Scripting Language Open PROMOL and its Processor

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Štuikys, Vytautas | Damaševičius, Robertas

Affiliations: Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų 50, 3031 Kaunas, Lithuania. E-mail: vystu@if.ktu.lt, damarobe@soften.ktu.lt

Abstract: We present the capabilities of the scripting language Open PROMOL and its processor. The intention of the language is to pre-program specifications for modifying programs written in a target language. We use its processor either as a tool for developing the stand-alone reusable components or as a “component-from-the-shelf” in generative tools for generating domain specific programs. The processor itself uses the module (lexical analyser and parser) produced by Lex & Yacc as a reusable component. We describe the generation, computation, control, parameterization and gluing capabilities of the language. We compare our approach with the similar approaches known in the literature.

Keywords: scripting language, target language, program modification, component-based reuse, generative reuse, VHDL, domain specific program

DOI: 10.3233/INF-2000-11107

Journal: Informatica, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 71-86, 2000