JPH04369032A - Program developing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve working efficiency and working quality at the time of using an existing program. CONSTITUTION:A program information storing part 1-8 stores program information such as a program name, outline information, interface information, processing information, formation history information, updating history information, and environment information for characterizing a program. A program information retrieving part 1-4 retrieves the program information stored in the storing part 1-8 by using a previously determined item for the program information as a retrieving condition. A program storing part 1-9 stores an existing program corresponding to the program information. A user program storing part 1-10 stores a user program. A program reference part 1-5 reads out a program corresponding to the program information whose reference is specified out of the program information retrieved by the retrieving part 1-4 from the storing part 1-9 and refers the read program to the user program stored in the storing part 1-10.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program development apparatus, and more particularly to an editor that supports the use of existing programs in program development.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In normal program development, there are very few cases in which a program is created at all. For example, in a normal case, a requirements analysis is first performed to clarify the user's requirements for the computer. Next, an outline design is performed to determine the basic algorithms and data structure of the program to satisfy the user's requirements. Furthermore, programs created in the past are investigated and analyzed, and programs similar to and closely related to the program currently scheduled for development are selected. Then, a target program is created by modifying or linking the selected programs.

[0003] Conventionally, editors that support the reuse of similar programs and closely related programs read existing programs stored in an external storage device according to instructions from the user, and display them on a CRT or the like in the order in which they are stored. They only provided a simple service of outputting to a device.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional editor described above only provides a simple service of reading existing programs stored in an external storage device and outputting them to a display device such as a CRT in the order in which they are stored. Because of that,
The task of selecting programs similar to or closely related to the currently planned program from among existing programs has relied solely on the manual work of the user.

This manual selection method requires a large number of man-hours, and has the disadvantage that it is difficult to extract an appropriate program.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A first invention provides a program development device that stores program information characterizing the program, such as program name, summary information, interface information, processing information, creation history information, update history information, and environment information. program information storage means for storing program information; program information input means for inputting new program information into the program information storage means and outputting program input instruction information; and updating program information stored in the program information input means. program information updating means; program information search means for searching program information stored in the program information storage means using predetermined items of the program information as search conditions; and storing a program corresponding to the program information. program storage means for storing a development program, receiving the program input instruction information, extracting a program corresponding to the inputted program information from the development program, and extracting the program from the development program via the program information input means; a program input means for inputting the development program into the development program storage means; a program update means for updating the development program; and a program information search means searched by the program information search means. and program quoting means for receiving a quoting designation for program information, reading out a program corresponding to the retrieved program information from the program storage means, and quoting it to the development program stored in the development program storage means. shall be.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the program development device 1 includes a program name, summary information, interface information, processing information,
Newly inputting information characterizing the program to the program information storage unit 1-8 that stores program information characterizing the program such as creation history information, update history information, environment information, and the program information storage unit 1-8; Also,
The program corresponding to the information is transferred from the user program storage unit 1-10 (described later) to the program storage unit 1-9.
(described later); a program information update section 1-3 that updates information stored in the program information storage section 1-8; and a program information update section 1-3 that specifies information characterizing the program as a search condition. By doing so,
a program information search unit 1-4 that searches the program information storage unit 1-8 and outputs information on programs that satisfy search conditions; and a program storage unit 1-9 that stores programs corresponding to information characterizing the programs. , a user program storage section 1-10 for storing programs created by the user, and a program input section 1-7 for inputting a new program created by the user to the user program storage section 1-10. , user program storage section 1-1
A program update section 1-6 that updates the program stored in the program storage section 1-9, and a program quotation section 1-5 that quotes the program stored in the program storage section 1-9 to the user program storage section 1-10. It is configured.

FIG. 2 shows details of program information characterizing the program. Among these pieces of information, items other than summary information and interface information can be specified as conditions when searching for a program.

Next, how to use this device will be explained. When the user starts the program development device 1, the control unit 1
Control is passed to -1. At this time, a menu for selecting a function will be displayed on the screen, so first select input. This transfers control to the program information input section 1-2, allowing new program information to be input on the screen. If you select end after inputting, control returns to control unit 1-1,
A menu for selecting functions is displayed on the screen again. If you select "End" here, the program development device 1 ends, but if you select "Update", the program information update section 1-3
Control is transferred to the program information that has already been stored, and the program information that has already been stored can be updated. When you select search, control is passed to the program information search section 1-4, so by specifying the search conditions and the information items you want to display in a predetermined format, the specified information items of programs that satisfy the search conditions will be displayed on the screen. displayed above. If end is selected after the search, control returns to the control unit 1-1. Further, if citation is specified after the search, control is passed to the program citation section 1-5, and the searched program can be cited. Here, when the end is specified, control returns to the program information search section 1-4. However, if you specify program update, you can update the program just cited. Thereafter, when the end is designated, control returns to the program quotation section 1-5. If the program update option is selected from the menu while control is being handed over to the control unit 1-1, the program can be updated. Thereafter, when the end is specified, control returns to the control unit 1-1. Further, when program input is selected from the menu, control is passed to the program input section 1-7, and a new program can be created. Thereafter, when the end is specified, control returns to the control unit 1-1.

[0011]

[Effects of the Invention] The program development device according to the present invention selects programs similar to and closely related to the program currently being developed from among existing programs when developing a program. Since work is automatically performed simply by specifying selection conditions, work efficiency and work quality are significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of program information characterizing a program.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Program development equipment 1-1 Control section 1-2 Program information input section 1-3 Program information update section 1-4 Program information search section 1-5 Program citation section 1-6 Program update section 1-7 Program input section 1-8 Program information storage section 1-9 Program storage section

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: In a program development device, a program name, summary information, interface information, processing information,
program information storage means for storing program information characterizing the program such as creation history information, update history information, and environment information; and a program information input for inputting new program information into the program information storage means and outputting program input instruction information. means, program information updating means for updating program information stored in the program information input means, and program information stored in the program information storage means using predetermined items of the program information as search conditions. a program information search means for searching for a program; a program storage means for storing a program corresponding to the program information; a program storage means for storing a development program and receiving the program input instruction information to search the program corresponding to the input program information a development program storage means for extracting from a development program and storing it in the program storage means via the program information input means; a program input means for inputting the development program to the development program storage means; a program update means for updating a program; and upon receiving a quotation designation for the program information searched by the program information search means, reads a program corresponding to the searched program information from the program storage means and stores it in the development program storage means. A program development apparatus comprising: program citation means for quoting the developed development program.