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    This document discusses frameworks and hooks. It defines an object-oriented framework as the reusable design and implementation of a system or subsystem through a set of classes and collaborations. Frameworks provide a solution for families of related problems and are incomplete, incorporating hot spots and hooks to allow customization. The document uses the HotDraw framework as an example and discusses how frameworks have roles like framework designers, users, and maintainers. It also covers how frameworks can be difficult to learn and need documentation, tutorials, and tools to help with learning. Benefits of frameworks include reuse and decreased development time, while concerns include the resources needed to build one and how applications are affected during framework evolution.

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    This document discusses frameworks and hooks. It defines an object-oriented framework as the reusable design and implementation of a system or subsystem through a set of classes and collaborations. Frameworks provide a solution for families of related problems and are incomplete, incorporating hot spots and hooks to allow customization. The document uses the HotDraw framework as an example and discusses how frameworks have roles like framework designers, users, and maintainers. It also covers how frameworks can be difficult to learn and need documentation, tutorials, and tools to help with learning. Benefits of frameworks include reuse and decreased development time, while concerns include the resources needed to build one and how applications are affected during framework evolution.

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    Framework Overview

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    This document discusses frameworks and hooks. It defines an object-oriented framework as the reusable design and implementation of a system or subsystem through a set of classes and collaborations. Frameworks provide a solution for families of related problems and are incomplete, incorporating hot spots and hooks to allow customization. The document uses the HotDraw framework as an example and discusses how frameworks have roles like framework designers, users, and maintainers. It also covers how frameworks can be difficult to learn and need documentation, tutorials, and tools to help with learning. Benefits of frameworks include reuse and decreased development time, while concerns include the resources needed to build one and how applications are affected during framework evolution.

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    Frameworks and Hooks

    by

    Garry Froehlich
    Paul Sorenson

    SERL

    (Software Engineering Research Lab)

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    slide1

    Software Reuse
    Software reuse is the process of creating
    software systems from existing software
    systems. (Krueger, 1992)
    High level languages
    Code scavenging
    Code components
    Design patterns
    Object-oriented frameworks
    Application generators
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    slide2

    Object-Oriented Frameworks

    The reusable design of


    a system or subsystem
    implemented through a
    set of classes and their
    collaborations.
    Users complete or
    extend the framework
    by adding or
    customizing application
    specific components to
    produce an application.

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    Framework

    Application
    Components

    slide3

    Users and Developers of


    Frameworks

    There are three main roles associated with


    frameworks:
    Framework designers, also called framework
    developers or framework builders, develop the
    original framework
    Framework users, also called framework clients or
    application developers, use the framework to
    develop applications.
    Framework maintainers refine and redevelop the
    framework to fit new requirements.

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    Framework Design

    Frameworks differ from applications


    the level of abstraction is different as frameworks
    provide a solution for a family of related problems,
    rather than a single one.
    to accommodate the family of problems, the
    framework is incomplete, incorporating hot spots
    and hooks to allow customization

    Frameworks must be designed for flexibility,


    extensibility, completeness and ease of use.

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    slide5

    HotDraw Overview

    A framework for
    developing structured
    graphical editors.

    Smalltalk version
    maintained by Ralf
    Johnsons group at the
    University of Illinois.

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    HotDraw Framework
    Drawing
    Controller

    Tool

    Figure
    Drawing
    View

    Rectangle
    Figure

    Arrow
    Figure

    Handle

    Composite
    Figure

    Drawing
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    Hot Spots and Hooks

    Frozen Spots:
    capture the
    commonalties across
    applications.
    Hot Spots: general
    areas of variability
    within a framework.
    Hooks: specific ways
    in which a
    framework can be
    customized.

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    Drawing
    Controller

    Tool

    Select Tool

    New Tool

    New Tool
    Type

    slide8

    RCIM Graphical Display


    Figure

    Rectangle
    Figure

    Text
    Figure

    Handle

    Composite
    Figure

    RCIM
    Figure

    Layout
    Manager
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    Drawing

    RCIM
    Drawing
    slide9

    Framework Use

    A framework is chosen to match the application


    requirements.
    Framework users must learn the framework
    before they can develop an application from it.
    The application design has to conform to the
    concepts provided by the framework. Users
    build extensions to the framework.
    Multiple frameworks can be used in a single
    application, but there may be gaps or overlap
    in the functionality they provide.

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    Learning to Use the Framework

    Frameworks can be difficult to learn so a means


    of lowering the learning curve is needed.
    Tutorial sessions can be held to allow the framework
    builders to show users what can be done with the
    framework.
    Tools can be used to investigate the operation of the
    framework and to allow the use of the hooks without
    learning the whole framework.
    Documentation can describe the design and intended
    use of the framework, and provide examples of use.

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    Framework Experience
    Framework developments
    we have been involved in:

    EAF (Engineering Application Framework)


    and Prothos (e-commerce framework)
    - see www.avrasoft.com

    CSF - Client Server Framework


    - see www.cs.ualberta.ca/~garry/framework/
    Sandwich - Personal Proxy Assistant Framework

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    Framework Evolution

    Framework evolution might be categorized as


    anything beyond use as-is and completion.
    Refactorings can be used to restructure the
    framework while preserving its behavior.
    Design patterns can be applied to make the
    framework more flexible.
    What happens to applications when
    frameworks evolve?

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    Framework Benefits

    Reusable implementation and design that


    captures the expertise of developers within a
    domain.
    The framework should have a quality design
    which will be inherited by applications.
    Decreased development time.
    Reduced maintenance costs from maintaining
    a common code base.

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    Framework Concerns

    Building a framework requires more resources


    than building a single application.
    When a framework evolves, all applications
    built from the framework are affected.
    A complex framework can take a significant
    amount of time to learn before it can be used
    effectively.
    It isnt always easy to determine if the
    framework is compatible with the desired
    application.

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    Research Issues

    What constitutes framework breakage and


    what are the issues related to evolvability?
    (Role of design patterns)
    How are frameworks most effectively learned?
    Creating of tools in support of framework use in particular HookMaster.
    Exploring the use of experience bases in
    conjunction with framework development, use
    and evolution. (FrameScan study)
    Continuing to build new frameworks to
    understand the issues better.

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    Conclusion

    An object-oriented framework is the reusable


    design and implementation of a system or
    subsystem.
    Frameworks are meant to help solve a set of
    related problems through design reuse.
    Design patterns are proven solutions to
    common design problems and can be used to
    build frameworks.

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    Potential Collaborative Work

    Integration framework.
    Identifying hotspots in current
    customizations => use cases for framework
    development and evolution
    Use of reengineering tools to assist in better
    understanding of the existing code base.
    Process and quality issues??

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