Annotation refactoring transitions metadata used by modern enterprise frameworks to Java 5 annotations from XML-based files and other formats. This demonstration will showcase a tool that infers a concise set of transformation rules through machine learning, thereby automating the annotation refactoring used to transition from EJB 2.0 to 3.0.

Full author list:

• Myoungkyu Song, Virginia Tech
• Wesley Tansey, Lincoln Vale LLC
• Eli Tilevich, Virginia Tech