Multi-contextual delta navigation in a compare view
First Claim
1. A method for multi-contextual navigation, the method comprising:
- rendering a plurality of objects for an artifact utilizing a default contextual view of the objects;
selecting an object in the default contextual view and directing an inward navigation to a different object in the default contextual view; and
, providing a different contextual view for at least a portion of the objects defined by the different object responsive to the directing of the inward navigation to the different object.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to comparing artifacts and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for multi-contextual navigation of deltas in a hierarchy. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for multi-contextual navigation can include rendering objects for an artifact utilizing a default contextual view of the objects, selecting an object in the default contextual view and directing an inward navigation to a different object in the default contextual view. Notably, responsive to the directing of the inward navigation to the different object, a different contextual view can be provided for at least a portion of the objects defined by the different object.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for multi-contextual navigation, the method comprising:
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rendering a plurality of objects for an artifact utilizing a default contextual view of the objects;
selecting an object in the default contextual view and directing an inward navigation to a different object in the default contextual view; and
,providing a different contextual view for at least a portion of the objects defined by the different object responsive to the directing of the inward navigation to the different object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A development platform data processing system configured for processing deltas for an ancestor artifact and a contributor artifact for the ancestor artifact, the data processing system comprising:
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a compare view for the development platform;
a view table coupled to the compare view, and configured to store different default contexts for different nodes in a hierarchical representation of an artifact; and
,delta navigation logic coupled to the compare view and comprising program code enabled to respond to inward navigation directives for a node in a hierarchical contextual view of the artifact by rendering at least a portion of the artifact utilizing a different contextual view specified in the view table, the different contextual view comprising a contextual view selected from the group consisting of diagrammatic contextual view, a properties contextual view and a textual contextual view.
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11. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for multi-contextual navigation, the computer program product including:
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computer usable program code for rendering a plurality of objects for an artifact utilizing a default contextual view of the objects;
computer usable program code for selecting an object in the default contextual view and directing an inward navigation to a different object in the default contextual view; and
,computer usable program code for providing a different contextual view for at least a portion of the objects defined by the different object responsive to the directing of the inward navigation to the different object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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