Classification and Retrieval of Object - Oriented Reuse Components with HACM

In this paper, we propose the classification scheme and retrieval mechanism which can apply to many application domains in order to construct the software reuse library. Classification scheme which is the core of the accessibility in the reusability, is defined by the hierarchical structure using the agglomerative clusters. Agglomerative cluster means the group of the reuse component by the functional relationships. Functional relationships are measured by the HACM which is the representation method about software components to calculate the similarities among the classes in the particular domain. And clustering informations are added to the library structure which determines the functionality and accuracy of the retrieval system. And the system stores the classification results such as the index information with the weights, the similarity matrix, the hierarchical structure. Therefore users can retrieve the software component using the query which is the natural language. The thesis is studied to focus on the findability of software components in the reuse library. As a result, the part of the construction process of the reuse library was automated, and we can construct the object-oriented reuse library with the extendibility and relationship about the reuse components. Also the our process is visualized through the browse hierarchy of the retrieval environment, and the retrieval system is integrated to the reuse system CARS 2.1.