Program generating support system, program generating method, storage medium and program

• US 20020095654A1
• Filed: 09/06/2001
• Published: 07/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NS Solutions Corporation (Nippon Steel Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NS Solutions Corporation (Nippon Steel Corporation)
• Inventors: Tatsumi, Tetsu, Fukase, Mitsuaki
• Granted Patent: US 6,889,373 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/106
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code

Abstract

Templates are multiplexed such that at least a part of a content description of a higher order parent template is represented by a lower order child template, and a desired source code is generated by performing instantiation from the lower order child template, and by inputting the generated lower order child instance into the higher order parent template to perform further instantiation. Accordingly, the pattern of the content description that is being expanded as a source code is made flexible, and it becomes possible to easily generate different source codes by merely changing the lower order child template without a need of changing the engine program used for instantiation.

Claims

1. A program generating support system for automatically generating a source code using templates, comprising:

template memory means for storing templates that are multiplexed such that at least a part of a content description of a higher order template is represented by a lower order template; and

instantiating means for generating a desired source code by performing instantiation from said lower order template, and by inputting the generated lower order instance into the higher order template to perform further instantiation.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said instantiating means performs instantiation of the lowest order template by inputting parameters extracted from specification information of said source code.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the template stored in said template memory means includes one or more of templates in a single template file.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said instantiating means performs instantiation corresponding to the type of characters written in said template upon generating the instance.

5. A program generating method for automatically generating a source code using templates, comprising the steps of:

multiplexing templates such that at least a part of a content description of a higher order template is represented by a lower order template; and

generating a desired source code by performing instantiation from said lower order template, and by inputting the generated lower order instance into the higher order template to perform further instantiation.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein when the lowest order template is instantiated, the instantiation is performed by inputting parameters extracted from specification information of said source code.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the instantiation is conducted by selectively using a template designated by the higher order template among one or more of templates included in a single template file.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein when an instance is generated from said template, instantiation corresponding to the type of characters written in said template is performed.

9. A computer readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to function as template memory means and instantiating means,

wherein said template memory means stores templates that are multiplexed such that at least a part of a content description of a higher order template is represented by a lower order template, and

wherein said instantiating means generates a desired source code by performing instantiation from said lower order template, and by inputting the generated lower order instance into the higher order template to perform further instantiation.

10. The medium according to claim 9, wherein when an instance is generated from said template, instantiation corresponding to the type of characters written in said template is performed.

11. A computer readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to executes processes that generate a desired source code using templates that are multiplexed such that at least a part of a content description of a higher order template is represented by a lower order template, the processes including performing instantiation from said lower order template, and inputting the generated lower order instance into the higher order template to perform further instantiation.

12. The medium according to claim 11, wherein when an instance is generated from said template, instantiation corresponding to the type of characters written in said template is performed.

14. The product according to claim 13, wherein when an instance is generated from said template, instantiation corresponding to the type of characters written in said template is performed.

16. The product according to claim 15, wherein when an instance is generated from said template, instantiation corresponding to the type of characters written in said template is performed.

13. A program product causing a computer to function as template memory means and instantiating means,

wherein said template memory means stores templates that are multiplexed such that at least a part of a content description of a higher order template is represented by a lower order template, and

wherein said instantiating means generates a desired source code by performing instantiation from said lower order template, and by inputting the generated lower order instance into the higher order template to perform further instantiation.

15. A program product causing a computer to execute processes that generate a desired source code using templates that are multiplexed such that at least a part of a content description of a higher order template is represented by a lower order template, the processes including performing instantiation from said lower order template, and inputting the generated lower order instance into the higher order template to perform further instantiation.