific needs of the context in which the need to recover the architecture of a software product is presented. Methods: The model was obtained after applying the pattern-matching technique in order to establish the common aspects to all the proposals identified in the literature review. Findings: The results of the evaluation of the methodological proposal reveal the usefulness when recovering architectures, since it allows focusing attention on the most relevant aspects of recovery for the specific context in which the process is performed. Novelty: The defined methodological proposal is a new way of performing architecture recovery processes, which achieves more relevant results to the context in which the needs arise.

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