CN107844331B

CN107844331B - Method, device and equipment for generating boot configuration file

Info

Publication number: CN107844331B
Application number: CN201711184309.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李刚; 谢溦
Original assignee: Tencent Technology Chengdu Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tencent Technology Chengdu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-11-23
Filing date: 2017-11-23
Publication date: 2021-01-01
Anticipated expiration: 2037-11-23
Also published as: CN107844331A

Abstract

The invention discloses a method, a device and equipment for generating a boot configuration file, and belongs to the technical field of the Internet. The method comprises the following steps: displaying a guidance making interface of the target application program, wherein the guidance making interface comprises a display area and a recording area, and the display area is used for displaying a user interface of the target application program; after a recording starting instruction is acquired, according to a first operation step corresponding to the user interface, object information of the first operation step is recorded in a recording area; acquiring guiding information and triggering event information configured for a first operation step; and generating a guide configuration file of the target application program, wherein the guide configuration file comprises the object information, the guide information and the trigger event information of the first operation step. By displaying the guide making interface comprising the recording area and automatically recording the object information corresponding to each operation step of the target application program in the recording area, the effect of improving the making efficiency of the guide configuration file is achieved.

Description

Method, device and equipment for generating boot configuration file

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of internet, in particular to a method, a device and equipment for generating a boot configuration file.

Background

At present, novice guidance is deployed in many applications, particularly in gaming applications. The new hand guide can help the new user to adapt to the operation flow in the application program quickly, and the situation that the new user abandons the application program due to poor operation is avoided. Therefore, how to generate a guidance configuration file for guiding a novice user becomes an important part in the process of developing an application program.

In the related art, a developer of an application program designs a boot configuration file to be generated in advance; then, creating a configuration table, and manually recording relevant information of a guidance configuration file to be generated in the configuration table, for example, recording operation steps to be executed by a guidance user and guidance information corresponding to each operation step in the configuration table, where the guidance information is used for guiding the user to execute the operation steps; and finally, converting the recorded related information in the configuration table into a guide configuration file, wherein the guide configuration file is used for guiding the user to execute the operation steps in the process of running the target application program.

The method for generating the boot configuration file provided by the related art completely depends on manually recording the related information of the boot configuration file to be generated in the configuration table, so that the time consumption for manufacturing the boot configuration file is long, and the efficiency is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a method, a device and equipment for generating a boot configuration file, which can be used for solving the problems of long time consumption and low efficiency in manufacturing the boot configuration file in the related art. The technical scheme is as follows:

according to a first aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method for generating a boot profile, the method including:

displaying a guidance making interface of a target application program, wherein the guidance making interface comprises a display area and a recording area, and the display area is used for displaying a user interface of the target application program;

after a recording starting instruction is acquired, according to a first operation step corresponding to the user interface, object information of the first operation step is recorded in the recording area, wherein the object information of the first operation step is used for indicating an operation object triggered by the first operation step;

acquiring guidance information and trigger event information configured for the first operation step, wherein the guidance information of the first operation step is used for guiding a user to execute the first operation step, and the trigger event information of the first operation step is used for indicating a trigger event for displaying the guidance information of the first operation step;

and generating a guide configuration file of the target application program, wherein the guide configuration file comprises the object information, the guide information and the trigger event information of the first operation step.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

according to a second operation step corresponding to the user interface, object information of the second operation step is recorded in the recording area, and the object information of the second operation step is used for indicating an operation object triggered by the second operation step;

wherein, the boot configuration file further includes object information of the second operation step.

Optionally, after the recording the object information of the second operation step in the recording area according to the second operation step corresponding to the user interface, the method further includes:

acquiring guidance information configured for the second operation step, wherein the guidance information of the second operation step is used for guiding a user to execute the second operation step;

wherein the boot configuration file further includes boot information of the second operation step.

acquiring trigger event information configured for the second operation step, wherein the trigger event information of the second operation step is used for indicating a trigger event for displaying the guide information of the second operation step;

wherein the boot configuration file further includes trigger event information of the second operation step.

Optionally, the recording area further includes at least one of: the first deleting control and the second deleting control corresponding to the first operation step;

the first deleting control is used for triggering deletion of object information of all operation steps recorded in the recording area, and the second deleting control corresponding to the first operation step is used for triggering deletion of the object information of the first operation step.

Optionally, the guidance configuration file further includes trigger event information of a first operation step set, where the first operation step set includes at least two operation steps arranged in sequence, and the trigger event information of the first operation step set is used to indicate a trigger event for starting to display guidance information of an operation step in the first operation step set.

Optionally, after generating the boot configuration file of the target application, the method further includes:

in the process of running the target application program, if a trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the first operation step set is monitored, displaying the guide information of the first operation step in the first operation step set;

after detecting that a first operation step in the first operation step set is executed completely, if a next operation step exists in the first operation step set, displaying guidance information of the next operation step until all operation steps in the first operation step set are executed completely.

Optionally, the guidance making interface further includes a debugging area; the method further comprises the following steps:

displaying a boot list in the debugging area during the running of the target application program, wherein the boot list comprises at least one operation step set including the first operation step set.

Optionally, the debugging area further comprises at least one of the following items: the first reset control, the second reset control, the first completion control and the second completion control corresponding to the first operation step set;

wherein the first reset control is used for triggering the start of the boot process of the first operation step in the first operation step set of the target application program; the second reset control is used for triggering the target application program to be re-run; the first completion control is used for triggering a boot process for skipping all unexecuted operation steps of the target application program; and the second completion control corresponding to the first operation step set is used for triggering the guide flow for skipping all the unexecuted operation steps in the first operation step set.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for generating a boot profile, the apparatus including:

the system comprises a display module, a recording module and a display module, wherein the display module is used for displaying a guide making interface of a target application program, the guide making interface comprises a display area and a recording area, and the display area is used for displaying a user interface of the target application program;

the recording module is used for recording object information of a first operation step in the recording area according to the first operation step corresponding to the user interface after a recording starting instruction is obtained, wherein the object information of the first operation step is used for indicating an operation object triggered by the first operation step;

an obtaining module, configured to obtain guidance information and trigger event information configured for the first operation step, where the guidance information of the first operation step is used to guide a user to execute the first operation step, and the trigger event information of the first operation step is used to indicate a trigger event for displaying the guidance information of the first operation step;

and the generating module is used for generating a guide configuration file of the target application program, wherein the guide configuration file comprises the object information, the guide information and the trigger event information of the first operation step.

Optionally, the recording module is further configured to record, according to a second operation step corresponding to the user interface, object information of the second operation step in the recording area, where the object information of the second operation step is used to indicate an operation object triggered by the second operation step;

Optionally, the obtaining module is further configured to obtain guidance information configured for the second operation step, where the guidance information of the second operation step is used to guide a user to execute the second operation step;

Optionally, the obtaining module is further configured to obtain trigger event information configured for the second operation step, where the trigger event information of the second operation step is used to indicate a trigger event for displaying the guidance information of the second operation step;

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a display module, configured to, in a process that the running module runs the target application, display guidance information of a first operation step in the first operation step set if a trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the first operation step set is monitored;

the display module is further configured to, after it is detected that a first operation step in the first operation step set is executed and completed, display guidance information of a next operation step if the next operation step still exists in the first operation step set until all operation steps in the first operation step set are executed and completed.

Optionally, the guidance making interface further includes a debugging area;

the display module is further configured to display a boot list in the debugging area in a process that the running module runs the target application program, where the boot list includes at least one operation step set including the first operation step set.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein at least one instruction, at least one program, a set of codes, or a set of instructions is stored in the memory, and the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the set of codes, or the set of instructions is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the method for generating a boot profile according to the first aspect.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein at least one instruction, at least one program, a set of codes, or a set of instructions, which is loaded and executed by a processor to implement the method of generating a boot profile according to the first aspect.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer program product for performing the method for generating a boot profile according to the first aspect when the computer program product is executed.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention can bring the following beneficial effects:

by displaying the guidance making interface comprising the display area and the recording area after the target application program is operated, and acquiring the recording starting instruction, and then acquiring the object information of each operation step executed by a designer of the target application program in the display area and recording the object information in the recording area, the problem that the time consumption of the making process of the guidance configuration file is long due to the fact that the object information of the operation step is completely recorded manually is avoided, and the effect of improving the making efficiency of the guidance configuration file is achieved.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of a method for generating a boot profile provided in the related art;

fig. 1B is a schematic diagram of a method for generating a boot configuration file according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a method for generating a boot profile according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a guidance authoring interface provided by one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for generating a boot profile according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a guidance generation interface provided in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method for debugging a boot configuration file according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for debugging a boot configuration file according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for generating a boot profile according to yet another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an apparatus for generating a boot profile according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A method for generating a boot profile provided in the related art is shown in fig. 1A. Firstly, a designer of a target application program designs specific steps and flows of a guide configuration file to be manufactured according to operation required to be mastered by a user in the target application program; secondly, the designer and the developer jointly analyze the functions required when the guide configuration file is made for the target application program, and the developer develops the guide configuration file according to the result obtained by the analysis; then, the designer manually records the relevant information of the guide configuration file to be made in the configuration table, and converts the recorded relevant information into a file with a preset format; then, running the target application program, after the target application program acquires and analyzes the file, a designer observes whether the manufactured guide configuration file meets the expectation through simulating user operation, and if the manufactured guide configuration file does not meet the expectation, the developer debugs the developed function or starts to execute from the first step again; and finally, obtaining an ideal guide configuration file of the target application program through repeated debugging and modification.

The method for generating a boot configuration file according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in fig. 1B. Firstly, a developer of a target application program further develops functions required for manufacturing a guide configuration file for the target application program according to the guide configuration file required to be manufactured; secondly, after the target application program is operated, displaying a guidance making interface comprising a display area and a recording area, and after a recording starting instruction is obtained, for each operation step executed in the display area by a designer, obtaining object information of the operation step and recording the object information in the recording area; then, the designer configures guide information and trigger event information for the object information of each operation step recorded in the recording area, and converts all the information into a file with a preset format; then, the target application program is operated again, after the target application program obtains and analyzes the file, a designer observes whether the manufactured guide configuration file meets the expectation or not by simulating user operation, and if the manufactured guide configuration file does not meet the expectation, the developer debugs the developed function or starts to execute from the first step again; and finally, obtaining an ideal guide configuration file of the target application program through repeated debugging and modification.

Therefore, the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention avoids the problem that the time for making the guide configuration file is long due to the fact that the relevant information of each operation step involved in the guide configuration file is completely recorded by manpower, and achieves the technical effect of improving the making efficiency of the guide configuration file.

In the method for generating a boot profile according to an embodiment of the present invention, an execution subject of each step may be a Computer device, for example, a Personal Computer (PC). A certain tool class application for generating a boot profile for an application is installed in a computer device. For example, the tool-like application may be a game engine, such as the Unity3D engine, for editing and developing game applications. The function of generating the boot configuration file provided by the embodiment of the invention is developed and expanded in the game engine, so that the boot configuration file is generated for the game application program through the game engine.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below based on the common aspects related to the embodiments of the present invention described above.

Referring to fig. 2, a flowchart of a method for generating a boot configuration file according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The method may be applied to the computer device described above, for example, the execution subject of each step of the method may be a tool class application program for generating a boot configuration file in the computer device. The method may include the steps of:

step 201, displaying a guidance making interface of the target application program.

The target application may be any application capable of displaying a user interface and having a function of interacting with a user, such as a game application, a multimedia application, a navigation application, and the like.

In the embodiment of the invention, after the tool application program is started and operated, when the opening instruction corresponding to the guidance making function is acquired, the guidance making interface is displayed. And then opening a target application program in the tool application program, and making a guide configuration file for the target application program. For example, the tool class application can call a component or function that launches the target application. In the embodiment of the present invention, the user interface for creating the boot configuration file in the tool application is referred to as a boot creation interface. The guide production interface comprises a display area and a recording area, wherein the display area is used for displaying a user interface of the target application program, and the recording area is used for recording recorded operation steps.

Step 202, after acquiring the instruction for starting recording, according to the first operation step of the user interface corresponding to the target application program, recording the object information of the first operation step in the recording area.

And the recording starting instruction is used for triggering the operation step of starting recording corresponding to the target application program. Optionally, the recording area includes a start recording control, the start recording control is used for triggering the start recording instruction, and the designer clicks the start recording control to trigger the start recording instruction. Optionally, the recording area further includes a recording stopping control, where the recording stopping control is used to trigger a recording stopping instruction, and the recording stopping instruction is used to trigger an operation step of stopping recording corresponding to the target application program. The recording starting control and the recording stopping control can be the same operation control or two different operation controls. When the recording starting control and the recording stopping control are the same operation control, clicking the operation control to trigger a recording starting instruction in a recording stopping state; and clicking the operation control to trigger a recording stopping instruction in a recording starting state. Of course, the above description only takes the example of triggering the start recording instruction and the stop recording instruction by operating the control, and in other examples, the start recording instruction and the stop recording instruction may also be triggered by other manners such as voice and gesture, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

After triggering the recording starting instruction, the designer executes the operation steps corresponding to the target application program, and accordingly, the tool application program records each executed operation step.

Taking the first operation step as an example, the tool application records the object information of the first operation step in the recording area according to the first operation step of the user interface corresponding to the target application. The first operation step may be a certain operation step, such as a first operation step, performed by the designer corresponding to the target application. Illustratively, the first operation step may be clicking a control in the user interface of the target application, sliding a control in the user interface of the target application, or clicking a button in the keyboard, etc. The object information of the first operation step is used for indicating the operation object triggered by the first operation step. The operation object may be a certain operation control (such as a button, a slider, etc.) in the user interface of the target application program, or may be a certain key in the keyboard.

For another example, taking the second operation step as an example, the tool application records the object information of the second operation step in the recording area according to the second operation step of the user interface corresponding to the target application. The second operation step may be a certain operation step corresponding to the target application program, for example, the second operation step, performed by the designer. Illustratively, the second operation step may be clicking a control in the user interface of the target application, sliding a control in the user interface of the target application, or clicking a button in the keyboard, etc. The object information of the second operation step is used for indicating the operation object triggered by the second operation step. The operation object may be a certain operation control (such as a button, a slider, etc.) in the user interface of the target application program, or may be a certain key in the keyboard.

After the instruction for starting recording is acquired, each time the designer executes an operation step, the tool application program acquires the object information of the operation step, records and displays the object information in the recording area. Optionally, the tool application includes a capture component, and the acquisition and recording of the object information of the operation step are realized through a callback process added by a developer in an internal function of the capture component and used for recording the object information of the operation step. Optionally, the tool application records the object information of the operation step in a text form.

Optionally, the recording area further includes at least one of: the first deleting control is a second deleting control corresponding to each recorded operation step (for example, the second deleting control corresponding to the first operation step). The tool type application program deletes the object information of all the operation steps recorded in the recording area when acquiring the trigger signal corresponding to the first deletion control. And the second deleting control corresponding to the first operation step is used for triggering and deleting the object information of the first operation step, and the tool application program deletes the object information of the first operation step in the recording area when acquiring the triggering signal corresponding to the second deleting control corresponding to the first operation step. Similarly, the second deletion control corresponding to the second operation step is used to trigger deletion of the object information of the second operation step, and when the tool application acquires the trigger signal corresponding to the second deletion control corresponding to the second operation step, the tool application deletes the object information of the second operation step in the recording area.

As shown in fig. 3, a schematic diagram of a guided recording interface 30 is illustratively shown. The guided recording interface 30 includes a presentation area 310 and a recording area 320. The presentation area 310 includes a user interface of the target application for the designer to perform operations in the user interface. The recording area 320 includes a start/stop recording control 321, object information 322 of the recorded operation steps, a first deletion control 323, and a second deletion control 324.

Optionally, after the designer finishes executing all the operation steps and clicks the recording stopping control to trigger the recording stopping instruction, the tool application stops recording the operation steps corresponding to the target application.

And step 203, acquiring the guiding information and the triggering event information configured for the first operation step.

The guidance information of the first operation step is used to guide the user to perform the first operation step. For example, when the first operation step is to click a certain operation control in the user interface of the target application program, the guidance information configured for the first operation step may be to display a prompt box beside the operation control, where a statement for prompting the user to click the operation control is displayed in the prompt box; or, the guidance information configured for the first operation step may also be that an arrow is displayed above the operation control, and the arrow points to the operation control, so as to prompt the user to click the operation control in a graphical manner. In practical applications, the guidance information configured for the recorded operation steps may be selected according to actual requirements, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

The trigger event information of the first operation step is used for indicating a trigger event for displaying the guide information of the first operation step. For example, a particular user interface of the target application may be displayed, the user account that is logged into the target application may reach a certain level, the user account that is logged into the target application may pass through a certain level, and so on. In practical applications, the trigger event information configured for the recorded operation steps may be selected according to actual requirements, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that, for all operation steps recorded by the target application, the designer may configure corresponding guidance information for each operation step, or configure guidance information for some operation steps therein, and not configure guidance information for another part of operation steps. For an operation step to which guidance information is not configured, the user can infer an operation step to be executed this time from an operation step executed last time. Similarly, for all the operation steps recorded by the target application program, the designer may configure corresponding trigger event information for each operation step, or configure trigger event information for some operation steps, and not configure trigger event information for another part of operation steps. For an operation step not configured with trigger event information, the target application program may determine an operation step that should be executed by the user this time according to a previous operation step executed by the user.

For example, for the second operation step, the tool class application may record only the object information of the second operation step. Optionally, the tool application further obtains guidance information configured for the second operation step, where the guidance information of the second operation step is used to guide the user to perform the second operation step. Optionally, in the second operation step, in the case that the guidance information is configured, the tool application further obtains trigger event information configured for the second operation step, where the trigger event information of the second operation step is used to indicate a trigger event for displaying the guidance information of the second operation step.

Generally, a tool application has a function of displaying a certain piece of guidance information according to the type of the guidance information, such as a prompt box, a dialog, a mark arrow, and the like. Therefore, when configuring the guidance information for the operation step, the designer only needs to set the type of each guidance information.

Optionally, the tool application may further obtain an execution type configured by the designer for each piece of guidance information, where the execution type includes a mandatory type and a non-mandatory type. For the guide information belonging to the forced type, the user cannot skip the display of the guide information by the target application program, and only after the display of the guide information is finished, the user can execute the next operation step; for the guide information belonging to the non-mandatory type, the user can select whether to make the target application program display the guide information.

Before acquiring the guiding information and the triggering event information configured for the first operation step, the tool application program further executes the following operations:

firstly, a copying instruction triggered by a designer is obtained, and the object information of each operation step recorded in the step 102 is copied to a configuration table according to the copying instruction.

And secondly, acquiring a movement instruction triggered by the designer, and moving the object information indicated by the movement instruction according to the movement direction indicated by the movement instruction. In general, a movement instruction triggered by a designer is used to arrange object information in a configuration table according to a sequence of operation steps corresponding to the object information in a guidance configuration file. Optionally, the moving instruction is further configured to instruct the tool class application to classify and classify the target application or the user according to the state of the target application or the user when the operation step corresponding to each object information is executed, so as to form a plurality of operation sets, which is convenient for guiding subsequent production of the configuration file. Illustratively, the operation steps required for displaying the guidance information when the user accounts of the login target application program are in the same level are classified into one group, that is, the object information of the operation steps is classified into one group.

Step 204, generating a boot configuration file of the target application program.

The guiding configuration file comprises object information, guiding information and triggering event information of the first operation step, and the guiding configuration file is used for guiding a user to execute the first operation step in the process of running the target application program. Optionally, the boot configuration file further includes object information of the second operation step. Optionally, the boot configuration file further includes boot information of the second operation step. Optionally, the boot configuration file further includes trigger event information of the second operation step. Further, the guiding configuration file includes object information, guiding information and triggering event information of each recorded operation step, and the guiding configuration file is used for guiding a user to execute each recorded operation step in the process of running the target application program.

The tool application converts the object information, the guidance information, and the trigger event information of each operation step in the configuration table into a file in a preset format (referred to as a "guidance configuration file" in this embodiment). Alternatively, the boot configuration file may be a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file or a binary file.

Optionally, the boot configuration file further includes trigger event information of the first set of operation steps, which is used to indicate a trigger event for starting to display the boot information of the operation steps in the first set of operation steps. The first operation step set is any one operation step set obtained by classifying the operation steps in step 203, and therefore the first operation step set includes at least two operation steps in sequence. The trigger event information of the first operation step set and the trigger event information of the first operation step in the first operation step set may be the same trigger event information or different trigger event information, and if the trigger event information of the first operation step set and the trigger event information of the first operation step in the first operation step set are different trigger event information, after the user triggers the trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the first operation step set, the target application program needs to wait until the user triggers the trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the first operation step in the first operation step set, before the target application program starts to display the guidance information of the operation step in the first operation step set.

In summary, in the method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, after the target application program is run, the guidance creation interface including the display area and the recording area is displayed, and after the instruction for starting recording is obtained, for each operation step executed in the display area by a designer of the target application program, the object information of the operation step can be obtained and recorded in the recording area, so that a problem that the time consumption of a creation process of the guidance configuration file is long due to the fact that the object information of the operation step is completely recorded manually is avoided, and an effect of improving the creation efficiency of the guidance configuration file is achieved.

In addition, the process of recording the guide configuration file is more intuitively shown by displaying the guide manufacturing interface comprising the display area and the recording area, and in the process of recording the operation steps, a designer can modify the recorded operation steps at any time, so that the manufacturing efficiency of the guide configuration file is further improved.

Referring to fig. 4, a flowchart of a method for generating a boot profile according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. The method may be applied to the computer device described above, for example, the execution subject of each step of the method may be a tool class application program for generating a boot configuration file in the computer device. The method may include the steps of:

step 401, displaying a guidance making interface of the target application program.

Step 402, after acquiring a recording starting instruction, recording object information of a first operation step in a recording area according to the first operation step corresponding to a target application program.

And step 403, acquiring the guiding information and the triggering event information configured for the first operation step.

At step 404, a boot configuration file for the target application is generated.

Steps 401 to 404 are the same as steps 201 to 204 in the above embodiment, and are not described again here.

Step 405, the target application is re-run and the guidance making interface is displayed.

The method comprises the steps of displaying a first operation step set, and displaying a second operation step set in the first operation step set.

Optionally, the debugging area further comprises at least one of the following items: the first reset control, the second reset control, the first completion control, and the second completion control corresponding to each displayed operation step set (for example, the second completion control corresponding to the first operation step set). When the tool application program acquires the trigger signal corresponding to the first reset control, no matter which operation step the guidance information being displayed in the display area corresponds to, the target application program is driven to start to be executed again from the guidance flow of the first operation step in the first operation step set in the guidance list; the second reset control is used for triggering the target application program to be operated again, the target application program which is operated again returns to the initialization state, and when the tool application program obtains a trigger instruction corresponding to the second reset control, the tool application program initializes the target application program and operates the initialized target application program again; the first completion control is used for triggering a guidance flow for skipping all unexecuted operation steps of the target application program, and when the tool application program acquires a triggering instruction corresponding to the first completion control, no matter which operation step the guidance information being displayed in the display area corresponds to, the target application program is driven to set the states of all operation steps in the guidance list to be executed and stop displaying the guidance information in the display area; the second completion control corresponding to the first operation step set is used for triggering the boot process of skipping all the unexecuted operation steps in the first operation step set, and when the tool application program obtains the trigger instruction corresponding to the second completion control corresponding to the first operation step set, no matter how many unexecuted operation steps exist in the first operation step set, the target application program is driven to skip the boot process of all the unexecuted operation steps, and the execution is started from the boot process of the next operation step set of the first operation step set.

As shown in fig. 5, a schematic diagram of a guided recording interface 50 is exemplary shown. The boot recording interface 50 includes a presentation area 510, a recording area 520, and a debugging area 530. The presentation area 510 is used to present guidance information for various operation steps in the user interface of the target application. Debug area 530 includes a first reset control 531, a second reset control 532, a first completion control 533, and a second completion control 534.

The tool application initializes the target application and re-runs the initialized target application. The target application then obtains the boot configuration file and parses it.

And 406, displaying at least one operation step set including the first operation step set and the description information corresponding to the operation step set in the debugging area according to the analysis result of the boot configuration file.

After the target application program analyzes the guide configuration file, the tool application program selects part of the information in the guide configuration file according to the analysis result of the guide configuration file and displays the part of the information in the debugging area. Optionally, the information displayed in the debugging area includes at least one operation step set including the first operation step set and its respective corresponding description information. The description information may include the arrangement order of the respective operation steps in each operation step set, the execution type of the guidance information of the operation steps, and the like.

Step 407, changing the content displayed in the debugging area according to the boot flow executed by the target application program.

During the running of the target application, the designer determines whether the currently manufactured boot profile meets their expectations by simulating the flow of the user using the target application. In the process of simulating the use of the target application program by the user by the designer, the target application program executes the following steps:

firstly, when a trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the first operation step set is monitored, the guide information of the first operation step in the first operation step set is displayed.

And the target application program monitors the trigger events indicated by the trigger event information of each operation step and the trigger events indicated by the trigger event information of each operation step set through a monitoring function which is constructed in advance. When the target application program monitors the trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the first operation step set, the guide information of the first operation step in the first operation step set is displayed in the display area, and meanwhile, the operation step of the tool application program displaying the guide information currently being displayed in the debugging area is the first operation step in the first operation step set, the execution condition of the operation step (whether a designer has executed the operation step) and user information of the user at the moment, such as whether the user account number of the login target application program is a member of the target application program, the member level of the user account number of the login target application program, and the like.

Secondly, after detecting that the first operation step in the first operation step set is executed completely, if the next operation step exists in the first operation step set, displaying the guiding information of the next operation step.

If the next operation step is not configured with the trigger event information, displaying the guide information of the next operation step immediately after the first operation step is executed; if the trigger event information is configured in the next operation step, after the first operation step is executed, the target application program still needs to monitor whether the trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the next operation step occurs through a pre-constructed monitoring function, and when the trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the next operation step is monitored, the guidance information of the next operation step is displayed.

Thirdly, after detecting that all the operation steps in the first operation step set are executed completely, if a next operation step set still exists in the boot list, monitoring a trigger event indicated by trigger event information of the next operation step set.

And when a trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the next operation step set is monitored, displaying the guide information of the first operation step in the next operation step set. And so on until each operation step in all operation step sets in the guide list is executed and completed.

For each operation step in each operation step set in the guide list, the target application program has a function of displaying the guide information of the target application program in the display area, and the tool application program can display the operation step corresponding to the guide information, the execution condition of the operation step and the current user information of the user in the debugging area while displaying the guide information of the target application program. When the guidance information is presented, the guidance information is usually executed according to the order of the operation step sets in the guidance list from top to bottom, and for each operation step in each operation step set, the guidance information is also executed according to the order of the interior of the operation step set from top to bottom. Optionally, in order to facilitate the presentation of which operation step the guidance information is currently being presented is specific, the target application may set its independent identification for all operation steps. Illustratively, as also shown in FIG. 5, the identification of the third operation step in the second set of operation steps in the boot list is 203.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for debugging a boot configuration file according to another embodiment of the present invention. The target application program obtains a guide configuration file converted from various information recorded in the configuration table, and after the guide configuration file is analyzed, the tool application program selects part of the information to display in a guide list according to the result obtained by analysis; when a target application program monitors a trigger event indicated by trigger event information of an operation step set such as level switching, user account level change and the like, acquiring an operation step set corresponding to the trigger event through a driving guider of the operation step set, and generating a step list; after the target application program monitors a trigger event indicated by trigger event information of operation steps such as button clicking, network event issuing and the like, the guide driver of the operation steps displays the guide information of the operation steps corresponding to the trigger event in the display area.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for debugging a boot configuration file according to another embodiment of the present invention. When the target application program monitors the trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the first operation step set, acquiring the first operation step set from the guide list through a drive guide of the operation step set, and judging whether the guide information of the first operation step set is mandatory guide or not; a boot driver for selecting the operation step according to the type of the boot information; after the target application program monitors the trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the first operation step in the first operation step set, displaying the guide information of the first operation step in the display area by the guide driver of the operation step; detecting whether all the operation steps in the first operation step set are executed completely, if the operation steps which are not executed exist, the target application program continues to monitor the trigger events indicated by the trigger event information of the operation steps; if all the operation steps in the first operation step set are executed, detecting whether a next operation step set capable of being executed exists; if yes, the target application program continues to monitor the trigger event indicated by the trigger event information of the next operation step set; and if not, showing that all the boot configuration files in the target application program are displayed completely.

In addition, the designer can also change the process of debugging the boot configuration file by clicking various controls in the debugging area.

It should be added that, when the designer is not satisfied with the guidance mode, i.e. the type of guidance information, of the currently created guidance profile and/or is not satisfied with the sequence of guidance information appearing in the guidance profile, the method may be executed from step 403 again; when the designer is not satisfied with the operation steps that the user is prompted to perform by the currently authored boot profile, execution may begin again at step 402.

In addition, the guide making interface also comprises a debugging area, so that the process of debugging the guide configuration file is more intuitively shown, and in the process of debugging the guide configuration file, a designer can quickly acquire which operation step the guide information currently being shown belongs to according to the content displayed in the debugging area, so that the guide configuration file is directly modified without being handed to a developer for execution, and the making efficiency of the guide configuration file is further improved.

Referring to fig. 8, a flowchart of a method for generating a boot configuration file according to still another embodiment of the present invention is shown. The present embodiment is described by taking the method as an example applied to a game engine, which is Unity3D as an example. As shown in fig. 8, the method for generating a boot profile may include:

step 801, displaying a guidance making interface of the target game application program.

The target game application is any type of game application that the Unity3D game engine supports for editing and development. The guidance production interface comprises a display area and a recording area, wherein the display area is used for displaying a user interface of the target game application program, and the recording area is used for recording recorded operation steps.

Step 802, after acquiring a recording starting instruction, according to a first operation step corresponding to a target game application program, recording object information of the first operation step in a recording area.

The first operation step may be any one of operation steps corresponding to the target game application performed by the designer. Illustratively, the first operation step may be clicking a control in the user interface of the target game application, sliding a control in the user interface of the target game application, or clicking a button in the keyboard, etc.

The object information of the first operation step is used for indicating the operation object triggered by the first operation step. The operation object may be a certain operation control (such as a button, a slider, etc.) in the user interface of the target game application program, or may be a certain key in the keyboard.

Optionally, the Unity3D game engine includes a plug-in named NGUI, the plug-in includes a UIButton component or a UIToggle component having an onclick () function therein, and a callback process for recording object information of a current operation step is added to the onclick () function in one of the components, so that the object information of any operation step of the target game application program can be recorded.

And step 803, acquiring the guiding information and the triggering event information configured for the first operation step.

The guiding information of the first operation step is used for guiding the user to execute the first operation step; the trigger event information of the first operation step is used for indicating a trigger event for displaying the guide information of the first operation step.

At step 804, a boot configuration file for the target game application is generated.

The guiding configuration file comprises object information, guiding information and triggering event information of each recorded operation step, and the guiding configuration file is used for guiding a user to execute each recorded operation step in the process of running the target game application program. Optionally, the boot configuration file further includes trigger event information of the first set of operation steps, which is used to indicate a trigger event for starting to display the boot information of the operation steps in the first set of operation steps.

Step 805, the target game application is re-run and the boot authoring interface is displayed.

The Unity3D game engine initializes the target application game program and re-runs the initialized target game application. The target game application then obtains the boot configuration file and parses it.

Step 806, displaying at least one operation step set including the first operation step set and the description information corresponding to each operation step set in the debugging area according to the analysis result of the boot configuration file.

After the target game application parses the boot configuration file, the Unity3D game engine selects a portion of the information in the boot configuration file to display in the debug area based on the result of the parsing of the boot configuration file. Optionally, the information displayed in the debugging area includes at least one operation step set including the first operation step set and its respective corresponding description information. The description information may include the arrangement order of the respective operation steps in each operation step set, the execution type of the guidance information of the operation steps, and the like.

In step 807, the content displayed in the debugging area is modified according to the boot flow executed by the target game application.

For each operation step in each operation step set in the guide list, the target game application has a function of displaying the guide information of the target game application in the display area, and while displaying the guide information of the target game application, the Unity3D game engine displays the operation step corresponding to the guide information, the execution condition of the operation step and the current user information of the user in the debugging area.

For details not disclosed in the embodiment of fig. 8, please refer to the embodiment of fig. 2 and 4.

In summary, according to the method for creating a guidance configuration file provided in the embodiment of the present invention, after the target application program is run, the guidance creation interface including the display area and the recording area is displayed, and after the instruction for starting recording is obtained, for each operation step executed in the display area by a designer of the target application program, object information of the operation step can be obtained and recorded in the recording area, so that a problem that the time consumption of a creation process of the guidance configuration file is long due to the fact that the object information of the operation step is completely recorded manually is avoided, and an effect of improving the creation efficiency of the guidance configuration file is achieved.

The following are embodiments of the apparatus of the present invention that may be used to perform embodiments of the method of the present invention. For details which are not disclosed in the embodiments of the apparatus of the present invention, reference is made to the embodiments of the method of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 9, a block diagram of an apparatus for generating a boot configuration file according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The device has the functions of realizing the method examples, and the functions can be realized by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The apparatus may include: a display module 910, a recording module 920, an obtaining module 930, and a generating module 940.

The display module 910 is configured to display a guidance making interface of a target application, where the guidance making interface includes a display area and a recording area, and the display area is used to display a user interface of the target application.

A recording module 920, configured to record, after a recording start instruction is obtained, object information of the first operation step in the recording area according to the first operation step of the user interface corresponding to the target application, where the object information of the first operation step is used to indicate an operation object triggered by the first operation step.

An obtaining module 930, configured to obtain guidance information and trigger event information configured for the first operation step, where the guidance information of the first operation step is used to guide a user to execute the first operation step, and the trigger event information of the first operation step is used to indicate a trigger event for displaying the guidance information of the first operation step.

A generating module 940, configured to generate a boot configuration file of the target application, where the boot configuration file includes object information, boot information, and trigger event information of the first operation step, and the boot configuration file is used to guide a user to execute the first operation step in a process of running the target application.

In summary, the device provided in the embodiment of the present invention displays the guidance creation interface including the display area and the recording area after the target application is run, and after the instruction for starting recording is obtained, for each operation step executed in the display area by a designer of the target application, the object information of the operation step can be obtained and recorded in the recording area, so that a problem that the time consumption of a creation process of the guidance configuration file is long due to the fact that the object information of the operation step is completely recorded manually is avoided, and an effect of improving the creation efficiency of the guidance configuration file is achieved.

In an optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 9, the recording module 920 is further configured to record, according to a second operation step corresponding to the user interface, object information of the second operation step in the recording area, where the object information of the second operation step is used to indicate an operation object triggered by the second operation step;

Optionally, the obtaining module 930 is further configured to obtain guidance information configured for the second operation step, where the guidance information of the second operation step is used to guide a user to execute the second operation step;

Optionally, the obtaining module 930 is further configured to obtain trigger event information configured for the second operation step, where the trigger event information of the second operation step is used to indicate a trigger event for displaying guidance information of the second operation step;

In another optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 9, the recording area further includes at least one of the following items: the first deleting control and the second deleting control corresponding to the first operation step;

In another optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 9, the boot configuration file further includes trigger event information of a first operation step set, the first operation step set includes a plurality of operation steps arranged in sequence, and the trigger event information of the first operation step set is used to indicate a trigger event for starting to display the boot information of an operation step in the first operation step set.

In another optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 9, the apparatus further comprises:

the display module is used for displaying the guiding information of the first operation step in the first operation step set if the triggering event indicated by the triggering event information of the first operation step set is monitored in the process of running the target application program;

In another optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 9, the guidance making interface further includes a debugging area;

the display module 920 is further configured to display a boot list in the debugging area during the process of running the target application, where the boot list includes at least one operation step set including the first operation step set.

In another optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 9, the debugging area further includes at least one of the following items: the first reset control, the second reset control, the first completion control and the second completion control corresponding to the first operation step set;

It should be noted that, when the apparatus provided in the foregoing embodiment implements the functions thereof, only the division of the functional modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the functions may be distributed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the computer device may be divided into different functional modules to implement all or part of the functions described above. In addition, the apparatus and method embodiments provided by the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and specific implementation processes thereof are described in the method embodiments for details, which are not described herein again.

Referring to fig. 10, a schematic structural diagram of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The computer device is used for implementing the method for making the boot configuration file provided in the above embodiment. Specifically, the method comprises the following steps:

the computer apparatus 1000 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)1001, a system memory 1004 including a Random Access Memory (RAM)1002 and a Read Only Memory (ROM)1003, and a system bus 1005 connecting the system memory 1004 and the central processing unit 1001. The computer device 1000 also includes a basic input/output system (I/O system) 1006, which facilitates the transfer of information between devices within the computer, and a mass storage device 1007, which stores an operating system 1013, application programs 1014, and other program modules 1015.

The basic input/output system 1006 includes a display 1008 for displaying information and an input device 1009, such as a mouse, keyboard, etc., for user input of information. Wherein the display 1008 and input device 1009 are connected to the central processing unit 1001 through an input-output controller 1010 connected to the system bus 1005. The basic input/output system 1006 may also include an input/output controller 1010 for receiving and processing input from a number of other devices, such as a keyboard, mouse, or electronic stylus. Similarly, the input-output controller 1010 also provides output to a display screen, a printer, or other type of output device.

The mass storage device 1007 is connected to the central processing unit 1001 through a mass storage controller (not shown) connected to the system bus 1005. The mass storage device 1007 and its associated computer-readable media provide non-volatile storage for the computer device 1000. That is, the mass storage device 1007 may include a computer readable medium (not shown) such as a hard disk or CD-ROM drive.

Without loss of generality, the computer-readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other solid state memory technology, CD-ROM, DVD, or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices. Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the computer storage media is not limited to the foregoing. The system memory 1004 and mass storage device 1007 described above may be collectively referred to as memory.

The computer device 1000 may also operate as a remote computer connected to a network via a network, such as the internet, in accordance with various embodiments of the invention. That is, the computer device 1000 may be connected to the network 1012 through the network interface unit 1011 connected to the system bus 1005, or may be connected to other types of networks or remote computer systems (not shown) using the network interface unit 1011.

The memory also includes at least one instruction, at least one program, set of codes, or set of instructions, wherein the at least one instruction, at least one program, set of codes, or set of instructions is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by one or more processors to implement the above-described method of making a boot profile.

In an exemplary embodiment, a computer readable storage medium is also provided, in which at least one instruction, at least one program, a set of codes, or a set of instructions is stored, which is loaded and executed by a processor of a computer device to implement the above-mentioned method of making a boot profile. Alternatively, the computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

In an exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided for implementing the above-described method of producing a boot profile when executed.

It should be understood that reference to "a plurality" herein means two or more. "and/or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship. As used herein, the terms "first," "second," and the like, do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the invention, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of generating a boot profile, the method comprising:

acquiring a triggered copying instruction, wherein the copying instruction is used for copying the object information of the first operation step into a configuration table;

acquiring a triggered moving instruction, wherein the moving instruction is used for arranging the object information of the first operation step in the configuration table according to the sequence required to be executed in a guidance configuration file;

acquiring guidance information and trigger event information configured for the first operation step, wherein the guidance information of the first operation step is used for guiding a user to execute the first operation step, the trigger event information of the first operation step is used for indicating a trigger event for displaying the guidance information of the first operation step, the guidance information includes an execution type configured for the first operation step, the execution type includes a mandatory type and an unforced type, when the guidance information belongs to the mandatory type, the display process of the guidance information by the target application program cannot be skipped, and when the guidance information belongs to the unforced type, the display of the guidance information by the target application program has selectivity;

generating the guide configuration file of the target application program, wherein the guide configuration file comprises object information, guide information and trigger event information of the first operation step, and the guide configuration file is obtained by converting the configuration table;

rerunning the target application program and displaying the guide making interface, wherein the guide making interface also comprises a debugging area;

displaying at least one operation step set including a first operation step set and description information corresponding to the operation step set in the debugging area according to an analysis result of the guide configuration file, wherein the first operation step set is any one operation step set obtained after the first operation step is divided and classified;

and changing the content displayed in the debugging area according to the boot flow executed by the target application program.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising, after recording the object information of the second operation step in the recording area according to the second operation step corresponding to the user interface:

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising, after recording the object information of the second operation step in the recording area according to the second operation step corresponding to the user interface:

5. The method according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the recording area further comprises at least one of: the first deleting control and the second deleting control corresponding to the first operation step;

the method further comprises the following steps:

when a trigger signal corresponding to the first deleting control is acquired, deleting the object information of all operation steps recorded in the recording area;

or,

and deleting the object information of the first operation step when a trigger signal of a second deletion control corresponding to the first operation step is acquired.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the boot profile further includes trigger event information of the first set of operation steps, the first set of operation steps includes at least two operation steps in sequence, and the trigger event information of the first set of operation steps is used to indicate a trigger event for starting to show the boot information of the operation steps in the first set of operation steps.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein after generating the boot configuration file of the target application, further comprising:

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising at least one of: the first reset control, the second reset control, the first completion control and the second completion control corresponding to the first operation step set;

the method further comprises the following steps:

when a trigger signal corresponding to the first reset control is acquired, starting execution of a boot process of a first operation step in a first operation step set of the target application program;

or,

when a trigger signal corresponding to the second reset control is acquired, the target application program is operated again;

or,

skipping a boot process of all unexecuted operation steps of the target application program when a trigger signal corresponding to the first completion control is acquired;

or,

and when the trigger signal of the second completion control corresponding to the first operation step set is acquired, skipping the boot process of all unexecuted operation steps in the first operation step set.

9. An apparatus for generating a boot profile, the apparatus comprising:

a first instruction obtaining module, configured to obtain a triggered copy instruction, where the copy instruction is used to copy the object information in the first operation step to a configuration table;

a second instruction obtaining module, configured to obtain a triggered moving instruction, where the moving instruction is used to arrange object information of the first operation step in the configuration table according to a sequence that needs to be executed in a guidance configuration file;

an obtaining module, configured to obtain guidance information and trigger event information configured for the first operation step, where the guidance information of the first operation step is used to guide a user to execute the first operation step, and the trigger event information of the first operation step is used to indicate a trigger event for displaying the guidance information of the first operation step, where the guidance information includes an execution type configured for the first operation step, the execution type includes a mandatory type and an optional type, and when the guidance information belongs to the mandatory type, a display process of the guidance information by the target application program cannot be skipped, and when the guidance information belongs to the optional type, the display of the guidance information by the target application program is selective;

a generating module, configured to generate the boot configuration file of the target application program, where the boot configuration file includes object information, boot information, and trigger event information of the first operation step, and the boot configuration file is obtained by converting the configuration table;

the display module is further configured to rerun the target application program and display the guidance making interface, where the guidance making interface further includes a debugging area;

the display module is further configured to display, in the debugging area, at least one operation step set including a first operation step set and description information corresponding to the operation step set according to an analysis result of the boot configuration file, where the first operation step set is any one operation step set obtained by dividing and classifying the first operation step;

the display module is further configured to change the content displayed in the debugging area according to the boot flow executed by the target application program.

10. A computer device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory having stored therein at least one instruction, at least one program, a set of codes, or a set of instructions, which is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the method of generating a boot profile according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

11. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein at least one instruction, at least one program, a set of codes, or a set of instructions, which is loaded and executed by a processor to implement the method of generating a boot profile according to any one of claims 1 to 8.