OPTI-SELECT: an interactive tool for user-in-the-loop feature selection in software product lines

Abstract

Opti-Select is an Interactive Multi-objective feature analysis and optimization tool for software product lines configuration and feature models optimization based on an innovative UIL (User-In-the-loop) idea. In this tool, the experience of system analysts and stakeholders are merged with optimization techniques and algorithms. Opti-Select interactive tool is an integrated set of techniques providing step by step feature model and attribute configuration, selecting and excluding features, solution set optimization, and user interaction utilities that can all together reach satisfactory set of solutions that fits stakeholder preferences.