Classification of Model Transformation Approaches

A possible taxonomy for the classification of several existing and proposed model transformation approaches is proposed, described with a feature model that makes the different design choices for model transformations explicit.

Abstract

The Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) [Fra03] is an initiative by the Object Management Group (OMG) to define an approach to software development based on modeling and automated mapping of models to implementations. The basic MDA pattern involves defining a platformindependent model (PIM) and its automated mapping to one or more platform-specific models