Software & Systems ModelingMay 2013, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp 229-244Event-B patterns and their tool support
- Thai Son Hoang,
- Andreas Fürst,
- Jean-Raymond Abrial
- Abstract
Event-B has given developers the opportunity to construct models of complex systems that are correct-by-construction. However, there is no systematic approach, especially in terms of reuse, which could help with the construction of these models. We introduce the notion of design patternswithin the framework of Event-B to shorten this gap. Our approach preserves the correctness of the models, which is critical in formal methods and also reduces the proving effort. Within our approach, an Event-B design pattern is just another model devoted to the formalisation of a typical sub-problem. As a result, we can use patterns to construct a model which can subsequently be used as a pattern to construct a larger model. We also present the interaction between developers and the tool support within the associated RODIN Platform of Event-B. The approach has been applied successfully to some medium-size industrial case studies.
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