Practical Assessment Scheme to Service Selection for SOC-based Applications

MARTÍN GARRIGA; ANDRES FLORES; ALEJANDRA CECHICH; ALEJANDRO ZUNINO

SADIO Electronic Journal of Informatic and Operation Research

SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE INFORMÁTICA E INVESTIGACIÓN OPERATIVA

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2012 vol. 11 p. 16 - 30

1514-6774

Service-Oriented Computing promotes building applications by consuming reusable services. However, facing the selection of adequate services for a specific application still is a major challenge. Even with a reduced set of candidate services, the assessment effort could be overwhelming. On a previous work we have presented a novel approach to assist developers on discovery, selection and integration of services. This paper presents the selection method, which is based on a comprehensive scheme for services´ interfaces compatibility. The scheme allows developers to gain knowledge on likely services´ interactions and their required adaptations to achieve a positive integration. The scheme is also complemented by a framework based on black-box testing to verify compatibility on the expected behavior of a candidate service. The usefulness of the selection method is highlighted through a series of case studies.