Requirements framework

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• create a requirement class for a requirement of a requirements framework,
• the requirement class being created using object-oriented programming techniques;
• create a requirement element based on the requirement class,
• the requirement element corresponding to an object created based on the requirement class;
• interact with the requirement element using the requirements framework,
• one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to interact with the requirement element including:
• one or more instructions to identify requirement element criteria for the requirement element, and
• one or more instructions to modify the requirement element based on the requirement element criteria to produce a modified requirement element,
• the one or more instructions to modify the requirement element including:
• one or more instructions to add, based on a requirement-based operator, functionalities from another requirement element to the requirement element,
• the requirement-based operator specifying rules for selecting the functionalities from the other requirement element;
• store the modified requirement element;
• and
• use the modified requirement element to determine whether a design complies with the requirement.

A system comprising:

• a memory to store instructions;
• and
• a processor to execute the instructions in the memory to:
• create a requirement object based on a requirement class for a requirement of a requirements framework,
• the requirement class being created using object-oriented programming techniques,
• define, in the requirements framework, requirement element criteria for a requirements type associated with the requirement object,
• the requirement being associated with the requirements type,
• the requirement element criteria specifying one or more functionalities and one or more properties for the requirement object,
• modify, in the requirements framework and based on a requirement-based operator, the requirement object to include functionalities from another object,
• the requirement-based operator specifying a rule for selecting the functionalities from the other object,
• define, in the requirements framework, design criteria,
• the design criteria specifying characteristics of a design for which the requirement object is used to determine whether the design complies with the requirement,
• provide the requirement object and the design to the requirements framework, and
• produce a result, using the requirement object, when the requirement object meets the requirement element criteria and the design meets the design criteria,
• the result indicating whether the design satisfies the requirement associated with the requirements type.