Using Patterns for Design and Documentation

Georg Odenthal and Klaus Quibeldey-Cirkel, University of Siegen, Germany

Designing with Patterns

Documenting with Patterns

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Motivation Using Patterns in the Design Process

Pattern Instantiation

Designing with Patterns

Pattern Candidate Identification

Upgrading with Patterns

Designing with Patterns

Motivation

The procedure

Example

The Procedure

Step 1: Searching and Choosing.

Searching for a suitable pattern.

Identifying a component of a given design.

Step 2: Planning and Allocating.

Mapping the elements of the problem domain to the pattern.

Planning and validating the changes of the current design.

Step 3: Fitting.

Extending the design.

Reducing the pattern’s flexibility.

Step 4: Elaborating.

Importing the technical classes (Separation of technical concerns).

Designing with Patterns

Motivation

The procedure

Example

Example Step 1: Searching and Choosing

Example

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Evaluation

Example  Step 2: Planning and Allocating

Example

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Evaluation

Example  Step 3: Fitting

Example

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Evaluation

Example  Step 4: Elaborating

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Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Evaluation

Evaluation

Components’ Change of Role

Framework Feature

Don’t call us, we’ll call you

One-to-many Relation

“for free”

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Step 3

Step 4

Evaluation

MotivationUsing Patterns for Design Documentation

Documenting with Patterns

Motivation

Hypertext Structure

Example

Representing the Structure

Hypertext Structure

Documenting with Patterns

Motivation

Hypertext Structure

Example

Representing the Structure

Patternlevel

Documenting with Patterns

Motivation

Hypertext Structure

Example

Representing the Structure

Representing the Structure

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Hypertext Structure

Example

Representing the Structure

Outlook

Designing with Patterns

Documenting with Patterns

Outlook