Scenario adapters: Efficiently adapting components

In this paper we consider the utilization of component-based software engineering techniques for the development of adaptable systems compromised with performance. The SCENARIO ADAPTER construct is proposed as an effective means to achieve this goal. lt can be used to adapt scenario-independent abstractions to an execution scenario known at compile-time. The efficiency of SCENARIO ADAPTERS has been demonstrated in the Project Epos, which aims to deliver, whenever possible automatically, a tailored run-time support system for each application.