The Research and Development of the Technologies in Component Library

The retrieval and management of components play important roles on the Component Based Software Development (CBSD) i which is an effective way to support software reuse. Reusable component library is one of the foundation establishments in it. It is well able to provide component representation, classification, certification, storage, retrieval, evaluation and feedback, interoperable libraries, etc. This paper is a summarization on the technologies in component library. It introduces their current status, presents four component libraries, and outlines the future trends.