A Systematic Literature Review on Interaction Flow Modeling Language (IFML)
Maryum Hamdani, Wasi Haider Butt, Muhammad Waseem Anwar, Farooque Azam · 2018
Design of front-end interfaces in software applications is a complex process. In this context, Interaction Flow Modeling Language (IFML) is an emerging standard introduced in 2013 by Object Management Group (OMG). In this article, a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) is performed to examine the applications of IFML. Particularly, 22 research studies (2014-2017) are identified and analyzed. Consequently, four major areas are recognized where IFML is frequently applied i.e. mobile applications (9 studies), web applications (8 studies), others (4 studies) and desktop applications (1 study). Furthermore, 9 leading IFML tools are presented i.e. Modeling (3) and model transformation (6). It has been concluded that IFML certainly simplifies the design and implementation of front-end interfaces. However, the existing IFML tools are not mature enough to be utilized for complex and large software applications.