Method for generating a control program for an automation system and development environment

A computer-implemented method for generating a control program for an automation system, comprising:

• receiving input data for a control program of an automation system from a development environment in a receiving step, wherein the input data describe a graphical diagram of a graphical programming language, and wherein the graphical diagram graphically represents at least a part of a control program for an automation system according to the graphical programming language;
• generating the graphical diagram of the graphical programming language based on the input data by a graphical editor unit of the development environment in a first generating step;
• displaying the graphical diagram in the graphical editor unit of the development environment in a first displaying step;
• translating the graphical diagram of the graphical programming language into a textual intermediate representation of the graphical diagram by a translation module of the development environment in a first translating step;
• wherein the textual intermediate representation provides a textual description of the graphical diagram;
• displaying the textual intermediate representation of the graphical diagram in a textual editor unit of the development environment in a second displaying step;
• and
• generating the control program based on the textual intermediate representation of the graphical diagram of the graphical programming language and/or based on the graphical diagram in a second generating step.