A component plug-in architecture for the.NET platform

Reinhard Wolfinger; Deepak Dhungana; Herbert Prähofer; Hanspeter Mössenböck

doi:10.1007/11860990_18

A component plug-in architecture for the.NET platform

Reinhard Wolfinger
, Deepak Dhungana
, Herbert Prähofer
, Hanspeter Mössenböck

Johannes Kepler University Linz

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Plug-in architectures and platforms represent a promising approach for building software systems which are extensible and customizable to the particular needs of the individual user. For example, the Eclipse platform, as the most prominent representative of plug-in systems, is based on a unique plug-in and extensibility concept and has succeeded in establishing itself as the leading platform for the development of tool environments. This paper introduces a new plug-in architecture for the .NET platform which shows much resemblance to Eclipse, However, whereas Eclipse is a Java-based system and uses XML to describe extensions, our architecture relies on .NET concepts such as custom attributes and metadata to specify relevant information directly in the source code of an application. We argue that this approach is more readable and easier to maintain. As a case study for our plug-in architecture we present a new plug-in platform for implementation of rich client applications in .NET.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Modular Programming Languages - 7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006 Proceedings
Editors	David E. Lightfoot, Clemens A. Szyperski
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	287-305
Number of pages	19
Volume	4228
ISBN (Print)	3540409270, 9783540409274
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/11860990_18
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006 - Oxford, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Sept 2006 → 15 Sept 2006

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	4228 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Oxford
Period	13/09/06 → 15/09/06

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Research fields

Software Product Lines

IMC Research Focuses

Software engineering and intelligent systems

ÖFOS 2012 - Austrian Fields of Study

102022 Software development
102029 Practical computer science

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Wolfinger, R., Dhungana, D., Prähofer, H., & Mössenböck, H. (2006). A component plug-in architecture for the.NET platform. In D. E. Lightfoot, & C. A. Szyperski (Eds.), Modular Programming Languages - 7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006 Proceedings (Vol. 4228, pp. 287-305). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4228 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/11860990_18

Wolfinger, Reinhard ; Dhungana, Deepak ; Prähofer, Herbert et al. / A component plug-in architecture for the.NET platform. Modular Programming Languages - 7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006 Proceedings. editor / David E. Lightfoot ; Clemens A. Szyperski. Vol. 4228 Springer Verlag, 2006. pp. 287-305 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Wolfinger, R, Dhungana, D, Prähofer, H & Mössenböck, H 2006, A component plug-in architecture for the.NET platform. in DE Lightfoot & CA Szyperski (eds), Modular Programming Languages - 7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006 Proceedings. vol. 4228, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 4228 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 287-305, 7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006, Oxford, United Kingdom, 13/09/06. https://doi.org/10.1007/11860990_18

A component plug-in architecture for the.NET platform. / Wolfinger, Reinhard; Dhungana, Deepak; Prähofer, Herbert et al.
Modular Programming Languages - 7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006 Proceedings. ed. / David E. Lightfoot; Clemens A. Szyperski. Vol. 4228 Springer Verlag, 2006. p. 287-305 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4228 LNCS).

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Wolfinger R, Dhungana D, Prähofer H, Mössenböck H. A component plug-in architecture for the.NET platform. In Lightfoot DE, Szyperski CA, editors, Modular Programming Languages - 7th Joint Modular Languages Conference, JMLC 2006 Proceedings. Vol. 4228. Springer Verlag. 2006. p. 287-305. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/11860990_18

A component plug-in architecture for the.NET platform

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