On adaptable middleware product lines
Wasif Gilani, Nabeel Hasan Naqvi, Olaf Spinczyk · 2004
Middleware helps to manage the complexity and heterogeneity inherent in distributed systems. Traditional middleware has a monolithic architecture, which makes it difficult to adapt to special requirements such as those present in embedded applications. Middleware for small devices has to cope with a broad range of requirements as well as with the stringent resource constraints. In this paper we propose a family-based approach based on aspect-oriented programming (AOP) for the implementation of middleware product lines which are highly configurable and adaptable.