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Graphical program analyzer with framework for adding user-defined tests

  • US 7,650,594 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2004
  • Issued: 01/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-readable memory medium storing program instructions of a graphical programming development program, wherein the program instructions are executable to:

  • provide a shell program that defines one or more input or output parameters required by a programming interface for a user-defined test;

    receive user input specifying a first user-defined test program for programmatically analyzing a graphical program, wherein the first user-defined test program uses the defined one or more input or output parameters;

    incorporate the first user-defined test program into the shell program, wherein the shell program allows invocation of the first user-defined test program by the graphical program development program;

    display a graphical user interface indicating a plurality of tests available for programmatically analyzing a graphical program, wherein the plurality of tests includes one or more user-defined test programs previously defined by user input to the graphical programming development program before the graphical user interface is displayed, wherein each user-defined test program includes program code executable to programmatically analyze the graphical program, wherein the graphical program includes a first plurality of interconnected nodes visually indicating functionality of the graphical program, wherein the first plurality of interconnected nodes includes one or more sub-program nodes, wherein each respective sub-program node represents a respective graphical sub-program of the graphical program, wherein each respective graphical sub-program includes a respective plurality of interconnected nodes that visually indicate functionality performed by the respective graphical sub-program;

    receive user input to the graphical user interface selecting, from the one or more user-defined test programs, the first user-defined test program to perform on the graphical program; and

    in response to the user input;

    perform the first user-defined test program on the first plurality of interconnected nodes of the graphical program, wherein the first user-defined test program executes to programmatically analyze the first plurality of interconnected nodes to discover a first one or more problems in the first plurality of interconnected nodes; and

    for each respective graphical sub-program, perform the first user-defined test program on the respective plurality of interconnected nodes of the respective graphical sub-program, wherein the first user-defined test program executes to programmatically analyze the respective plurality of interconnected nodes to discover a respective one or more problems in the respective plurality of interconnected nodes.

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