Title: Design of framework for ontological component retrieval from software component repositories

Authors: Iqbaldeep Kaur; Rajesh Kumar Bawa

Addresses: Department of Computer Science Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, India ' Department of Computer Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, India

Abstract: Modern component retrieval approaches are based on the context and domain of the software component in addition to using various classification and retrieval techniques like keyword search, attribute-based search and semantic search. This work proposes ontological retrieval framework for software components that makes the use of ontology for effective retrieval of components. Ontological component retrieval framework has been created to facilitate the users and developers to retrieve software components matching precisely to their needs. A well-framed set of queries ranging from little to specific knowledge about the component requirement has been used to validate the results.

Keywords: ontology; software component; context search; retrieval; novelty ratio; semantic web services; Lucene-indexed search; reusability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJFSE.2020.110563

International Journal of Forensic Software Engineering, 2020 Vol.1 No.2/3, pp.260 - 281

Received: 08 Sep 2018
Accepted: 08 Dec 2018
Published online: 26 Oct 2020 *

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