Process library

摘要

Process programming is a critical approach in many process management related areas including workflow management, software engineering, etc. Numerous process models, languages, and systems have been developed. Comprehensive libraries for process programming are essential for the acceptance, popularity, and success of this new programming paradigm. This paper begins with identifying four important mechanisms, i.e. inheritance, nesting, integration, and reflection, for building process libraries and then focuses on how these mechanisms are implemented in P, a process language and system for developing cooperative applications.