SyVOLT: Full Model Transformation Verification Using Contracts

We introduce SyVOLT, a plugin for the Eclipse development environment for the verification of structural pre/post-condition contracts on model transformations. The plugin allows the user to build transformations in our transformation language DSLTrans using a visual editor. The pre-/post-condition contracts to be proved on the transformation can also be built in a similar interface. Our contract proving process is exhaustive, meaning that if a contract is said to hold, then the contract will hold for all input models of a transformation. If the contract does not hold, then the counter-examples (i.e., input models) where the contract fails will be presented. Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PrR5RhPptY

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