JPH03265926A - Extension mechanism integration data base of program information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a data base control tool group to easily follow the change of the data structure of an integration data base by providing a store tool generating mechanism, a format information adverse generation tool generating mechanism, and a data converting tool generating mechanism to each prototype frame. CONSTITUTION:A store tool generating mechanism 21 receives the input of a prototype frame 20 and generates and outputs a stored tool. An adverse generation tool generating mechanism 24 receives the input of the document format information 23 and outputs an adverse generation tool. In this case, the mechanism 24 carries on its jobs by reference to the frame 20. Meanwhile an unconverted and old prototype frame 26 is inputted to a data conversion tool generating mechanism 27. Then the mechanism 27 produces a data conver sion tool by reference to both inputted prototype frames 20 and 26. As a result, an integration data base is changed with use of the prototype frames.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to automation of customization of an integrated database.

<Prior Art> FIG. 7 shows the configuration of a conventional integrated C programming system. The operator 1 uses the detailed design frame editor 3 on the screen to create/edit a detailed design document 4, and also uses the source frame editor 5 on the same screen 2 to create/edit the source program 6. These created detailed design documents and source programs are decomposed and converted into a specified extraction format using an extraction tool 7.8, and stored in the integrated database 11 while performing a predetermined consistency check using a storage tool 9.10. Stored. Further, a document 13 is created using the reverse generation tool 12 from the data stored in the integrated database 11. Further, when the source program 6 is changed and the contents of the integrated database 11 are changed, the contents are changed to the detailed design calligraphy generation tool 1.
4 is reflected in the detailed S design document, and when the detailed design document is changed, the changed content is reflected in the source program 6 by the source reverse generation tool 15. Additionally, the contents of the integrated database 11 are now output in a list format. In this way, the efficiency of programming work can be improved by dividing detailed design documents and source program information until the stage where the information shared between phases and modules matches and centrally managing the information in the integrated database 11. I'm trying to figure it out.

FIG. 8 shows this integrated C programming system constructed around an integrated database. Information extracted from the detailed design document created by the detailed design document frame editor is stored in an integrated database, and a source program is partially generated from the contents. Further, information on the source program created by the source frame editor is extracted, the contents of the integrated database are updated, and a detailed design document is inversely generated from the updated contents.

The reversely generated detailed design document reflects the changed contents of the source program. In this way, information is centrally managed using an integrated database.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> However, in such an integrated C programming system, if the types (classes) of information that can be stored in the integrated database are increased or decreased, both the storage tool and the reverse generation tool must be changed. There was an issue. Compared to downstream information, the type of information such as specification information and design information often depends on the development method, etc., and is diverse, so it is difficult to store specification information and design information, so it is difficult to store it in upstream tools. It has been difficult to realize an integrated environment that spans multiple regions.

<Object of the invention> The object of the invention is to utilize a prototype frame to
The purpose is to provide a mechanism that allows changes to the integrated database.

Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a slot configuration for each class of information elements in an integrated database, storage of information elements belonging to that class, and processing activated when referenced. A storage tool generation mechanism that prepares a component that stores a name as a prototype frame, and generates a program that stores an extracted form of the corresponding element for each prototype frame, and a storage tool generation mechanism that generates a program that stores the extracted form of the corresponding element, and a reverse generation tool generation mechanism that generates a reverse generation program from a group of prototype frames of information elements referenced during generation;
It is equipped with a data conversion tool generation mechanism that converts information in the old integrated database into information in the new database from the new prototype frame group and the old prototype frame group.

Effect〉 Integration and database expansion/changes are easy.

<Embodiment> The present invention relates to a tool for modifying and updating the integrated database explained in FIG. FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an expansion mechanism for a program information integrated database according to the present invention.
0 is a prototype frame for each class of the new integrated database. This prototype frame includes all 10 total frames that appear under certain operating conditions. Reference numeral 21 denotes a storage tool generation mechanism, into which the prototype frame 20 is input, and generates and outputs a storage tool. 22 is a generated storage tool. This storage tool corresponds to storage tool 9.10 described in FIG. Reference numeral 23 denotes document format information which is information regarding the format of the document to be output. 24 is a reverse generation tool generation mechanism, into which the document format information 23 is input, and outputs a reverse generation tool. At this time, the reverse generation tool creation mechanism 24 proceeds with the work while referring to the prototype frame 20. 25 is a generated reverse generation tool, which corresponds to reverse generation tool 14.15 in FIG. 7; 26 is an old prototype frame before conversion, which is input to the data conversion tool generation mechanism 27. . The data conversion tool generation mechanism 27 uses this input old prototype frame 2.
6 and prototype 1 frame 20 to generate a data conversion tool. 28 is a generated data conversion tool.

FIG. 2(A) shows the structure of a prototype frame. Information elements within the integrated database have a frame format as shown in FIG. 2(A).

That is, a function is divided into attributes and relationships, and the attributes include title, explanation, exception/error handling, return value, and type name slot. Furthermore, the relationships include class names, argument names, automatic variable names, used function names, and related function names. Note that a slot is an area in which attributes and related information of an information element are actually stored, and the configuration of the slot is determined by the type of information element, that is, the class. By preparing such a prototype frame, a change in the type of information in the integrated database can result in an increase or decrease in classes, or a change in the configuration of slots within a class or the name of a related process. Note that automatic variable names appear only in the source program, and related functions appear only in the detailed design document. The second [a(B) is an example of a function type prototype frame.

Figure 3 (A) shows an example of the frame model shown in Figure 2 (A) expressed as a prolog. This example of expression is an example of the structure of information belonging to a function class within the integrated database. . The information extracted from the detailed design document and the source program takes the extraction form shown in Figure (B), undergoes various consistency checks with the storage tool, and then
The information is stored in the integrated database in the expression shown in C>.

Consistency checks vary by class. Note that the storage tool is prepared specifically for the function class, and is configured to operate at the same time as the extracted form shown in (B) is read into the prolog integrated database. At this time, the storage process specified in the prototype frame is activated and a consistency check is performed. The inverse generation tool searches the integrated database for information in the expression format shown in FIG. 3(C) in accordance with a prescribed format, embeds necessary slot information in the format, and outputs the result.

That is, the format information illustrated in FIG. 4(A) is input, and the text illustrated in FIG. 4(B) is output.

When expanding a consolidated database in an existing consolidated environment, the contents of the old database must be converted to a new data structure. Therefore, data conversion tool generation mechanism 27
generates a data conversion tool 28 that automatically performs this conversion by referring to both the old prototype frame and the new prototype frame. This relationship is the fifth
By doing this, as shown in the figure, the data can be automatically adapted to the new integrated database.

Next, the expansion procedure of the integrated C programming system will be explained. FIG. 6 shows an integrated C programming system expanded to handle flowchart information. The detailed design document 31 for format A created by the detailed design frame editor 30 for format A is extracted by the extraction tool 32 for format A.
information is extracted. In the same way, Format B detailed design document 3 created using Format B detailed design frame editor 33
4 is input to the format B rough extraction tool 35 and the information is extracted. Further, the chart information file 37 created in the flowchart 36 is input to the translator 38 and the information is extracted. The information in formats A and B and the flowchart information are compiled into a program information extraction form 39 and stored in an integrated database 41 by a storage tool 40. Further, detailed design documents and chart information files of formats A and B are reversely generated from the information in this integrated database 41 using a reverse generation tool 42. Note that the storage tool 40 and the reverse generation tool 42 include those for flowcharts. Such a system can be extended from an existing integrated database system by following the steps below.

(1) Identify information classes that will be newly added by introducing flowcharts and create a prototype frame. This work is coded as prolog.

(2) Add the prototype frame created in (1) to the conventional prototype frame and create prol.

Load it into g.

(3) Start the storage tool creation mechanism. The storage tool is p
ro ] Output as og program text.

(4) Read the format information for the flowchart and start the reverse generation tool generation mechanism. A prolog program is output that outputs the contents of the integrated database in a flowchart information file format.

(5) Start the data conversion tool generation mechanism and specify the file name of the old prototype frame. The prolog program of the data conversion tool is output. However, in the system shown in FIG. 6, only information is added, so a data conversion tool is not necessary.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above in detail based on the embodiments, the present invention has a slot configuration for each class of information elements in an integrated database, storage of information elements belonging to that class,
A component that stores a process name to be activated when referenced is prepared as a prototype frame, and each prototype frame is provided with a storage tool generation mechanism, format information, a reverse generation tool generation mechanism, and a data conversion tool generation mechanism. did. Therefore, there is an effect that the database management tools can easily follow changes in the data structure of the integrated database.

Furthermore, this also has the effect of making it easier to incorporate upstream tools such as flowcharter and SA/SD into the integrated C programming system.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an expansion mechanism for a program information integrated database according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a frame format, and FIG. 3 is a pr. An example of expression in log, Figure 4 is the format information and reverse generated text, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the database conversion procedure, Figure 6 is a diagram explaining the system expansion procedure,
FIGS. 7 and 8 are block diagrams of a conventional integrated C programming system. 20... Prototype frame, 21... Storage tool generation mechanism, 22... Storage tool, 23... Document format information, 24... Reverse generation tool generation mechanism, 25... Reverse generation tool, 26 ... Old prototype frame, 27... Data conversion tool generation mechanism,
28...Data conversion tool. Figure 2 1 (A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] A prototype frame is prepared with a component that stores the slot configuration for each class of information elements in the integrated database and the name of a process to be activated when storing or referencing an information element belonging to that class. For each prototype frame,
A storage tool generation mechanism that generates a program that stores the extracted form of the corresponding element, and a reverse generation that generates a reverse generation program from the format information of the text to be reverse generated and a group of prototype frames of information elements referenced during reverse generation. A program information integrated database characterized by having a tool generation mechanism and a data conversion tool generation mechanism for converting information in an old integrated database into information in a new database from a new prototype frame group and an old prototype frame group. Expansion mechanism.