Textual BON Examples

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Example Class Chart

The below is an example of two class charts, written in textual BON. They are taken from the book "Seamless Object-oriented Software Architecture: Analysis and Design of Reliable Systems", and extended slightly (added system_chart and a cluster_chart such that it becomes a complete, small system).

Please note the following:

• Given the below as input, and --informal as an option, BONc will report no errors.
• The indexing clauses are changed from using the keyword cluster, as this is a reserved word and cannot be used here.

You can download the plain text here.

system_chart THE_WORLD
  cluster EARTH description "A small, insignificant planet."
end

cluster_chart EARTH
  class CITIZEN description "A humanoid."
  class NOBLEPERSON description "A rich humanoid."
end

class_chart CITIZEN
indexing
  clauster: "CIVIL_STATUS " ;
  created: "1993-03-15 jmn";
  revised: "1993-05-12 kw";
explanation
  "Person born or living in a country"
part "1/1 "
query
  "Name", "Sex", "Age", "Single", "Spouse", "Children", "Parents",
  "Impediment to marriage"
command
  "Marry", "Divorce"
constraint
  "Each citizen has two parents.",
  "At most one spouse allowed.",
  "May not marry children or parents or person of same sex.",
  "Spouse's spouse must be this person.",
  "All children, if any, must have this person among their parents."
end

class_chart NOBLEPERSON
indexing
  cluaster: "CIVIL_STATUS" ;
  created: "1993-03-15 jmn";
  revised: "1993-05-12 kw", "1993-12-10 kw"
explanation
  "Person of noble rank"
part "1/1 "
inherit CITIZEN
query
  "Assets", "Butler"
constraint
  "Enough property for independence.",
  "Can only marry other noble person.",
  "Wedding celebrated with style.",
  "Married nobility share their assets and must have a butler."
end