A Model-Driven Framework for Android Supporting Cross-Platform GUI Development

Arsalan Ali; Muhammad Rashid; Farooque Azam; Yawar Rasheed; Muhammad Waseem Anwar

doi:10.1109/NCCC49330.2021.9428869

A Model-Driven Framework for Android Supporting Cross-Platform GUI Development

Arsalan Ali
, Muhammad Rashid
, Farooque Azam
, Yawar Rasheed
, Muhammad Waseem Anwar

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The rapid growth of users makes android application development one of the most focused areas in the software industry. Among others, the screen size is a considerable problem in developing mobile graphical user interfaces. Quite a work has been done in the field to solve this issue programmatically. However, truncated reusability and insufficient portability along with other challenges are posed, which results in multiple designs of an application that need to be maintained equally as major applications. This article introduces a novel model-driven framework that serves the purpose of a prompt development of responsive User Interfaces (UI) for various screen sizes. Particularly a Meta Model is proposed. As tool support, a Sirius graphical modeling tool has also been developed. Furthermore, Model to Text Transformation code has been written using Acceleo language to transform the modeled UI scenario into an executable Java and XML code. The framework allows modeling of UI scenarios using our graphical modeling tool and generates executable platform-specific code (Java XML) resulting in prompt development of a complex application with simplicity. The applicability of the proposed framework has been demonstrated by developing a mobile application as a case study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 4th National Computing Colleges Conference, NCCC 2021
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-6719-0
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-6720-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NCCC49330.2021.9428869
Publication status	Published - 27 Mar 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th IEEE National Computing Colleges Conference, NCCC 2021 - Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia Duration: 27 Mar 2021 → 28 Mar 2021 Conference number: 4 https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/257054

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Name	Proceedings of the National Computing Colleges Conference (NCCC)
Publisher	IEEE
Volume	2021

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Conference	4th IEEE National Computing Colleges Conference, NCCC 2021
Abbreviated title	NCCC 2021
Country/Territory	Saudi Arabia
City	Taif
Period	27/03/21 → 28/03/21
Internet address	https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/257054

Keywords

n/a OA procedure
Graphical User Interface
Meta-Model
Model-Driven Development
Multiple Screens
Sirius tool
Android Application

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Ali, A, Rashid, M, Azam, F, Rasheed, Y & Anwar, MW 2021, A Model-Driven Framework for Android Supporting Cross-Platform GUI Development. in Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 4th National Computing Colleges Conference, NCCC 2021. Proceedings of the National Computing Colleges Conference (NCCC), vol. 2021, IEEE, 4th IEEE National Computing Colleges Conference, NCCC 2021, Taif, Saudi Arabia, 27/03/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/NCCC49330.2021.9428869

A Model-Driven Framework for Android Supporting Cross-Platform GUI Development. / Ali, Arsalan; Rashid, Muhammad; Azam, Farooque et al.
Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE 4th National Computing Colleges Conference, NCCC 2021. IEEE, 2021. (Proceedings of the National Computing Colleges Conference (NCCC); Vol. 2021).

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