What is UML? What is UP? [Arlow and Neustadt, 2005] January 23, 2014 CS 426 Senior Projects in Computer Science What is UML? What is UP? [Arlow and Neustadt, 2005] January 23, 2014 University of Nevada, Reno Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Outline. What is UML? UML history MDA – the future of UML Why “unified”? Objects and UML UML structure UML building blocks UML common mechanisms Architecture

.Outline What is UP? UP History UP Axioms UP Core Workflows UP Structure Details on UP Phases

What is UML? The UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a general purpose visual modeling language for systems Usually associated with OO software systems, but with wider application than that Incorporates modern best practices in modeling techniques and software engineering Designed to be supported by CASE tools It is not a methodology, but a notation that can be used in various software development methodologies Not tied to any methodology or specific lifecycle; however the preferred method for using UML is the UP (Unified Process)

UML History Stages of UML evolution, Fig. 1.2 [Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

MDA – the future of UML Model driven architecture (MDA) is based on the idea that models can drive the production of executable software environments

UML: Why “unified”? UML unification encompasses the following: Development lifecycle: UML can be used from requirements engineering to implementation Application domains: UML has been used in a profusion of applications, of various types Implementation languages and platforms: UML is language and platform independent Development processes: UP is only one of the processes supported by UML Its own internal concepts: UML is based on a set of concepts that have been applied consistently throughout the notation’s development

Objects and UML The main premise for using UML is that software systems can be modeled as collections of interacting objects There are two major, complementary parts in a UML model: Static structure = constituent objects + their relationships Dynamic behaviour = functionality provided by the collaborating objects

UML Structure There are three main parts in UML structure, as indicated below, Fig. 1.4 [Arlow & Neustadt 2005]

UML Building Blocks UML is composed of three building blocks [Fig. 1.5, Arlow 2005]: Things, or modeling elements (modeling constructs) Relationships, that specify how things relate semantically Diagrams, that provide views into UML models and show collections of interrelated things

UML Building Blocks: Things UML things, or modeling elements, can be classified as: Structural things, e.g., class, interface, use case, component, node (the “nouns” of a UML model) Behavioural things, such as interactions and state machines (the “verbs” of a UML model) Grouping things, e.g. package, which gathers related modeling elements Annotational things, e.g., the “sticky note” that can be appended to any modeling construct

UML Building Blocks: Relationships UML relationships indicate how two or more things are interconnected. Relationships apply to structural and grouping things and are as follows [Table 1.1, Arlow & Neustadt 2005]:

UML Building Blocks: Diagrams.. A UML model is a repository of all things and relationships created to describe the structure and behavior of the system under development Diagrams provide views (or windows) into this model Diagrams also provide mechanisms for entering information into the model There are 13 types of UML diagram, 6 of them describing the static structure of the system (the static model), and 7 the dynamic aspects of the system (the dynamic model) [see next slide]

UML Building Blocks: .Diagrams. Types of UML diagrams [Fig. 1.6, Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

UML Building Blocks: ..Diagrams UML syntax for diagram [Fig. 1.7, Arlow & Neustadt, 2005] & diagram with implied frame [Fig. 1.8, Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

UML Common Mechanisms UML has four common mechanisms that are applied consistently, in different contexts, throughout UML [Fig. 1.9, Arlow 2005]

UML Common Mechanisms: Specifications Specifications are textual descriptions of the semantics of UML elements. Example, Fig. 1.10 [Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

UML Common Mechanisms: Adornments Adornments allow showing more information on UML elements. Example, Fig. 1.11 [Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

UML Common Mechanisms: Common Divisions Common divisions are ways of thinking about the world (for modeling purposes) Common divisions in UML are of two types: Classifiers and instances [see Table 1.2 in the book] Interface and implementation

UML Common Mechanisms: Extensibility There are three types of mechanisms that provide support for UML extensibility, Table 1.3 [Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

Architecture. The system architecture is “the organizational structure of the system, including its decomposition into parts, their connectivity, interaction, mechanisms and the guiding principles that inform the design of a system.” [Rumbaugh 1998] There is a typical “4+1 views” architecture of a system defined by UML: Logical view, captures the vocabulary of the problem domain using classes and objects Process view, depicts the threads and processes of the system as active classes Implementation view, shows the physical code base of the system in terms of components Deployment view, models the physical deployment of components onto computational nodes Use case view, captures the requirements of the system using a set of use cases. This is the view “+1” to which all other views connect.

.Architecture The “4 +1 views” architecture, Fig. 1.13 [Arlow & Neustadt 2005]

What is UP? A software development process (SDP) or software engineering process (SEP) defines the who, what, when, and how of developing software The Unified Software Development Process (USDP) or, in short, the Unified Process (UP) is an industry standard process created by the authors of UML Fig 2.2 [Arlow & Neustadt 2005]

UP History UP evolution, Fig. 2.3 [Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

UP Founders Grady Booch Ivar Jacobson Jim Rumbaugh Video: why engineering? Video: the promise, the limits, the beauty of software Video: smarter products for a smarter planet Ivar Jacobson Jim Rumbaugh

UP Axioms Requirements and risk driven Architecture centric Iterative and incremental Each iteration contains all the elements of a regular software development project: planning, analysis, design, construction, integration, testing, internal or external release

UP Core Workflows. Requirements: Determining what the system should do Analysis: Refining and structuring the requirements Design: Defining system architecture to satisfy requirements Implementation: Building the software Testing: Verifying that the implementation is correct A baseline is the result of an iteration, a partially complete version of the final system. An iteration is the difference between two consecutive baselines.

.UP Core Workflows Fig.2.5 [Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

UP Structure. Fig.2.6 [Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

.UP Structure Fig.2.7 [Arlow & Neustadt, 2005]

UP: Details on Phases. Each of the four phases of UP (inception, elaboration, construction, transition) has: A goal A focus of activity One or more core workflows A milestone, with a number of conditions of satisfaction Details of the above for Inception are given next. The remaining three phases are described in Subsection 2.9 of the textbook

UP: .Details on Phases Inception Goal: Get the project off the ground Tasks: Assess feasibility Create a strong business case Capture essential requirements Identify critical tasks Focus: Requirements specification and analysis Milestone: Life-cycle objectives [see conditions of satisfaction in Table 2.1 of the book]