Bridging IFML and Elm Applications via a Normalized Systems Expander

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21240%2F25%3A00384306" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21240/25:00384306 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0013470800003964" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0013470800003964</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0013470800003964" target="_blank" >10.5220/0013470800003964</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Bridging IFML and Elm Applications via a Normalized Systems Expander

Original language description

Web front-end applications are essential for delivering smooth user experiences across a multitude of platforms and devices. However, these applications often face difficulties maintaining long-term evolvability as user demands and stakeholder expectations continue to shift. In this paper, we propose using the Interaction Flow Modeling Language (IFML) to design applications and then generating source code in Elm, a statically typed, pure functional programming language tailored for web frontends. By applying Normalized Systems Theory, we aim to ensure long-lasting stability in two key ways: first, by defining how the resulting source code should align with the theory’s principles; second, by employing expanders to generate code and incorporating a harvesting mechanism that allows custom modifications to the generated source without losing the connection to the original model. We demonstrate the practical application of our approach by designing an application using IFML models, intro ducing custom code, and regenerating the application from an updated model while preserving those customizations. Our contribution is a novel methodology that integrates IFML, Elm, and Normalized Systems Theory to improve the stability and maintainability of web front-end applications.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Project

<a href="/en/project/LM2023055" target="_blank" >LM2023055: Czech National Infrastructure for Biological Data</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Technologies

ISBN

978-989-758-757-3

ISSN

2184-2833

e-ISSN

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Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

63-74

Publisher name

SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications

Place of publication

Porto

Event location

Bilbao

Event date

Jun 10, 2025

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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