Re: ADA 95 Child Packages and UML

[Peter Lindgren <peter.lindgren@emw.ericsson.se>]

Richard D Riehle wrote:
> 
> In article <38132103.380DA624@club-internet.fr>,
>         Philippe Dalleau <phda@club-internet.fr> wrote:
> 
> >Peter Lindgren wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello!
> >> How do I model Ada95 child packages in UML?
> >> Is it possible at all?
> >
> >Sure but it depends a lot on the UML tool you choose.
> >With Rational Rose/Ada 95 : via a class or a component whose name
> >follows the rule : identifier.{identifier}.

I guess you have a dependency from the child to the parent
   ___         ___
  | P |<------| C |
   ---         ---

if the child uses its parent (as it often does).
However, I see it also as some kind of inheritance, but static
and private, with no overloading. Strange but very useful.

I would suggest that the dependency is stereotyped as <<Child unit>>.
Anybody to disagree?

> No. It is not possible to correctly model child library units
> in UML.  There is a workaround, as described above, but it is
> something of a kludge.
[snip]

> In its defense, UML is a modeling tool.  Asking a question such
> as "Can I model xxxx in UML," is a lot like asking, "Can I program
> the cache in C++ (or Ada)?"

I do not agree here. My question is legimite, since you (can) do
detailed modelling in UML, not just stick to the analysis model.

However, that is a different thread I not intend to start due to
lack of time...  :-(

/Peter
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