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US 6,993,710 B1Granted
Method and system for displaying changes of source code
AssigneeBorland Software Corporation
InventorsPeter Coad, Dietrich Charisius
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Abstract
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide an improved software development tool which displays versions of source code with the indications of the edits in a graphical representation, wherein the graphical representation of the source code is not merely a text representation on a user interface. Each version reflects an instance in an edit history, i.e., reflects the changes made to the source code.
Claims30
A method in a data processing system for displaying versions of a source code, each version reflecting an instance in an edit history, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining the language of the source code;
- storing indications of the edits to the source code;
- converting the source code with the indications of the edits from the language into a language-neutral representation that includes a data structure having a source code interface (SCI) model, an SCI package, an SCI class, and an SCI member;
- and
- using language-neutral representation to simultaneously display a text representation and a corresponding graphical representation of the converted source code with the indications of the edits, showing visual differences of the source code through time,
- wherein the graphical representation of the converted source code displays a diagrammatic representation of the source code to demonstrate relationships between elements of the source code, and
- wherein the graphical representation of the source code is not an alpha-numeric display and is not merely a text representation on a user interface, and calculating metrics selected from a group consisting of basic metrics, cohesion metrics, complexity metrics, coupling metrics, Halstead metrics, inheritance metrics, maximum metrics, polymorphism metrics, and maximum metrics by way of a quality assurance module, which monitors the modifications to the source code.
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A method in a data processing system for displaying versions of a source code, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing an edit to the source code;
- and
- displaying simultaneously a text representation and a
- corresponding language-neutral graphical representation of the source code that includes a data structure having a source code interface (SCI) model, an SCI package, an SCI class, and an SCI member with an indication of the edit,
- wherein the language-neutral graphical representation of the source code displays a diagrammatic representation of the source code demonstrating relationships between elements of the source code, and
- wherein the language-neutral graphical representation of the source code is not an alpha-numeric numeric display and is not merely a text representation on a user interface, and
- calculating metrics selected from a group consisting of basic metrics, cohesion metrics, complexity metrics, coupling metrics, Halstead metrics, inheritance metrics, maximum metrics, polymorphism metrics, and maximum metrics by way of a quality assurance module, which monitors the modifications to the source code.
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A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the data processing system having versions of a source code, each version reflecting an instance in an edit history, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a language of the source code;
- storing indications of the edits to the source code;
- converting the source code with the indications of the edits from the language into a language-neutral representation that includes a data structure having a source code interface (SCI) model, an SCI package, an SCI class, and an SCI member;
- and
- using the language-neutral representation to simultaneously display a text representation and a corresponding graphical representation of the source code with indications of all the edits;
- wherein the graphical representation of the source code displays a diagrammatic representation of the source code demonstrating relationships between elements of the source code, and
- wherein the graphical representation of the source code is not an alpha-numeric display and is not merely a text representation on a user interface, and
- calculating metrics selected from a group consisting of basic metrics, cohesion metrics, complexity metrics, coupling metrics, Halstead metrics, inheritance metrics, maximum metrics, polymorphism metrics, and maximum metrics by way of a quality assurance module, which monitors the modifications to the source code.
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A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the data processing system having versions of a source code, each version reflecting an instance in an edit history, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing indications of the edits to the source code;
- and
- displaying simultaneously a text representation and a language-neutral graphical representation of
- the source code that includes a data structure having a source code interface (SCI) model, an SCI package, an SCI class, and an SCI member with indications of all the edits, wherein the language-neutral graphical representation of the source code of the source code displays
- a diagrammatic representation of the source code to demonstrate relationships between elements of the source code, and
- wherein the language-neutral graphical representation of the source code is not an
- alpha-numeric display and is not merely a text representation on a user interface, and
- calculating metrics selected from a group consisting of basic metrics, cohesion metrics, complexity metrics, coupling metrics, Halstead metrics, inheritance metrics, maximum metrics, polymorphism metrics, and maximum metrics by way of a quality assurance module, which monitors the modifications to the source code.
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A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the data processing system having a source code, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing an edit to the source code;
- displaying simultaneously a text representation and a language-neutral graphical representation of the source code that includes a data structure having a source code interface (SCI) model, an SCI package, an SCI class, and an SCI member with indications of all the edits,
- wherein the language-neutral graphical representation of the source code displays a diagrammatic representation of the source code to demonstrate relationships between elements of the source code, and
- wherein the language-neutral graphical representation of the source code is not an alpha-numeric display and is not merely a text representation on a user interface, and
- calculating metrics selected from a group consisting of cohesion metrics, complexity metrics, coupling metrics, Halstead metrics, inheritance metrics, maximum metrics, polymorphism metrics, and maximum metrics by way of a quality assurance module, which monitors the modifications to the source code.
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A data processing system comprising:
- a secondary storage including a source code;
- a memory device including:
- a program that stores indications of edits to the source code into the memory device, and that simultaneously displays a text representation and a corresponding language-neutral graphical representation of the source code that includes a data structure having a source code interface (SCI) model, an SCI package, an SCI class, and an SCI member with indications of all edits,
- wherein the language-neutral graphical representation of the source code displays a diagrammatic representation of the source code to demonstrate relationships between elements of the source code, and
- wherein the language-neutral graphical representation of the source code is not an alpha-numeric display and is not merely a text representation on a user interface of the source code with the indications of the edits;
- a quality assurance module which monitors the modifications to the source code and calculates metrics selected from a group consisting of basic metrics, cohesion metrics, complexity metrics, coupling metrics, Halstead metrics, inheritance metrics, maximum metrics polymorphism metrics, and maximum metrics;
- and
- a processor for running the program.
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A system for displaying versions of a source code, each version reflecting an instance in an edit history, the system comprising:
- means for storing indications of the edits to the source code;
- and
- means for simultaneously displaying a text representation and a language-neutral graphical representation of the source code that includes a data structure having a source code interface (SCI) model, an SCI package, an SCI class, and an SCI member with the indications of all the edits,
- wherein the graphical representation of the source code displays
- a diagrammatic representation of the source code to demonstrate
- relationships between elements of the source code, and
- wherein the graphical representation of the source code is not an alpha-numeric display and is not merely a text representation on a user interface, and
- a means for calculating metrics selected from a group consisting of basic metrics, cohesion metrics, complexity metrics, coupling metrics, Halstead metrics, inheritance metrics, maximum metrics, polymorphism metrics, and maximum metrics.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.