System and method for automatically generating code templates for communication via a predefined communication interface

• US 20020188595A1
• Filed: 03/22/2002
• Published: 12/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: S2 Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: S2 Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Underseth, Mark, Howell, Robert, Valois, Hugues
• Granted Patent: US 7,020,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3636 by tracing the execution of the program
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/542 Intercept
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/546 Xcast
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/547 Messaging middleware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A system and method for providing seamless communication with threads executing on an embedded computer. Using a DAT system, a programmer can test the communication interfaces of a thread via either a scripting program, any COM-compliant program, or a graphical test utility. The DAT system automatically formats a block of data that is transmitted between the embedded computer and a host computer and accounts for machine specific enumeration sizes, machine specific pointer sizes, machine specific structure alignment boundaries, machine specific integer sizes, and machine specific byte ordering.

Claims

1. A method of generating code, the method comprising:

reading an interface definition file;

identifying at least one communication interface, wherein the communication interface defines at least a pointer that is passed via the communication interface; and

automatically generating code to invoke the communication interface, wherein the generated code includes code to invoke a routine to define at least one attribute of the pointer.

2. A system for generating code, the system comprising:

means for reading an interface definition file;

means for identifying at least one communication interface, wherein the communication interface defines at least a pointer that is passed via the communication interface; and

means for automatically generating code to invoke the communication interface, wherein the generated code includes code to invoke a routine to define at least one attribute of the pointer.

3. A method of generating code, the method comprising:

reading an interface definition file;

identifying at least one communication interface; and

automatically generating code to invoke the communication interface.

4. A method of generating code, the method comprising:

reading an interface definition file;

identifying at least one remote function call interface in the interface definition file;

automatically generating a first code for execution on a first platform, wherein a first program executing the first code communicates with a second program executing a second code via a messaging interface; and

automatically generating a second code for execution on a second platform, wherein the generated second code invokes a routine via the remote function call interface.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first generated code includes a function that has a name that is the same as the function.

6. A system for generating code, the system comprising:

means for reading an interface definition file;

means for identifying at least one remote function call interface in the interface definition file;

means for automatically generating a first code for execution on a first platform, wherein a first program executing the first code communicates with a second program executing a second code via a messaging interface; and

means for automatically generating a second code for execution on a second platform, wherein the generated second code invokes a routine via the remote function call interface.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first generated code includes a function that has a name that is the same as the function.