Method for supporting development of user interface for application in gui environment and server using the same

A method for supporting UI development of an application in a graphical user interface environment, where a UI model includes at least one of UI elements and the UI elements are at least part of widgets or layouts, comprising steps of:

• (a) a server, on the condition that (i) a previous state of the UI model is acquired, wherein the previous state is a state before editing an action which is a set of UI changes;
• (ii) if an intention of a user to finish editing the action is detected through the GUI environment, a changed state of the UI model is compared with the previous state thereof to thereby acquire a comparison result, where information on the action having been completely edited is reflected on the previous state of the UI model to thereby acquire the changed state thereof;
• and (iii) the information on the action having been completely edited by referring to the comparison result is recorded;
• if an intention of the user to bind the recorded action to a specific event or a specific logic capable of being handled through the application is detected through the GUI environment, acquiring or instructing another device to acquire the recorded action;
• and
• (b) the server generating or instructing another device to generate information on codes by referring to information on the recorded action, wherein the information on codes is information used for implementing functions of the UI model,
• wherein the UI changes include creation or deletion of the UI elements, and changes of attribute values thereof.

A server for supporting UI development of an application in a graphical user interface environment, where a UI model includes at least one of UI elements and the UI elements are at least part of widgets or layouts, comprising:

• a communication part for detecting an intention of a user to start editing an action which is a set of UI changes through the GUI environment;
• and
• a processor for (i) acquiring or instructing another device to acquire a previous state of the UI model, wherein the previous state is a state before editing the action;
• (ii) if an intention of the user to finish editing the action is detected through the GUI environment, comparing or instructing another device to compare a changed state of the UI model with the previous state thereof to thereby acquire a comparison result, where information on the action having been completely edited is reflected on the previous state of the UI model to thereby acquire the changed state thereof;
• and (iii) recording or instructing another device to record the information on the action having been completely edited by referring to the comparison result,
• wherein the UI changes include creation or deletion of the UI elements and changes of attribute values thereof.

A server for supporting UI development of an application in a graphical user interface environment, where a UI model includes at least one of UI elements and the UI elements are at least part of widgets or layouts, comprising:

• a communication part for, on the condition that (i) a previous state of the UI model is acquired, wherein the previous state is a state before editing an action which is a set of UI changes;
• (ii) if an intention of a user to finish editing the action is detected through the GUI environment, a changed state of the UI model is compared with the previous state thereof to thereby acquire a comparison result where information on the action having been completely edited is reflected on the previous state of the UI model to thereby acquire the changed state thereof;
• and (iii) the information on the action having been completely edited by referring to the comparison result is recorded, detecting through the GUI environment an intention of the user to bind the recorded action to a specific event or a specific logic capable of being handled through the application;
• and
• a processor for acquiring or instructing another device to acquire the recorded action and generating or instructing another device to generate information on codes by referring to information on the recorded action, wherein the information on codes is information used for implementing functions of the UI model,
• wherein the UI changes include creation or deletion of the UI elements, and changes of attribute values thereof.