SPLIMBo – Developing and Evaluating a Software Product Line for Cross-Platform IM Bots

  • Victor Travassos Sarinho Laboratório de Entretenimento Digital Aplicado, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

Abstract

Instant Messaging – IM platforms spread the communication instant among their users in a fast, low cost and multimedia way. This paper presents the development and evaluation process of SPLIMBo, an open source Software Product Line that allows the production of cross-platform IM bots in a "write once, run anywhere" perspective. It is based on a Product Line Architecture that provides adapters to interact with distinct IM platforms, bot sessions defined by IM feature configurations, and a relational data bus able to integrate IM data from deployed adapters and bot sessions. As evaluation process, the LibrasZap IM game development based on SPLIMBo was described, and a comparative analysis with available bot builders was performed. They confirmed the SPLIMBo ability to build local and configurable bots being available for multiple IM platforms.

Published
2017-12-29
How to Cite
SARINHO, Victor Travassos. SPLIMBo – Developing and Evaluating a Software Product Line for Cross-Platform IM Bots. Journal on Advances in Theoretical and Applied Informatics, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 2, p. 18-23, dec. 2017. ISSN 2447-5033. Available at: <https://revista.univem.edu.br/jadi/article/view/2463>. Date accessed: 25 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.26729/jadi.v3i2.2463.