ParaModel: a visual modeling and code skeleton generation system for programming parallel applications

ABSTRACT

ParaModel is an extensible system for simplifying the development of parallel applications, by providing a unified user interface for modeling visually while generating different code skeletons according to specific runtime environment automatically. A set of construction blocks and rules is designed to describe parallel applications in form of graph, and parsers for different parallel environments are implemented to translate graph to source code skeletons. ParaModel is implemented basing on Eclipse and compatible with its plug-in architecture. With the help of ParaModel, developers can focus on high level design and obtain code skeletons from visually constructed graphical models.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.1 PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES
      D.1.3 Concurrent Programming
          Subjects: Parallel programming

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
        D.2.11 Software Architectures
            Subjects: Patterns (e.g., client/server, pipeline, blackboard)
      D.2.6 Programming Environments
          Subjects: Integrated environments

  F. Theory of Computation
  F.1 COMPUTATION BY ABSTRACT DEVICES
      F.1.2 Modes of Computation
          Subjects: Parallelism and concurrency

General Terms:
Algorithms, Design, Management

Keywords:
architectural skeleton, design pattern, program parallel application, visual modeling