An xml-based feature modeling language

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Feature modeling is a common way of representing commonality and variability in Software Product Lines. There are alternative notations reported in the literature to represent feature models. Compared to the graphical notations, the text-based notations are more amenable to automated processing and tool interoperability. This study presents an XML-based feature modeling language to represent extended feature models that can include complex relationships involving attributes. We first provide a Context Free Grammar for the extended feature model definitions including such complex relationships. Then we build the XML Schema Definitions and present a number of XML instances in accordance with the defined schema. In addition, we discuss a validation process for the validation of the XML instances against the defined schema, which also includes additional tasks such as wellformedness checking for the XML instances.
Computer software., XML (Document markup language).
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613827/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/20855
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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L. Nabdel, “An xml-based feature modeling language,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2011.
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