ADoc-Oriented Programming

In this paper, we present a new programming model targeted to collaborative business process integration applications. This model is based on the object-oriented technology, but elevates the programming model to cover a new breed of business applications that are currently evolving. These applications are differentiated by their strong emphasis on “collaborations” in which a set of “collaborators” works together to attain business objectives, and on integration where new functionality is derived by integrating legacy systems with new components and applications. We propose two new modeling artifacts, ADoc (Adaptive Document) and Collaboration, to model this class of applications. We propose an XML-based language to assemble ADoc-based collaborative applications. We present the design of a runtime environment for ADocs and discuss the current implementation of this runtime. We present an in depth analysis of this programming model. We discuss our experience in using this model in real world applications.