A tool for generating microservice APIs from domain models.
This tool generates microservice APIs in Jolie, a service-oriented programming language, starting from domain models in LEMMA, an ecosystem for modelling microservice architectures. This tool enables a software development process whereby microservice architectures can first be designed with the method of Domain-Driven Design, and then corresponding data types and service APIs are automatically generated. Developers can extend and use these APIs as guides in order to produce compliant implementations.
We formally define and implement a translation from domain models in the LEMMA modelling framework to microservice APIs in the Jolie programming language. Our tool enables a software development process whereby microservice architectures can first be designed with the leading method of Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and then corresponding data types and service interfaces (APIs) in Jolie are automatically generated. Developers can extend and use these APIs as guides in order to produce compliant implementations. Our tool thus contributes to enhancing productivity and improving the design adherence of microservices.
@inproceedings{GMPR22,
author = {Giallorenzo, Saverio and Montesi, Fabrizio and Peressotti, Marco and Rademacher, Florian},
editor = {ter Beek, Maurice H. and Sirjani, Marjan},
title = {Model-Driven Generation of Microservice Interfaces: From LEMMA Domain Models to Jolie APIs},
booktitle = {Coordination Models and Languages},
year = {2022},
series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
volume = {13271},
pages = {223--240},
publisher = {Springer},
isbn = {978-3-031-08143-9},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08143-9\_13},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-08143-9\_13}
}
In the field of microservices, Model-Driven Engineering has emerged as a powerful methodology for architectural design, and new programming languages have introduced language abstractions to deal with microservice development more effectively. In this article, we present the first preliminary investigation of how the two approaches can be married, taking the LEMMA framework and the Jolie programming language as respective representatives. By developing a conceptual metamodel for Jolie, we elicit a strong link between the two approaches, which shows that there is much to gain. We discuss a few low-hanging fruits that come from our finding and present some interesting future directions that arise from our new viewpoint.
@inproceedings{GMPRS21,
author = {Giallorenzo, Saverio and Montesi, Fabrizio and Peressotti, Marco and Rademacher, Florian and Sachweh, Sabine},
editor = {Damiani, Ferruccio and Dardha, Ornela},
title = {Jolie and {LEMMA:} Model-Driven Engineering and Programming Languages Meet on Microservices},
booktitle = {Coordination Models and Languages - 23rd {IFIP} {WG} 6.1 International Conference, {COORDINATION} 2021, Held as Part of the 16th International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2021, Valletta, Malta, June 14-18, 2021, Proceedings},
series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
volume = {12717},
pages = {276--284},
publisher = {Springer},
year = {2021},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78142-2\_17},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-78142-2\_17}
}