A Uniform Programming Abstraction for Effecting Autonomic Adaptations onto Software Systems
Most general-purpose work towards autonomic or self-managing systems has emphasized the front end of the feedback control loop, with some also concerned with controlling the back end enactment of runtime adaptations -- but usually employing an effector technology peculiar to one type of target system. While completely generic "one size fits all" effector technologies seem implausible, we propose a general purpose programming model and interaction layer that abstracts away from the peculiarities of target specific effectors, enabling a uniform approach to controlling and coordinating the low-level execution of reconfigurations, repairs, micro-reboots, etc.
Citation:
Giuseppe Valetto, Gail Kaiser, Dan Phung, "A Uniform Programming Abstraction for Effecting Autonomic Adaptations onto Software Systems," icac,pp.286-297, Second International Conference on Autonomic Computing (ICAC'05), 2005