Introducing Connections Into Classes With Static Meta-Programming

Connections can be inserted into classes transparently. Based on an open language with a static meta-object protocol, meta-operators can be constructed that work as connectors, mixing communication code into classes. Thereby, connectors become standard methods in the open language; connections are initiated by standard method calls, and connecting becomes a program transformation. This method paves the way for libraries of connectors which are easy to program, easy to understand, and easy to extend. Equipped with simple drivers, connectors become file-to-file transformation tools. Since connectors can be programmed in variants, architectures of large systems can be configured with the standard software production tooling.

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