Towards Automatic Support of Software Model Evolution with Large Language~Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.12404v1
• Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:38:01 GMT
• Title: Towards Automatic Support of Software Model Evolution with Large Language~Models
• Authors: Christof Tinnes, Thomas Fuch{\ss}, Uwe Hohenstein, Sven Apel
• Abstract summary: We propose an approach that utilizes large language models for model completion and discovering editing patterns in model histories of software systems. We have found that large language models are indeed a promising technology for supporting software model evolution.
• Score: 6.872484164111954
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Modeling structure and behavior of software systems plays a crucial role, in various areas of software engineering. As with other software engineering artifacts, software models are subject to evolution. Supporting modelers in evolving models by model completion facilities and providing high-level edit operations such as frequently occurring editing patterns is still an open problem. Recently, large language models (i.e., generative neural networks) have garnered significant attention in various research areas, including software engineering. In this paper, we explore the potential of large language models in supporting the evolution of software models in software engineering. We propose an approach that utilizes large language models for model completion and discovering editing patterns in model histories of software systems. Through controlled experiments using simulated model repositories, we conduct an evaluation of the potential of large language models for these two tasks. We have found that large language models are indeed a promising technology for supporting software model evolution, and that it is worth investigating further in the area of software model evolution.

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