Managing Object-Oriented Frameworks with Specialization Templates
Markku Hakala, Juha Hautamäki, Jyrki Tuomi, Antti Viljamaa, Jukka Viljamaa, Kai Koskimies, Jukka Paakki · 1999
.The concept of a specialization template is introduced. It is shown that specialization templates are useful in the design and documentation of object-oriented frameworks. A prototype tool for Java frameworks is implemented based on a formalization of a specialization template. The tool helps a framework developer to manage the hot spots and the specialization rules of the framework, and an application developer to specialize the framework. The approach has been applied to a realistic case study, a Java framework for developing graphical editors.