JPH04133130A - Automatic program generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically generate a module source code, to connect a module in accordance with a user's will, and to enhance the efficiency of a debugging work by inputting a programming code to a tree structure chart with a user. CONSTITUTION:When the user executes an access to a tree structure chart editing part 2 through an interactive part 1, and external specifications and internal specifications are edited, the tree structure chart is generated by the tree structure chart editing part 2. The user inputs a programming code corresponding to the internal specifications to the inside of a chart box of this tree structure chart and edits the tree structure chart. Subsequently, in a checking part 11, the tree structure chart for which the code is inputted and the specifications are compared, and an omission and a description discrepancy are checked. In the case there is no error, the generated tree structure chart is subjected to code conversion to a module source code by a code converting part 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an automatic program generation device, and particularly to an automatic program generation device suitable for generating an assembly language program.

(Prior art) Generally, when creating source code in software development of high-level languages such as C language or FORTRAN, a design document is input for each module, source code is automatically generated from this design document, and source code is Compiles and links, and generates a load module.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, with the conventional method described above, in the case of assembly language software development, module source codes cannot be concatenated as desired by the user, and each module is located at an appropriate address in memory. There were problems such as not being placed.

The present invention has been made in response to such conventional circumstances, and allows module source codes to be linked in a desired form, thereby improving understandability and debugging work efficiency compared to the prior art. The purpose is to provide an automatic program generation device.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) That is, the automatic program generation device of the present invention includes a code conversion means for converting a design document into a module source code, and a code conversion means for storing a preset framework definition. The present invention is characterized by comprising a format definition file means for converting the code, and a module linking means for linking the module source codes converted by the code converter according to the format definition in the format definition file means.

(Function) In the automatic program generation device of the present invention having the above configuration, the code conversion means converts a design document into a module source code, and the module linking means converts this module source code into a format in a preset format definition file means. Concatenate according to definition.

Therefore, by defining the format by the user, module source codes can be linked as the user wishes (that is, items that are semantically connected can be placed close together in memory). Therefore, it is possible to improve the understandability and the efficiency of debugging work compared to the conventional method.

(Example) Hereinafter, details of an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an automatic program generation device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a dialog section, 2 is a tree structure chart editing section, 3 is a design document data file section, and 4 is a tree structure section. Chart file section, 5 code conversion section, 6 module source code file section, 7 module connection section, 8 format definition file section, 9 overall source code file section, 10 message management section, 11 check section , 12 is a grammar check section.

The dialogue section 1 includes a data input section such as a keyboard and a data output section such as a CRT, and is configured to enable dialogue between the user and the automatic program generation device.

In addition, the tree structure chart editing section 2 calls data from the design data file section 3 in which data for creating external specifications and internal specifications are filed, and the dialog section 1
The system is configured to edit the external specifications and internal specifications while interacting with the user, and further generate the main structure chart. Further, the tree structure chart editing section 2 is configured such that programming codes can be input into each chart box of the generated tree structure chart through interaction with the user through the interaction section 1.

External specifications edited by the above tree structure chart editing department 2,
The tree structure chart into which the internal specifications and programming code have been input is filed in the tree structure chart file section 4.

The code conversion unit 5 converts the tree structure chart filed in the main structure file unit 4 into module source code. The module source code exchanged by the code conversion section 5 is filed in the module source code file section 6.

The module connection section 7 includes a format definition file section 8.
The module source codes filed in the module source code file section 6 are concatenated into one by the format definition filed in the module source code file section 6. The source codes linked by this module linking section 7 are filed in the entire source code file section 9.

The message management section 1o outputs the errors found by the checking section 11, the grammar checking section 12, etc. and other errors to the data output section of the dialog section 1 to notify the user.

That is, the checking section 11 checks whether there are any omissions or contradictions in the description in the tree structure chart filed in the main structure chart file section 4 by checking the external specifications or internal specifications filed in the tree structure chart file section 4. Compare and check.

Then, this result is output to the dialog section 1 via the message management section 1o.

Furthermore, the grammar check section 12 checks whether there are any grammar errors in the module source code filed in the module source code file section 6. Then, this result is output to the dialog section 1 via the message management section 10.

Note that even if an error or the like occurs while the module linking unit 7 is linking module source codes, it is similarly output to the dialog unit 1.

Next, the operation of the automatic program generation apparatus of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, when a user accesses the tree structure chart editing section 2 through the dialog section 1 and edits an external specification as shown in FIG. 3 and an internal specification as shown in FIG. A tree structure chart is generated, so the user enters the programming code corresponding to the internal specifications into the chart box of this tree structure chart and edits the tree structure chart as shown in Figure 5 (10
0).

Next, the check section 11 compares the tree structure chart in which the programming code has been input in the chart box with the external specifications and internal specifications/specifications to check for any omissions or contradictions in the descriptions. Do (101
).

If there is no error as a result of the above check (102
), the code converter 5 converts the created tree structure chart into a module source code as shown in FIG. 6 (103). This module source code is filed in the module source code file section 6.

Thereafter, the grammar check section 12 performs a grammar check on the module source code filed in the module source code file section 6 (104).

And if there are no errors as a result of the grammar check above (
105) Next, the module source codes are linked according to the format definition filed in the format definition file part 8 by the module linking part 7 to generate the entire source code (106). This entire source code is filed in an overall source code file section 9.

Note that if an error occurs in steps 102 and 105, the dialog section 1 notifies the user, returns to step 100, and repeats the above-described operation again.

In this way, according to the automatic program generation device of this embodiment, when the user inputs programming code into the tree structure chart, module source code in assembly language is automatically generated, and modules can be linked as desired by the user. As a result, the ease of understanding and debugging work efficiency are much higher than in the past.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the automatic program generation device of the present invention, module source code in assembly language can be automatically generated by inputting a design document, and a module can be created according to the user's intention. Since it is possible to connect
It is possible to improve understandability and debugging efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an automatic program generation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic program generation device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an external specification Figure 4 shows an example of an internal specification document, Figure 5 shows an example of a tree structure chart in which programming code is created manually, and Figure 6 shows an example of module source code. It is a diagram. 1... Dialogue section 2... Tree structure chart editing section 3...
...Design data file section 4...
Tree structure chart file section 5... Code conversion section 6... Module source code file section 7... Module connection section 8...・・・
...Format definition file section 9...
... Entire source code file section 10 ... Message management section 11 ... Check section 12 ... Grammar check section Fig. 1 Fig. 3 Fig. 2 Fig. 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A code conversion means for converting a design document into module source code; a format definition file means for storing a preset format definition; and a format definition file means for converting the module source code converted by the code conversion means into the format definition file means. 1. An automatic program generation device comprising: module linking means for linking according to a format definition in the program.