Adaptive Developer Experience Based on Project Types and Process Templates

• US 20150020042A1
• Filed: 07/11/2013
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Kopecz, Klaus, Koutyrine, Oleg
• Granted Patent: US 9,274,760 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/101
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment

Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing an adaptive application development environment (ADE). An embodiment operates by receiving a selection of either a simple or complex project type corresponding to an application development environment (ADE). One or more development tools for generating executable code are selected used on the project type. A project view, corresponding to the project type, is generated.

Claims

1. A method, comprising

receiving a selection of either a simple or complex project type corresponding to an application development environment (ADE);

selecting one or more development tools for generating executable code based on the project type, wherein at least one of the tools of the simple project type includes functionality corresponding to a combination of two or more of the tools of the complex project type;

generating a project view corresponding to the project type, wherein the project view includes an arrangement of the selected development tools; and

providing the project view comprising the selected one or more development tools, over a network, responsive to the selecting.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating comprises:

generating code corresponding to the selected one or more development tools for rendering in a browser.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input via the a project editor of the project view over the network, wherein the received input is program code.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the development tools of the ADE in a browser; and

transmitting a message to a server, wherein the message corresponds to triggering functionality corresponding to the selected development tool on the server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting comprises:

receiving a customization of a visual appearance of a selected development tool.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the generating comprises:

generating code corresponding to the customization of the visual appearance.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the project view includes a project editor including drag and drop functionality for creating a program model, and wherein the ADE is configured to generate executable code corresponding to the program model.

8. A system, comprising:

a project servicer configured to receive a selection of either a simple or complex project type corresponding to an application development environment (ADE);

a tool selector configured to select one or more development tools based on the project type, wherein at least one of the tools of the simple project type includes functionality corresponding to a combination of two or more of the tools of the complex project type;

the project servicer further configured to;

select or generate a project view corresponding to the project type, wherein the project view includes an arrangement of the selected development tools; and

provide the project view comprising the selected one or more development tools, over a network, responsive to the selection for display in a browser.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a code generator configured to:

generate code corresponding to the selected one or more development tools for rendering in a browser.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising a code generator configured to:

receive input via a project editor of the project view over the network, wherein the received input is program code.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein

the project servicer is configured to receive a selection of one of the development tools;

and

further comprising a resource creator configured to generate program code corresponding to the selected development tools, wherein a selection of the development tool within the project view corresponds to activating functionality associated with the selected development tool on a server.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the tool selector is configured to receive a customization of a visual appearance of a selected development tool.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a resource creator generates code corresponding to the customization of the visual appearance.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein a project editor of the project view drag and drop functionality for creating a program model, and wherein a code generator is configured to generate executable code corresponding to the program model.

15. A tangible computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a selection of either a simple or a complex project type corresponding to an application development environment (ADE);

selecting one or more development tools for generating executable code based on the project type, wherein at least one of the tools of the simple project type includes functionality corresponding to a combination of two or more of the tools of the complex project type;

generating a project view corresponding to the project type, wherein the project view includes an arrangement of the selected development tools; and

providing the project view comprising the selected one or more development tools, over a network, responsive to the selection.

16. The computer-readable device of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

generating code corresponding to the selected one or more development tools for rendering in a browser.

17. The computer-readable device of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving input via a project editor of the project view over the network, wherein the received input is program code.

18. The computer-readable device of claim 17, the operations further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the development tools of the ADE in a browser; and

transmitting a message to a server, wherein the message corresponds to triggering functionality corresponding to the selected development tool on the server.

19. The computer-readable device of claim 15, wherein the selecting comprises:

receiving a customization of a visual appearance of a selected development tool.

20. The computer-readable device of claim 19, wherein generating comprises:

generating code corresponding to the customization of the visual appearance.