System and Method for Constructing Markup Language Templates and Input Data Structure Specifications

A computing system configured to construct a template for use in template processing associated with a web application, the computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• at least one memory, the at least one memory storing a plurality of markup language representations of a user interface of the web application, each of the plurality of markup language representations being based on different input data for the web application;
• the one or more processors configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory to implement a template generator, the template generator configured to compare the plurality of markup language representations to identify at least one common element, at least one variable element, and further to identify a missing segment in one of the plurality of markup language representations relative to one or more of the other markup language representations in the plurality of markup language representations;
• the template generator configured to construct a markup language template that includes the at least one common element and a conditional section based on the missing segment, the conditional section associated with a state of the web application;
• and the template generator configuration to generate an input data structure separate from the markup language template based on the at least one variable element, the input data structure comprising at least one data field associated with the variable element and a Boolean field associated with the conditional section;
• wherein the template generator is further configured to generate a template processing instruction for the markup language template, the template processing instruction mapping the at least one data field of the input data structure to the markup language template.

One or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

• access a plurality of markup language representations of a user interface of a web application, each of the plurality of markup language representations being based on different input data;
• compare the plurality of markup language representations to identify at least one common element, at least one variable element, and one or more repeated elements that are repeated in different numbers in the plurality of markup language representations;
• construct a markup language template that includes the at least one common element and an iteration section based on the one or more repeated elements;
• generate an input data structure separate from the markup language template based on the at least one variable element and the one or more repeated elements, the input data structure comprising at least one data field associated with the variable element and further comprising at least one repeated field associated with the one or more repeated elements;
• generate a template processing instruction for the markup language template, the template processing instruction mapping the at least one data field of the input data structure to the markup language template;
• and
• generate a second template processing instruction for the markup language template, the second template processing, instruction mapping the at least one repeated field of the input data structure to the iteration section in the markup language template.