Automated software script creator and editor

• US 9,063,764 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2012
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Datto LLC
• Original Assignee: Kaseya Limited
• Inventors: Gardner, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wang, Ben C
• Application Number:
  US13/479,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20130318495A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,125 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/33 Intelligent editors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45508 Runtime interpretation or emulation, e g. emulator loops, bytecode interpretation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells

Abstract

A method and apparatus of creating a script are enclosed. One example method of operation may provide receiving a request to load a procedure in a procedure editor application and generating a list of predetermined statements based on the loaded procedure. The example method may include receiving at least one statement selection from the list of predetermined statements and at least one specified location in the procedure and inserting the at least one selected statement into the loaded procedure at the at least one specified location.

Claims

1. A method of creating a script, the method comprising:

receiving, via a receiver, a request to load a procedure in a procedure editor application;

generating, via a processor, a list of predetermined statements based on the loaded procedure;

invoking the list of predetermined statements to be paired with statements in the loaded procedure, wherein the list of predetermined statements are based on a context type of the loaded procedure being utilized and predefined user preferences;

receiving, via the receiver, at least one statement selection from the list of predetermined statements and at least one specified location in the procedure;

inserting, via the processor, the at least one selected statement into the loaded procedure at the at least one specified location; and

populating the procedure editor with the list of predetermined statements and translated text retrieved from a remote server;

wherein generating the list of predetermined statements comprises populating the list of predetermined statements with more frequently used predetermined statements used during previous script creation procedures.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined statements are dynamically updated in the list of predetermined statements during the script creation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined statements comprise at least one of step statements and condition statements.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

invoking at least one of a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to the remote server'"'"'s web service, authentication tokens, user language preferences and a visual appearance preference when the procedure editor is launched.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

retrieving an initialization procedure on the remote server via the procedure editor by utilizing the URL corresponding to the remote server and the authentication tokens to access the remote server.

6. An apparatus configured to create a script, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a request to load a procedure in a procedure editor application;

a processor configured to generate a list of predetermined statements based on the loaded procedure,

invoke the list of predetermined statements to be paired with statements in the loaded procedure, wherein the list of predetermined statements are based on a context type of the loaded procedure being utilized and predefined user preferences;

receive at least one statement selection from the list of predetermined statements and at least one specified location in the procedure

insert the at least one selected statement into the loaded procedure at the at least one specified location, and

populating the procedure editor with the list of predetermined statements and translated text retrieved from a remote server;

wherein to generate the list of predetermined statements comprises the list of predetermined statements being populated with more frequently used predetermined statements used during previous script creation procedures.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the predetermined statements are dynamically updated in the list of predetermined statements during the script creation.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the predetermined statements comprise at least one of step statements and condition statements.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to invoke at least one of a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to the remote server'"'"'s web service, authentication tokens, user language preferences and a visual appearance preference when the procedure editor is launched.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to retrieve an initialization procedure on the remote server via the procedure editor by utilizing the URL corresponding to the remote server and the authentication tokens to access the remote server.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to create a script, the processor being configured to perform:

receiving a request to load a procedure in a procedure editor application;

generating a list of predetermined statements based on the loaded procedure;

invoking the list of predetermined statements to be paired with statements in the loaded procedure, wherein the list of predetermined statements are based on a context type of the loaded procedure being utilized and predefined user preferences;

receiving at least one statement selection from the list of predetermined statements and at least one specified location in the procedure;

inserting the at least one selected statement into the loaded procedure at the at least one specified location; and

populating the procedure editor with the list of predetermined statements and translated text retrieved from a remote server;

generating the list of predetermined statements comprises populating the list with more frequently used predetermined statements used during previous script creation procedures.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the predetermined statements are dynamically updated in the list of predetermined statements during the script creation.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the predetermined statements comprise at least one of step statements and condition statements.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

invoking at least one of a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to the remote server'"'"'s web service, authentication tokens, user language preferences and a visual appearance preference when the procedure editor is launched.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

retrieving an initialization procedure on the remote server via the procedure editor by utilizing the URL corresponding to the remote server and the authentication tokens to access the remote server.