Automatic verification of a behavioural subset of UML Statechart Diagrams using the SPIN model-checker

Statechart Diagrams provide a graphical notation for describing dynamic aspects of system behaviour within the Unified Modelling Language (UML). In this paper we present a translation from a subset of UML Statechart Diagrams - covering essential aspects of both concurrent behaviour, like sequentiali...

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Published inFormal aspects of computing Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 637 - 664
Main Authors LATELLA, D, MAJZIK, I, MASSINK, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Springer 01.12.1999
Subjects
Applied sciences
Computer science; control theory; systems
Exact sciences and technology
Programming languages
Software
Software engineering
Specification language
Automatic translation
Program transformation
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Summary:Statechart Diagrams provide a graphical notation for describing dynamic aspects of system behaviour within the Unified Modelling Language (UML). In this paper we present a translation from a subset of UML Statechart Diagrams - covering essential aspects of both concurrent behaviour, like sequentialisation, parallelism, non-determinism and priority, and state refinement - into PROMELA, the specification language of the SPIN model checker. SPIN is one of the most advanced analysis and verification tools available nowadays. Our translation allows for the automatic verification of UML Statechart Diagrams. The translation is simple, proven correct, and promising in terms of state space representation efficiency.
ISSN:0934-5043
1433-299X
DOI:10.1007/s001659970003