Conclusion

• Component-Based Design builds families of software products from kits of Components.

• For effective CBD, careful connector design is essential

• Connector definitions include

  • Protocols for transactions between components

  • A Model for the business domain within which the components work.

• UML and OCL can be used to define the business domain concepts and static and dynamic rules by which they behave.

• Test Suites can use these rules and test software components that are members of the kit.