A goal-driven self-adaptive software system framework based on agent

In this paper, a self-adaptive software system framework is proposed. The requirement model layer to Agent layer mapping mechanism is given to achieve the automatic conversion from requirement layer to implementation layer. The detailed work includes proposing a new goal-driven self-adaptive software system design framework based on agent (GASF); analyzing the main functions of each layer of GASF; defining model concepts (role, goal, plan, resource, activity and restriction) as well as three model methods (goal modeling method, plan modeling method and restriction modeling method); proposing mapping rules which mapping model concept and model method in requirement model of GASF to Agent based on JADE platform; developing the GASF2J (GASF-to-JADE) prototype system based on Eclipse platform. © 2010 Binary Information Press.