A BXtendDSL Solution to the TTC2023 Asymmetric and Directed Bidirectional Transformation for Container Orchestrations Case
Published in Post Proceedings of the STAF 2023 Workshops TTC 2023, MeSS 2023 and AgileMDE 2023, Leicester, United Kingdom, July 18, 2023 and June 21, 2023, 2023
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Abstract
Container orchestration is a critical component in the realm of DevOps practices, enabling the efficient management of containers within complex application architectures. However, a significant challenge arises in reconciling the disparity between high-level graphical representations of container orchestration models and the concrete configuration files essential for container orchestration tools. To address this issue, this paper proposes a novel bidirectional and asymmetric transformation approach, facilitating the translation from container orchestrations to MiniYAML through the utilization of BXtendDSL, a hybrid bidirectional and incremental model-to-model transformation language capable of supporting both declarative and imperative specification of model transformations. The paper presents the proposed solution, outlining the transformation rules, and assesses the effectiveness of the approach using benchmark criteria.