Type-based hot swapping of running modules

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Abstract

While dynamic linking has become an integral part of the run-time execution of modern programming languages, there is increasing recognition of the need for support for hot swapping of running modules, particularly in long-lived server applications. The interesting challenge for such a facility is to allow the new module to change the types exported by the original module, while preserving type safety. This paper describes a type-based approach to hot swapping running modules. The approach is based on a reflective mechanism for dynamically adding type sharing constraints to the type system, realized by programmer-defined version adapters in the run-time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-220
Number of pages40
JournalActa Informatica
Volume41
Issue number4-5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2005

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