Software product lines can be implemented with different techniques. Those techniques can be grouped into annotation-based and composition-based approaches, with complementary strengths and weaknesses. A combination seems useful to utilize benefits of both groups but using two techniques in parallel may cause new problems. To our knowledge, there is no approach that integrates composition into an annotation-based approach or vice versa. We propose the use of an extended preprocessor to introduce physical separation of concerns similar to feature-oriented programming. In this paper, we i) present a preliminary implementation that integrates composition into annotation, ii) analyse its benefits and shortcomings, and iii) discuss implementation and tooling. Overall, we enable developers to keep on using familiar preprocessors but also to benefit from composition. Finally, we show the potential of our approach.
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15:40 30mTalk | Variability Mining of State Charts FOSD David Wille TU Braunschweig, Germany, Sandro Schulze TU Hamburg, Germany, Ina Schaefer TU Braunschweig, Germany DOI | ||
16:10 30mTalk | FeatureCoPP: Compositional Annotations FOSD Jacob Krüger Harz University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Ivonne Schröter University of Magdeburg, Germany, Andy Kenner METOP Magdeburg, Germany, Christopher Kruczek METOP Magdeburg, Germany, Thomas Leich Harz University of Applied Sciences, Germany DOI | ||
16:40 10mTalk | Lightning Talk: Comparing Variability Mechanisms for Requirements and Test Artifacts in Behaviour-Driven Development FOSD Neil Mather ARC Technology Ltd. | ||
16:50 30mTalk | Fine-Grained Test Case Prioritization for Integration Testing of Delta-Oriented Software Product Lines FOSD Remo Lachmann Technische Universität Braunschweig, Sascha Lity Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mustafa Al-Hajjaji Magdeburg University, Franz E. Fürchtegott Technische Universität Braunschweig, Ina Schaefer TU Braunschweig, Germany DOI |