A Framework for Model RecommendersRequirements, Architecture and Tool Support

Andrej Dyck, Andreas Ganser, and Horst Lichter

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Why should I care …?

Model Recommenders are fancy ;-)

If You Take One Thing ...

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Domain Model Generated Editor (EEF)

How could we aid this …?

A lecture registration system (EMF/EEF)

Setting the Scene

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… let‘s sum up!

“On Designing Recommenders”

Setting the Scene

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Recommender Framework Proposed Solution

1. Multiple Data Sources2. Multiple Recommender Algorithm3. Multiple Editing Environments4. Multiple User Interfaces5. Non-Blocking User Interface6. Decoupled Back-Ends7. Easy to Use

What are the Requirements?

Recommender Framework

How about an Example …? 5

By Examples

Recommender Framework

What did the Recommender Strategy do? 6

An Example

Recommender Framework

Is it always that simple …? 7

Some more “static” details, if you like …

Recommender Framework

WordwebRecommender Strategy

SearchboxUI Strategy

EcoreContext

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… a Software Prototype

Is that all …? 9

A Simulation Environment to Help Developers

Recommender FrameworkSimulation Environment

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A Dashboard to Ease the Pain …

Recommender Framework

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The HERMES Project ReferencesA. Ganser, H. Lichter, Engineering Model RecommenderFoundations – From Class Completion to ModelRecommendations, (Modelsward 2013, Spain)A. Ganser, T. N. Viet, H. Lichter, Multi Back-Ends for a ModelLibrary Abstraction Layer, (ICCSA 2013, Vietnam)A. Roth, A. Ganser, H. Lichter, B. Rumpe Staged Evolution withQuality Gates for Model Libraries, (DChanges 2013, Italy)A. Ganser, H. Lichter, A. Roth, B. Rumpe, Proactive QualityGuidance for Model Evolution in Model Libraries, (MoDELS ME2013, US)A. Dyck, A. Ganser, H. Lichter, Model Recommenders forCommand-Enabled Editors, (MoDELS MDEBE 2013, US)A. Dyck, A. Ganser, H. Lichter, On Designing Recommenders forGraphical Domain Modeling Environments, (Modelsward 2014,Portugal)and more to come onHarvesting Models and Related AlgorithmContext Management and Related DatastructuresRecommendation Strategies and Related Algorithm

What else is going on ...?

Some References

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Technologies and Frameworks

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