Integrated code generation for adapter-specific property template

• US 20070168934A1
• Filed: 11/22/2005
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chandrasekharan, Sivakumar, Kosov, Yury, Qiao, Zhengyuan
• Granted Patent: US 7,882,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/106
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse

Abstract

A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for integrated code generation. The aspects of the present invention load properties associated with a saved template. Properties associated with a saved template are processed by replacing the properties with integrated code from an integrated code content template. In response to all of the properties being processed, the integrated code is saved to an integrated code file.

Claims

1. The computer implemented method for integrated code generation, the computer implemented method comprising:

loading properties associated with a saved template;

processing the properties associated with the saved template to replace the properties with integrated code from an integrated code content template; and

responsive to all of the properties being processed, saving the integrated code to an integrated code file.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

launching a compiler to build executable code based on the integrated code file.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein loading properties associated with the saved template is initiated responsive to receiving a notification that a template has been saved.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to modify a template;

receiving modifications to the template;

determining if modifications to the template are complete by saving the template forming the saved template; and

responsive to saving the template, initiating the generation of integrated code by sending a notification.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the integrated code is adapter-specific integrated code.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the modifications made to the template are made through a graphical user interface editor.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the graphical user interface supports property type, hierarchical properties, multiple values, flags, dependencies property, and default values for the properties.

8. A data processing system comprising:

a bus system;

a communications system connected to the bus system;

a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device includes a set of instructions; and

a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to load properties associated with a saved template;

process the properties associated with the saved template to replace the properties with integrated code from an integrated code content template; and

save the integrated code to an integrated code file in response to all of the properties being processed.

9. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the processing unit further executes the set of instructions to launch a compiler to build executable code based on the integrated code file.

10. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the instructions to load properties associated with the saved template is initiated in response to receiving a notification that a template has been saved.

11. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the processing unit further executes the set of instructions to receive a request to modify a template;

receive modifications to the template;

determine if modifications to the template are complete by saving the template forming the saved template; and

initiate the generation of integrated code by sending a notification in response to saving the template.

12. The data processing system of claim 11, wherein the modifications made to the template are made through a graphical user interface editor.

13. The data processing system of claim 12, wherein the graphical user interface supports property type, hierarchical properties, multiple values, flags, dependencies property, and default values for the properties.

14. A computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for integrated code generation, the computer program product including;

computer usable program code for loading properties associated with a saved template;

computer usable program code for processing the properties associated with the saved template to replace the properties with integrated code from an integrated code content template; and

computer usable program code for saving the integrated code to an integrated code file in response to all of the properties being processed.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

computer usable program code for launching a compiler to build executable code based on the integrated code file.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer usable program code for loading properties associated with the saved template is initiated responsive to receiving a notification that a template has been saved.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

computer usable program code for receiving a request to modify a template;

computer usable program code for receiving modifications to the template;

computer usable program code for determining if modifications to the template are complete by saving the template forming the saved template; and

computer usable program code for initiating the generation of integrated code by sending a notification in response to saving the template.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the integrated code is adapter-specific integrated code.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the modifications made to the template are made through a graphical user interface editor.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the graphical user interface supports property type, hierarchical properties, multiple values, flags, dependencies property, and default values for the properties.