Program code comparison and reporting

• US 10,191,737 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2016
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Suri, Siddharth
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US15/197,156
• Publication Number:
  US 20180004508A1
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/75 Structural analysis for program understanding

Abstract

A device may include one or more processors. The device may obtain a first code set and a second code set. The first code set may have at least one difference from the second code set. The at least one difference may relate to addition, removal, or modification of code of the first code set in comparison to code of the second code set. The device may identify one or more first portions of the first code set and one or more second portions of the second code set. The device may concurrently compare the one or more first portions and the one or more corresponding second portions to identify the at least one difference. The device may generate comparison information identifying the at least one difference. The device may store or provide the comparison information.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to;

obtain a first code set and a second code set,

the first code set having at least one difference from the second code set,

the at least one difference relating to addition, removal, or modification of code of the first code set in comparison to code of the second code set, and

the first code set and the second code set relating to one or more of;

extracting input data from a source file,

transforming the input data to form output data, or

storing the output data in a target file;

identify one or more code portions of the first code set and one or more code portions of the second code set,

the one or more code portions of the first code set and the one or more code portions of the second code set including one or more lines of code that are associated with a particular format including at least one of;

a source definition,

a target definition,

a workflow, or

a transformation,

each code portion of the first code set to be compared to a corresponding code portion of the second code set,

the one or more code portions of the first code set including a first code portion and a second code portion and the one or more code portions of the second code set include a third code portion and a fourth code portion,

the first code portion of the first code set corresponding to a format of the third code portion of the second code set,

the second code portion of the first code set corresponding to a format of the fourth code portion of the second code set;

concurrently compare;

the first code portion of the first code set to the third code portion of the of the second code set to identify at least a first difference, and

the second code portion of the first code set to the fourth code portion of the second code set to identify at least a second difference,

where the one or more processors, when concurrently comparing the first code portion of the first code set to the third code portion of the second code set and the second code portion of the first code set to the fourth code portion of the second code set, are to;

perform parallel processing with regard to comparing the first code portion to the third code portion and the second code portion to the fourth code portion;

generate comparison information identifying the at least first difference and the at least second difference; and

store or provide the comparison information.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when generating the comparison information, are to:

generate information identifying particular code that is included in one or more of the first code set or the second code set,

the at least one difference relating to addition, deletion, or modification of the particular code.

3. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive information identifying a particular difference that is to be omitted from the comparison information; and

where the one or more processors, when storing or providing the comparison information, are to;

generate a report that includes the comparison information,

the report excluding comparison information corresponding to the particular difference; and

provide the report.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when identifying the one or more code portions of the first code set and the one or more code portions of the second code set, are to:

identify the one or more code portions of the first code set and the one or more code portions of the second code set based on at least one of;

functions included in the one or more code portions of the first code set and the one or more code portions of the second code set,

metadata identifying the one or more code portions of the first code set and the one or more code portions of the second code set, or

user input identifying the one or more code portions of the first code set and the one or more code portions of the second code set.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when generating the comparison information, are to:

determine that the first code portion, of the one or more code portions of the first code set, and the third code portion, of the one or more code portions of the second code set, are identical; and

where the one or more processors, when providing the comparison information, are to;

provide information indicating that the first code portion and the third code portion are identical.

6. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when obtaining the first code set and the second code set, are to:

obtain parts of the first code set from a first plurality of source objects; and

obtain parts of the second code set from a second plurality of source objects;

generate the first code set based on the parts of the first code set; and

generate the second code set based on the parts of the second code set.

7. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

provide a graphical user interface to permit a user to select particular portions of the first code set and the second code set to be compared.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive a first code set and a second code set,

the first code set including one or more differences in comparison with the second code set,

the one or more differences relating to addition, removal, or modification of code of the first code set in comparison to code of the second code set;

identify one or more first code portions included in the first code set and one or more code portions included in the second code set,

the one or more code portions of the first code set and the one or more code portions of the second code set including one or more lines of code that are associated with a particular format including at least one of;

a source definition,

a target definition,

a workflow, or

a transformation,

each code portion, of the one or more code portions of the first code set, to be compared with a corresponding code portion of the one or more code portions of the second code set,

the one or more code portions of the first code set including a first code portion and a second code portion and the one or more code portions of the second code set include a third code portion and a fourth code portion,

the first code portion of the first code set corresponding to a format of the third code portion of the second code set,

the second code portion of the first code set corresponding to a format of the fourth code portion of the second code set;

concurrently compare;

the first code portion of the first code set to the third code portion of the second code set to identify at least a first difference, and

the second code portion of the first code set to the fourth code portion of the second code set to identify at least a second difference,

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to concurrently compare the first code portion to the third code portion and the second code portion to the fourth code portion, cause the one or more processors to;

perform parallel processing with regard to comparing the first code portion to the third code portion and the second code portion to the fourth code portion;

generate comparison information identifying the one or more differences at least first difference and the at least second difference; and

store or provide the comparison information.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine that the first code set is associated with a first software development environment;

determine that the second code set is associated with a second software development environment that is different than the first software development environment; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the comparison information, cause the one or more processors to;

determine particular comparison information identifying a particular difference, of the one or more differences, that is included in the first code set or the second code set based on the first code set and the second code set being associated with different software development environments; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to store or provide the comparison information, cause the one or more processors to;

generate a report based on the comparison information,

the report identifying the one or more differences and identifying code, of the first code set or the second code set, to which the one or more differences relate, and

the report not identifying the particular difference; and

provide the report.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the particular comparison information relates to metadata that is included in the first code set and the second code set,

the metadata being different in the first code set than in the second code set based on the first code set and the second code set being associated with the different software development environments.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the comparison information, cause the one or more processors to:

identify a particular object that was added to the first code set, modified in the first code set, or removed from the first code set based on the one or more differences; and

generate the comparison information to include information identifying the particular object.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the comparison information, cause the one or more processors to:

generate the comparison information to include information indicating whether the particular object was added to the first code set, removed from the first code set, or modified in the first code set.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the comparison information, cause the one or more processors to:

generate the comparison information to identify a particular value, included in or associated with the particular object, that is associated with the one or more differences.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the comparison information, further cause the one or more processors to:

provide the comparison information for display,

the comparison information including a visual cue to identify code that was added, removed, or modified.

15. A method, comprising:

obtaining, by a device, a first code set and a second code set,

the first code set including one or more differences in comparison with the second code set, and

the first code set and the second code set relating to one or more of;

extracting input data from a source file,

transforming the input data to form output data, or

storing the output data in a target file;

identifying, by the device, one or more code portions included in the first code set and one or more code portions included in the second code set,

the one or more code portions of the first code set and the one or more code portions of the second code set including one or more lines of code that are associated with a particular format including at least one of;

a source definition,

a target definition,

a workflow, or

a transformation,

each code portion of the first code set to be compared with a corresponding second code portion of the second code set,

the one or more code portions of the first code set including a first code portion and a second code portion and the one or more code portions of the second code set include a third code portion and a fourth code portion,

the first code portion of the first code set corresponding to a format of the third code portion of the second code set,

the second code portion of the first code set corresponding to a format of the fourth code portion of the second code set;

concurrently comparing, by the device;

the first code portion of the first code set to the third code portion of the second code set to identify at least a first difference, and

the second code portion of the first code set to the fourth code portion of the second code set to identify at least a second difference,

where concurrently comparing the first code portion to the third code portion and the second code portion to the fourth code portion comprises;

performing parallel processing with regard to comparing the first code portion to the third code portion and the second code portion to the fourth code portion;

generating, by the device, comparison information identifying the at least first difference and the at least second difference; and

storing or providing, by the device, the comparison information.

16. The method of claim 15, where a particular difference, of the one or more differences, relates to particular code that is included in the first code set and the second code set;

and

where the comparison information identifies the particular code.

17. The method of claim 16, where the comparison information includes information identifying a first state of the particular code in the first code set;

and

where the comparison information includes information identifying a second state of the particular code in the second code set,

the particular code being modified in the second code set as compared to the first code set.

18. The method of claim 15, where the first code set is associated with a first software development environment;

and

where the second code set is associated with a second software development environment; and

where storing or providing the comparison information comprises;

identifying particular comparison information that is associated with a difference between the first software development environment and the second software development environment; and

generating a report based on the comparison information,

the report excluding the particular comparison information; and

providing the report.

19. The method of claim 15, where obtaining the first code set and the second code set comprises:

obtaining first parts of the first code set from a plurality of first objects;

obtaining second parts of the second code set from a plurality of second objects; and

combining the first parts to form the first code set; and

combining the second parts to form the second code set.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing a graphical user interface to permit a user to select particular portions of the first code set and the second code set to be compared.