Extending Languages by Leveraging Compilers: from Modelica to Optimica

Görel Hedin; Johan Åkesson; Torbjörn Ekman

doi:10.1109/MS.2010.62

Extending Languages by Leveraging Compilers: from Modelica to Optimica

Görel Hedin, Johan Åkesson, Torbjörn Ekman

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Abstract

Combining attribute grammars with object-oriented programming supports a new kind of declarative programming, allowing compilers to be built in a highly extensible manner. By leveraging a base compiler, extended languages can be supported at a relatively low cost. Recent work shows the applicability of the technique to general-purpose programming languages like Java. In this article, we illustrate the approach using a case study for domain-specific languages: An extensible compiler was built for the physical systems modeling language Modelica, and leveraged to support a new extended language, Optimica.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	68-74
Journal	IEEE Software
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2010.62
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Control Engineering

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Åkesson, J. (Researcher), Magnusson, B. (Researcher), Svensson Fors, D. (Researcher), Magnusson, E. (Researcher), Hedin, G. (Researcher), Kuchcinski, K. (Researcher), Andersson, P. (Researcher), Nugues, P. (Researcher), Robertz, S. (Researcher), Ekman, T. (Researcher), Loconsole, A. (Researcher), Orucevic-Alagic, A. (Researcher), Johnsson, B. A. (Researcher), Pfahl, D. (Researcher), Bjarnason, E. (Researcher), Söderberg, E. (Researcher), Sabaliauskaité, G. (Researcher), Jonsson, H. (Researcher), Janneck, J. (Researcher), Wnuk, K. (Researcher), Borg, M. (Researcher), Skoglund, M. (Researcher), Sulaman, S. M. (Researcher), Minör, S. (Researcher), Sandholm, T. (Researcher), Alce, G. (Researcher), Wallergård, M. (Researcher), Zhang, C. (Researcher), Barney, S. (Researcher), Martinsen, J. K. (Researcher), Grahn, H. (Researcher), Jalali, S. (Researcher), Ardö, A. (Researcher), Engström, E. (Researcher), Berntsson Svensson, R. (Researcher), Regnell, B. (Researcher), Runeson, P. (PI), Wohlin, C. (PI), Höst, M. (Researcher) & Wisbrant, J. (Project communication officer)
2008/09/30 → 2018/12/31
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