Interactive development and testing message models

A computer program product comprising a storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer processor, causes the computer processor to implement a method, the method comprising:

• receiving, by an editor module via the computer processor, elements within a first side of an editor pane via a user interface, the elements defining a logical structure of data for a message model;
• displaying, by the editor module, a listing of physical properties applicable to the elements in a second side of the editor pane;
• providing a movable bar between the first side of the editor pane and the second side of the editor pane, the movable bar enabling extended views of a selected one of the first side and the second side of the editor pane;
• receiving, by the editor module, a property from the listing of physical properties and associating the physical property with a corresponding one of the elements, such that selection of the element on the first side of the editor pane causes the property associated with the element to be displayed on the second side of the editor pane;
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• creating the message model from received elements and associated physical properties.

A system, comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method including:
• receiving, by an editor module of the logic, elements within a first side of an editor pane via a user interface, the elements defining a logical structure of data for a message model, and displaying a listing of physical properties applicable to the elements in a second side of the editor pane, the second side of the editor pane separated from the first side by a movable bar enabling extended views of a selected one of the first side and the second side;
• receiving, by the editor module, a property from the listing of physical properties, associating the physical property with a corresponding one of the elements such that selection of the element on the first side of the editor pane causes the property associated with the element to be displayed on the second side of the editor pane, and creating the message model from received elements and associated physical properties;
• wherein the user interface further includes a parser pane proximally located in a computer screen window with the editor pane, such that content in the parser pane and content in the editor pane are simultaneously viewable by an end user, the content in the editor pane linked to the content in the parser pane, the logic further configured to perform parsing, by a parser module of the logic, a data stream against the message model, the data stream received via the parser pane, and displaying results of the parsing in the parser pane;
• wherein user interface further includes a logical instance view pane and a serialize pane, both proximally located in the computer screen window with the editor pane, such that content in the logical instance view pane, content in the serialize pane, and content in the editor pane are simultaneously viewable by the end user, wherein the logic is further configured to implement:
• displaying results of the parsing in the logical instance view pane;
• serializing the logical instance view, once selected by the end user;
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• displaying results of the serializing in both character format and hexadecimal format.