GXL-based Repository of Multi-Languages Applications for Reverse Engineering Process

摘要

In this paper, we propose a GXL (Graph Exchange Language) repository, based on a formal model. The GXL repository allows us to store, in an uniform manner, multi-languages and distributed applications representations as multigraphs. The multigraphs nodes are software components, extracted from multi-languages source codes, and edges are relationships between software components. The multigraph representation and the GXL repository features allow us to perform a reverse engineering process to deal with the application recovery information issue. This is done using a cartography process, coupling with a reverse engineering technique. These are based on a knowledge base system, which is used to manage knowledge about multigraphs and GXL-based repository information. The knowledge base system defines formal rules, which are used to refine the reverse engineering process results. The GXL-based repository is implemented by an integrated platform, which includes a multi-languages applications parsing tool, a software change management module, a GXL repository, a cartography and a reverse engineering process.