On the Automated Generation of UI for Template-based Requirements Specification
Requirements specification is a critical phase of the software development life cycle where requirements are identified and documented. To mitigate the ambiguity of natural language, templates can be adopted for the semi-formal specification of requirements. Automated specification support is important as it simplifies and expedites the specification process. However, developing the User Interface (UI) for template-based specification is demanding in terms of time and resources. In this paper, we propose a model-driven approach for generating UIs that support template-based requirements specification. We support the generation through mapping rules that link the template metamodel to the UI metamodel. We provide a systematic four-step process for the generation of UI from an input template, which includes preparation, components identification, rendering, and integration. We implemented our approach into our tool MD-RSuT for the automated generation of UI. To evaluate our approach, we compared it to manual UI development and assessed the quality of generated UIs. Our evaluation indicated that the approach provides multiple advantages over manual development, and the generated UIs adhere to UI design principles of structure, simplicity, visibility, feedback, tolerance, and reuse.
Sun 27 AprDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
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16:00 30mTalk | Exploring Large Language Models for Requirements on String Values MO2RE Aren Babikian University of Toronto, Boqi Chen McGill University, Gunter Mussbacher McGill University | ||
16:30 30mPaper | On the Automated Generation of UI for Template-based Requirements Specification MO2RE Ikram Darif École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Ghizlane El Boussaidi École de Technologie Supérieure, Segla Kpodjedo Ecole de Technologie Superieure Pre-print | ||
17:00 30mDay closing | Wrap up and closing MO2RE Sallam Abualhaija University of Luxembourg, Daniel Amyot University of Ottawa, Chetan Arora Monash University, Alessio Ferrari CNR-ISTI, Paola Spoletini Kennesaw State University, Davide Fucci Blekinge Institute of Technology |