Object-oriented software development support apparatus and development support method

An object-oriented software development support apparatus for supporting object-oriented software designing, comprising:

• an external pattern interpretation unit storing a preliminary and uniquely regulated pattern interpretation rule, and interpreting pattern information according to the interpretation rule to produce an interpretation result;
• the pattern information including analysis patterns, design patterns and implementation patterns formed of samples of source code corresponding to operation definitions of a class in the analysis and design patterns;
• a pattern information definition unit defining pattern information, containing a portion specifying that the pattern information should be interpreted according to the pattern interpretation rule and providing defined pattern information in developing object-oriented software according to externally provided pattern definition information;
• a pattern storage unit storing the defined pattern information;
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• a pattern application unit applying the defined pattern information stored in said pattern storage unit to a model to be developed, detailing the model, and supporting development of software corresponding to the model using the interpretation result from said external pattern interpretation unit when a pattern containing the defined pattern information is applied.

An object-oriented software development support apparatus for supporting object-oriented software designing, comprising:

• a pattern information definition unit defining pattern information in developing object-oriented software according to externally provided pattern definition information, the pattern information containing a portion specifying that a character string externally input while a pattern is applied should be incorporated into a model to be developed, and providing defined pattern information for the pattern;
• the pattern information including analysis patterns, design patterns and implementation patterns formed of samples of source code corresponding to operation definitions of a class in the analysis and design patterns;
• pattern storage unit storing the defined pattern information;
• and
• a pattern application unit applying the defined pattern information stored in said pattern storage unit to the model to be developed, detailing the model, and supporting development of software corresponding to the model by incorporating an externally input character string into the model to be developed when the pattern containing the defined pattern information is applied.

An object-oriented software development supporting method for support in designing object-oriented software, comprising:

• storing a preliminary and uniquely regulated pattern interpretation rule;
• interpreting pattern information according to the interpretation rule to produce an interpretation result;
• the pattern information including analysis patterns, design patterns and implementation patterns formed of samples of source code corresponding to operation definitions of a class in the analysis and design patterns;
• defining pattern information containing a portion specifying that the pattern information should be interpreted according to the pattern interpretation rule to produce defined pattern information;
• applying the defined pattern information to a model to be developed;
• detailing the model;
• and
• supporting development of software corresponding to the model using the interpretation result, when a pattern containing the defined pattern information is applied.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program used to direct a computer to perform a method comprising:

• storing a preliminary and uniquely regulated pattern interpretation rule;
• interpreting pattern information according to the interpretation rule to produce an interpretation result;
• defining pattern information containing a portion specifying that the pattern information should be interpreted according to the pattern interpretation rule to produce defined pattern information;
• the pattern information including analysis patterns, design patterns and implementation patterns formed of samples of source code corresponding to operation definitions of a class in the analysis and design patterns;
• applying the defined pattern information to a model to be developed;
• detailing the model;
• and
• supporting development of software corresponding to the model using the interpretation result, when a pattern containing the defined pattern information is applied.