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Graphs as conceptual data models are accepted and used in a wide range of different problem areas. Giving some examples we outline common aspects for modeling complex structures by graphs. We present a formal frame-work based on graph grammars to specify graph classes and the corresponding graph manipulations. We show that such a specification can be written in a systematic, engineering-like manner. This is achieved by an extension of the known programmed, attributed graph grammars. Node-set operators are introduced to facilitate graph queries. Concepts like abstraction, decomposition, refinement, parameterization, and integration have been adopted from software engineering to yield a comprehensive specification method. This method has successfully been applied to specify the central data structures in a software development environment project.
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Engels, G., Lewerentz, C., Schäfer, W. (1987). Graph grammar engineering: A software specification method. In: Ehrig, H., Nagl, M., Rozenberg, G., Rosenfeld, A. (eds) Graph-Grammars and Their Application to Computer Science. Graph Grammars 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 291. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-18771-5_53
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