Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2004

CASL User Manual

Introduction to Using the Common Algebraic Specification Language

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 2900)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. 1 Introduction

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 3-9
    3. 2 Underlying Concepts

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 11-20
  3. Casl Specifications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
  4. Casl Specifications

    1. 3 Getting Started

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 23-45
    2. 4 Partial Functions

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 47-56
    3. 5 Subsorting

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 57-66
    4. 6 Structuring Specifications

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 67-75
    5. 7 Generic Specifications

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 77-92
    6. 8 Specifying the Architecture of Implementations

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 93-109
    7. 9 Libraries

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 111-122
  5. Carrying On

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. 10 Foundations

      • Donald Sannella, Andrzej Tarlecki
      Pages 125-129
    3. 11 Tools

      • Till Mossakowski
      Pages 131-142
    4. 12 Basic Libraries

      • Till Mossakowski
      Pages 143-154
    5. 13 Case Study: The Steam-Boiler Control System

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 155-190
  6. Appendices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
    2. A Casl Quick Reference

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 193-201
    3. B Points to Bear in Mind

      • Michel Bidoit, Peter D. Mosses
      Pages 203-210

About this book

CASL, the Common Algebraic Specification Language, was designed by the members of CoFI, the Common Framework Initiative for algebraic specification and development, and is a general-purpose language for practical use in software development for specifying both requirements and design. CASL is already regarded as a de facto standard, and various sublanguages and extensions are available for specific tasks.

This book illustrates and discusses how to write CASL specifications. The authors first describe the origins, aims and scope of CoFI, and review the main concepts of algebraic specification languages. The main part of the book explains CASL specifications, with chapters on loose, generated and free specifications, partial functions, sub- and supersorts, structuring specifications, genericity and reusability, architectural specifications, and version control. The final chapters deal with tool support and libraries, and present a realistic case study involving the standard benchmark for comparing specification frameworks. The book is aimed at software researchers and professionals, and follows a tutorial style with highlighted points, illustrative examples, and a full specification and library index.

A separate, complementary LNCS volume contains the CASL Reference Manual.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre de recherche INRIA Saclay - Île-de-France, France

    Michel Bidoit

  • Department of Computer Science, Swansea University, UK

    Peter D. Mosses

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access