Integrated Approach to the Self Adaptive Software Development Based on Reflection and Observation of the Information Environment

The approach proposed by the authors for building self-adaptive software systems is based on the joint use of two concepts: reflexive self-adaptation and observation of the information environment. The first concept involves the analysis of information circulating within the system and the identification of patterns in it. The restructuring of the program will be carried out in the process of implementation on the basis of the found patterns. The central idea of the second concept is the analysis of information entering the system from outside (for example, in the form of user reviews), and the subsequent restructuring of the system. The implementation of both concepts is based on the application of two technologies: technology of dynamic lines of software products used to build a universal behavioral structure of an adaptive software application, and data mining technology, which is used to implement the process of self-adaptation. The study was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the framework of the research project No. 18-07-00408.