%0 Book Section %1 castello_01_algorithmic %A Castell'o, Rodolfo %A Mili, Rym %A Tollis, Ioannis G. %D 2001 %J Graph Drawing %K visualization statecharts framework 2001 %P 43--44 %R 10.1007/3-540-44541-2_13 %T An Algorithmic Framework for Visualizing Statecharts %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44541-2_13 %X Statecharts 9 are widely used for the requirements specification of reactive systems. In this paper, we present a framework for the automatic generation of layouts of statechart diagrams. Our framework is based on several techniques that include hierarchical drawing, labeling, and floorplanning, designed to work in a cooperative environment. Therefore, the resulting drawings enjoy several important properties: they emphasize the natural hierarchical decomposition of states into substates; they have a low number of edge crossings; they have good aspect ratio; and require a small area. We have implemented our framework and obtained drawings for several statechart examples. The preliminary drawings are very encouraging.

@incollection{castello_01_algorithmic, abstract = {Statecharts [9] are widely used for the requirements specification of reactive systems. In this paper, we present a framework for the automatic generation of layouts of statechart diagrams. Our framework is based on several techniques that include hierarchical drawing, labeling, and floorplanning, designed to work in a cooperative environment. Therefore, the resulting drawings enjoy several important properties: they emphasize the natural hierarchical decomposition of states into substates; they have a low number of edge crossings; they have good aspect ratio; and require a small area. We have implemented our framework and obtained drawings for several statechart examples. The preliminary drawings are very encouraging.}, added-at = {2009-02-11T22:23:38.000+0100}, author = {Castell'{o}, Rodolfo and Mili, Rym and Tollis, Ioannis G.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d354a014fdab6122681627700e9537e1/leonardo}, citeulike-article-id = {2505495}, doi = {10.1007/3-540-44541-2_13}, interhash = {5882eec9b65510dbe9e2a183875107e8}, intrahash = {d354a014fdab6122681627700e9537e1}, journal = {Graph Drawing}, keywords = {visualization statecharts framework 2001}, pages = {43--44}, posted-at = {2008-03-11 03:11:28}, priority = {3}, timestamp = {2009-02-11T22:23:38.000+0100}, title = {An Algorithmic Framework for Visualizing Statecharts}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44541-2_13}, year = 2001 }