Component management device, component management method, and computer program product

A component management method comprising:

• registering, in a database, components with input-output of each component being defined on a type-by-type basis;
• searching that includes
• receiving input of name, input example, or evaluation data of the component,
• searching for the component registered in the database, according to the input, and
• presenting a search result;
• and
• sending that includes sending input from an application, which uses the searched component, to a component and sending output of the component to the application.

A computer program product having a computer readable medium including programmed instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement:

• a registering function that includes registering, in a database, components with input-output of each component being defined on a type-by-type basis;
• a searching function that includes
• receiving input of name, input example, or evaluation data of the component,
• searching for the component registered in the database, according to the input, and
• presenting a search result;
• and
• a sending function that includes sending input from an application, which uses the searched component, to a component and sending output of the component to the application.