Case studies on translation of RTPA specifications into Java programs

The real-time process algebra (RTPA) is a practical formal method that describes a software system, especially a real-time system, as a set of processes. RTPA can be used for system architectural specification, as well as for system static and dynamic behavior specifications. This paper presents a set of case studies on the generation of code based on RTPA specifications. The purpose of this work is to pilot the new approach and to test the feasibility of translation from RTPA specifications into Java programs. A set of fundamental abstract data types (ADTs) has been chosen in the case studies. The results demonstrate that code generation based on RTPA specifications is an encouraging and practical approach that supports precise code generation. As RTPA technologies provide an algebraic-based textual notation, it opens the way of automated translation from formal RTPA specifications into code in modem programming languages.