US 2017/0322778 A1Published application

Rapid identification of object properties in an evolving domain model of an enterprise application on the cloud

AssigneeSap SE

InventorsVipul Gupta, Rick Banerjee

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Abstract

The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for identifying traits of an object. In one example, a set of traits is identified in an object-oriented system. A set of trait rules is identified. A trait data structure is generated. A set of classes in the object-oriented system is identified. For each class in the set of classes, a metadata structure is constructed. For each trait in the trait data structure, a trait rule in the trait computation rules structure is identified. The trait rule is applied to the particular metadata structure to generate a trait rule result. Whether the particular class has the particular trait is determined based on the trait rule result. In response to a determination that the particular class has the particular trait, the trait data structure is updated. The updated trait data structure indicates that the particular class has the particular trait.

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Dependent claims

A computerized method performed by one or more processors, the method comprising:

identifying a set of traits in an object-oriented system, wherein each trait represents a characteristic of an object in the object-oriented system;
identifying a trait computation rules structure, wherein the trait computation rules structure includes a set of trait rules, each trait rule corresponding to a distinct trait in the set of traits;
generating a trait data structure for the object-oriented system, wherein the trait data structure includes at least the set of traits and a set of data structures, each data structure corresponding to a distinct trait in the set of traits;
identifying a set of classes in the object-oriented system;
and
for each class in the set of classes:
constructing a metadata structure for the particular class;
and
for each trait in the trait data structure:
identifying a trait rule corresponding to the particular trait in the trait computation rules structure;
applying the trait rule to the particular metadata structure to generate a trait rule result;
determining whether the particular class has the particular trait based on the trait rule result;
and
in response to a determination that the particular class has the particular trait, updating the trait data structure, wherein the updated trait data structure indicates that the particular class has the particular trait.

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A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

identifying a set of traits in an object-oriented system, wherein each trait represents a characteristic of an object in the object-oriented system;
identifying a trait computation rules structure, wherein the trait computation rules structure includes a set of trait rules, each trait rule corresponding to a distinct trait in the set of traits;
generating a trait data structure for the object-oriented system, wherein the trait data structure includes at least the set of traits and a set of data structures, each data structure corresponding to a distinct trait in the set of traits;
identifying a set of classes in the object-oriented system;
and
for each class in the set of classes:
constructing a metadata structure for the particular class;
and
for each trait in the trait data structure:
identifying a trait rule corresponding to the particular trait in the trait computation rules structure;
applying the trait rule to the particular metadata structure to generate a trait rule result;
determining whether the particular class has the particular trait based on the trait rule result;
and
in response to a determination that the particular class has the particular trait, updating the trait data structure, wherein the updated trait data structure indicates that the particular class has the particular trait.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.