Visual Specification of Interprocess and Intraprocess Communication

Authors

T. Paul McCartney, Washington University in St Louis
Kenneth J. Goldman, Washington University in St Louis

Document Type

Technical Report

Department

Computer Science and Engineering

Publication Date

1994-01-01

Filename

WUCS-94-10.PDF

Technical Report Number

WUCS-94-10

Abstract

We present a visual specification language for constructing distributed applications and their direct manipulation graphical user interfaces. Each distributed application consists of a collection of independent modules and a configuration of logical connections that define communication among the data interfaces of the modules. Our specification language uses a single visual mechanism that allows end-users to define interprocess communication among distributed modules and to define intraprocess communication among objects within a module. This seamless specification provides a general encapsulation/abstraction mechanism and is designed to support dynamic change to the communication structure. User interfaces are completely decoupled from the module(s) they control.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7348HMV

Recommended Citation

McCartney, T. Paul and Goldman, Kenneth J., "Visual Specification of Interprocess and Intraprocess Communication" Report Number: WUCS-94-10 (1994). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/332