MAUVE Runtime

The MAUVE Runtime is a component-based middleware that allows to perform software architecture reconfigurations with a focus on real-time constraints.

The software architecture is described as components connected to each others through resources and ports, and configured through properties. The behavior of each component is defined by a finite state machine whose activity is managed by a dedicated real-time task. Components are instantiated and their data ports connected together to form the system architecture which is initialized and launched by a specific tool: the deployer.

A component is made of:

• a Shell, defining the interface of the component;
• a Core, defining the inner data and functions of the component;
• a FSM, defining the temporal behavior of the component.

A resource is made of:

• a Shell, defining the interface of the resource;
• a Core, defining the inner data and functions of the resource;
• an Interface, defining the services provided by the resource.

An Architecture is then built by instantiating, connecting and configuring components and resources.

Every element in MAUVE Runtime is Configurable, meaning that the element has an internal state that limit when is modifiable within the element.