Software builder

• US 9,286,040 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2013
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MobileSmith, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MobileSmith, Inc.
• Inventors: Halley, Evan, Brinson, Robert M., Varghese, John, Cottle, Scott, Rhodes, Patrick Whitham
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, Jason
• Assistant Examiner(s): APONTE, FRANCISCO JAVIER
• Application Number:
  US14/372,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20150128106A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,152 Days
• Field of Search: 717100-178
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/41 Compilation

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are described herein for a software builder. According to the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a development platform can execute a software builder. The development system can receive input for creating a mobile application. In response to receiving the input, the development system can create build assets associated with the mobile application. The build assets can include components of the mobile application. The development system also can validate the build assets, store the build assets at a data storage location, compile the assets, and output the mobile application.

Claims

1. A development platform comprising a computer having a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer to:

receive input for creating a first version of a mobile application;

in response to receiving the input, create build assets associated with the first version of the mobile application, the build assets comprising components of the first version of the mobile application;

validate the build assets;

determine whether the build assets are validated;

if the build assets are determined to be validated,

collect the build assets from sources associated with the build assets,

compress the build assets into a compressed file corresponding to a build, and

store the compressed file at a data storage location associated with the development platform;

determine whether a request for the build is received, the request specifying a location of the compressed file; and

if the request for the build is determined to have been received,

copy the build to a temporary directory,

compile the build by executing two compiling operations concurrently, a first of the two compiling operations for generating the first version of the mobile application for execution on a first mobile device executing a first operating system, and a second of the two compiling operations for generating a second version of the mobile application for execution on a second mobile device executing a second operating system, and

output the first version of the mobile application.

2. The development platform of claim 1, further comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer to:

manage credential associated with the development platform during compiling of the build; and

remove files from the temporary directory after outputting the first version of the mobile application.

3. The development platform of claim 2, wherein the temporary directory comprises a temporary directory sharing a file path with the development platform.

4. The development platform of claim 1, wherein outputting the first version of the mobile application comprises generating an electronic mail message indicating that the first version of the mobile application is available.

5. The development platform of claim 1, wherein outputting the first version of the mobile application comprises providing the first version of the mobile application to an entity as an over the air installation file for installing the first version of the mobile application to a mobile device without uploading the first version of the mobile application to an application store.

6. The development platform of claim 1, wherein outputting the first version of the mobile application comprises uploading the first version of the mobile application to an application store.

7. The development platform of claim 1, further comprising a data storage device that stores a module library including a plurality of modules, wherein the build assets comprise at least one of the plurality of modules.

8. The development platform of claim 1, wherein outputting the first version of the mobile application comprises creating a results page containing a link to the first version of the mobile application.

9. The development platform of claim 1, wherein the first version of the mobile application is compiled in a debug mode based, at least in part, on a system configuration.

10. A computer-implemented method for developing a mobile application, the method comprising:

receiving, at a computer executing a development system, input for creating a first version of a mobile application;

in response to receiving the input, creating, by the computer, build assets associated with the first version of the mobile application, the build assets comprising components of the first version of the mobile application;

attempting validation of the build assets;

determining that the validation of the build assets is successful;

in response to determining that the validation of the build assets is successful,

collecting the build assets from sources associated with the build assets,

compressing the build assets into a compressed file corresponding to a build, and

storing the compressed file at a data storage location associated with the development system;

determining that a request for the build is received, the request specifying a location of the compressed file;

in response to determining that a request for the build is received, copying the compressed file from the data store location to a temporary directory and sharing a file path with the development system;

compiling the build stored at the temporary directory by executing two compiling operations concurrently, a first of the two compiling operations for generating the first version of the mobile application for execution on a first mobile device executing a first operating system, and a second of the two compiling operations for generating a second version of the mobile application for execution on a second mobile device executing a second operating system; and

outputting the first version of the mobile application when compiling the build is completed.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein compiling the build further comprises:

managing credentials associated with the development platform; and

removing the compressed file from the temporary directory after outputting the first version of the mobile application.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein outputting the first version of the mobile application comprises:

generating an electronic mail message indicating that the first version of the mobile application is available; and

uploading the first version of the mobile application to an application store.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein outputting the first version of the mobile application comprises providing the first version of the mobile application to an entity as an over the air installation file for installing the first version of the mobile application to a mobile device without uploading the first version of the mobile application to an application store.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein outputting the first version of the mobile application comprises creating a results page containing a link to the first version of the mobile application.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the first version of the mobile application is compiled in a debug mode based, at least in part, on a system configuration.

16. A computer storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive input for creating a first version of a mobile application;

in response to receiving the input, create build assets associated with the first version of the mobile application, the build assets comprising components of the first version of the mobile application;

attempt validation of the build assets;

determine that validation of the build assets is successful;

collect the build assets from sources associated with the build assets;

compress the build assets into a compressed file corresponding to a build;

store the compressed file at a data storage location associated with the development system;

determine that a request for the build is received, the request specifying a location of the compressed file;

copy the compressed file from the data storage location to a temporary directory;

compile the build stored at the temporary directory by executing two compiling operations concurrently, a first of the two compiling operations for generating the first version of the mobile application for execution on a first mobile device executing a first operating system, and a second of the two compiling operations for generating a second version of the mobile application for execution on a second mobile device executing a second operating system; and

output the first version of the mobile application when compilation of the build is completed.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein outputting the first version of the mobile application comprises creating a results page containing a link to the first version of the mobile application.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the first version of the mobile application is compiled in a debug mode based, at least in part, on a system configuration.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 16, wherein the temporary directory shares a file path with the computer.