UML Demystified | DeMystified

UML Demystified

Authors: Paul Kimmel

Published: October 2005

eISBN: 9780071486712 0071486712 | ISBN: 9780072261820

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Lines of Code

Understanding Models

Understanding the UML

The Evolution of Software Design

If No One Is Modeling, Why Should You?

Modeling and the Future of Software Development

Modeling Tools

Using Models

Creating Diagrams

Reviewing Kinds of Diagrams

Finding the Finish Line

How Many Diagrams Do I Create?

How Big Should a Diagram Be?

How Much Text Should Supplement My Models?

Get a Second Opinion

Contrasting Modeling Languages with Process

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Chapter 2 Start at the Beginning with Use Cases

Making the Case for Use Cases

Prioritizing Capabilities

Communicating with Nontechnophiles

Using Use Case Symbols

Actor Symbols

Use Cases

Connectors

Including and Extending Use Cases

Annotating Use Case Diagrams

Creating Use Case Diagrams

How Many Diagrams Is Enough?

Example Use Case Diagrams

Driving Design with Use Cases

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Chapter 3 Diagramming Features as Processes

Elaborating on Features as Processes

A Journey toward Code

Understanding Activity Diagram Uses

Using Activity Diagram Symbols

Initial Node

Control Flow

Actions

Decision and Merge Nodes

Transition Forks and Joins

Partitioning Responsibility with Swimlanes

Indicating Timed Signals

Capturing Input Parameters

Showing Exceptions in Activity Diagrams

Terminating Activity Diagrams

Creating Activity Diagrams

Reengineering Process

Reengineering a Subactivity

Knowing When to Quit

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Chapter 4 Discovering Behaviors with Interaction Diagrams

Elements of Sequence Diagrams

Using Object Lifelines

Activating a Lifeline

Sending Messages

Adding Constraints and Notes

Using Interaction Frames

Understanding What Sequences Tell Us

Discovering Objects and Messages

Elements of Collaboration (or Communication) Diagrams

Equating Design to Code

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Chapter 5 What Are the Things That Describe My Problem?

Elements of Basic Class Diagrams

Understanding Classes and Objects

Modeling Relationships in Class Diagrams

Stereotyping Classes

Using Packages

Using Notes and Comments

Constraints

Modeling Primitives

Modeling Enumerations

Indicating Namespaces

Figuring Out the Classes You Need

Using the Naive Approach

Discovering More than Domain Analysis Yields

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Chapter 6 Showing How Classes Are Related

Modeling Inheritance

Using Single Inheritance

Using Multiple Inheritance

Modeling Interface Inheritance

Whiteboarding

Using Realization

Describing Aggregation and Composition

Showing Associations and Association Classes

Exploring Dependency Relationships

Adding Details to Classes

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Chapter 7 Using State Chart Diagrams

Elements of a State Diagram

Exploring State Symbols

Exploring Transitions

Creating Behavioral State Machines

Creating Protocol State Machines

Implementing State Diagrams

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Chapter 8 Modeling Components

Introducing Component-Based Design

Using a Top-Down Approach to Design

Using a Bottom-Up Approach to Design

Modeling a Component

Specifying Provided and Required Interfaces

Exploring Component Modeling Styles

Diagramming Components for Consumers

Diagramming Components for Producers

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Chapter 9 Fit and Finish

Modeling Dos and Don'ts

Don't Keep Programmers Waiting

Work from a Macro View to a Micro View

Document Sparingly

Find an Editor

Be Selective about Diagrams You Choose to Create

Don't Count on Code Generation

Model and Build from Most Risky to Least Risky

If It's Obvious Don't Model It

Emphasize Specialization

Using Known State Patterns

Refactoring Your Model

Adding Supporting Documentation

Validating Your Model

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Chapter 10 Visualizing Your Deployment Topology

Modeling Nodes

Showing Artifacts in Nodes

Adding Communication Paths

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Appendix A: Final Exam

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Selected Bibliography

Index