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Scribbling Interactions with a Formal Foundation

Kohei HONDA, Aybek MUKHAMEDOV, Gary BROWN, Tzu-Chun CHEN, Nobuko YOSHIDA

In this paper we discuss our ongoing endeavour to apply notations and algorithms based on the π-calculus and its theories for the development of large-scale distributed systems. The execution of a large-scale distributed system consists of many structured conversations (or sessions) whose protocols can be clearly and accurately specified using a theory of types for the π-calculus, called session types. The proposed methodology promotes a formally founded, and highly structured, development framework for modelling and building distributed applications, from high-level models to design and implementation to static checking to runtime validation. At the centre of this methodology is a formal description language for representing protocols for interactions, called Scribble. We illustrate the usage and theoretical basis of this language through use cases from different application domains.

@inproceedings{HMBCY2011,
  author = {Kohei Honda and Aybek Mukhamedov and Gary Brown and Tzu-Chun Chen and Nobuko Yoshida},
  title = {{Scribbling Interactions with a Formal Foundation}},
  booktitle = {7th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology},
  series = {LNCS},
  volume = {6536},
  pages = {55--75},
  publisher = {Springer},
  year = 2011
}

@inproceedings{HMBCY2011,
  author = {Kohei Honda and Aybek Mukhamedov and Gary Brown and Tzu-Chun Chen and Nobuko Yoshida},
  title = {{Scribbling Interactions with a Formal Foundation}},
  booktitle = {7th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology},
  series = {LNCS},
  volume = {6536},
  pages = {55--75},
  publisher = {Springer},
  doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-19056-8_4",
  year = 2011
}