Ensuring user interface specification accurately describes user interface after updates to user interface

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for ensuring a user interface specification accurately describes its corresponding user interface, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:

• linking one or more sections of user interface code with one or more user interface objects;
• linking said one or more sections of said user interface code with corresponding sections of said user interface specification, wherein said user interface specification is a document that captures details of said user interface, wherein said details comprise actions of an end user and visual and auditory interaction elements;
• detecting a modification to said user interface code;
• determining whether a modification to said user interface corresponding to said detected modification of said user interface code affects said user interface specification;
• not notifying a user regarding an update to said user interface in response to said modification to said user interface code not affecting said user interface specification, wherein said modification to said user interface code does not affect said user interface specification in response to said modification to said user interface code representing changes that are not reflected visually;
• notifying said user that said user interface specification needs to be updated in response to detecting said modification to said user interface code affecting said user interface specification which reflects an update to said user interface;
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• recommending appropriate changes to said user interface specification in response to detecting said modification to said user interface code affecting said user interface specification, wherein said recommended changes to said user interface specification are based on said link between said one or more sections of said user interface code and said corresponding sections of said user interface specification, wherein said recommended changes include one or more identifiers of changes to one or more user interface objects that need to be reflected in said user interface specification.

A system, comprising:

• a memory unit for storing a computer program for ensuring a user interface specification accurately describes its corresponding user interface;
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• a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises:
• circuitry for linking one or more sections of user interface code with one or more user interface objects;
• circuitry for linking said one or more sections of said user interface code with corresponding sections of said user interface specification, wherein said user interface specification is a document that captures details of said user interface, wherein said details comprise actions of an end user and visual and auditory interaction elements;
• circuitry for detecting a modification to said user interface code;
• circuitry for determining whether a modification to said user interface corresponding to said detected modification of said user interface code affects said user interface specification;
• circuitry for not notifying a user regarding an update to said user interface in response to said modification to said user interface code not affecting said user interface specification, wherein said modification to said user interface code does not affect said user interface specification in response to said modification to said user interface code representing changes that are not reflected visually;
• circuitry for notifying said user that said user interface specification needs to be updated in response to detecting said modification to said user interface code affecting said user interface specification which reflects an update to said user interface;
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• circuitry for recommending appropriate changes to said user interface specification in response to detecting said modification to said user interface code affecting said user interface specification, wherein said recommended changes to said user interface specification are based on said link between said one or more sections of said user interface code and said corresponding sections of said user interface specification, wherein said recommended changes include one or more identifiers of changes to one or more user interface objects that need to be reflected in said user interface specification.