US 11,893,364 B2 · Accelerating application modernization

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to the characterization and improvement of software applications. More specifically, some embodiments relate to systems and methods for modeling code behavior and generating new versions of the code based on the code behavior models. In some embodiments, a method of improving a codebase includes recording a run of the existing code, characterizing the code behavior via one or more models, prototyping new code according to a target language and target environment, deploying the new code to the target environment, and comparing the behavior of the new code to the behavior of the existing code. In some implementations, generating new code based on the behavior models includes using one or more machine learning techniques for code generation based on the target language and environment.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method of updating software code, the method comprising:

recording a run of existing code written in a first programming language;
interrogating the recording to generate a behavior model of the run, wherein the behavior model represents a behavior of the existing code, and wherein interrogating the recording comprises:
identifying and labeling one or more functional areas of the existing code,
identifying decision points and code branches between functional areas of the existing code, and
identifying one or more code paths connecting steps performed by the existing code;
providing the behavior model and a target programming language as input to an artificial intelligence algorithm trained to generate new code based on the input, wherein:
the new code, when executed, mimics the behavior of the existing code,
the new code is written in the target programming language, and
the target programming language is a different programming language than the first programming language;
receiving, as output from the artificial intelligence algorithm, the new code;
and
deploying the new code to a target environment.

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A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
a memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
record a run of existing code written in a first programming language,
interrogate the recording to generate a behavior model of the run, wherein the behavior model represents a behavior of the existing code, and wherein interrogating the recording comprises:
identifying and labeling one or more functional areas of the existing code;
identifying decision points and code branches between functional areas of the existing code;
and
identifying one or more code paths connecting steps performed by the existing code,
provide the behavior model and a target programming language as input to an artificial intelligence algorithm trained to generate new code based on the input, wherein:
the new code, when executed, mimics the behavior of the existing code;
the new code is written in the target programming language;
and
the target programming language is a different programming language than the first programming language,
receive, as output from the artificial intelligence algorithm, the new code, and
deploy the new code to a target environment.

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A computer-readable storage device having stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

record a run of existing code written in a first programming language;
interrogate the recording to generate a behavior model of the run, wherein the behavior model represents a behavior of the existing code, and wherein interrogating the recording comprises:
identifying one or more functional areas of the existing code,
identifying decision points and code branches between functional areas of the existing code, and
identifying one or more code paths connecting steps performed by the existing code;
provide the behavior model and a target programming language as input to an artificial intelligence algorithm trained to generate new code based on the input, wherein:
the new code, when executed, mimics the behavior of the existing code,
the new code is written in the target programming language, and
the target programming language is a different programming language than the first programming language;
and
deploy the new code to a target environment.

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