JPH0612248A - Automatic programming system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare a source program with the feeling of inputting data to the screen of a word processor by inputting data required for programming by using a screen control function forming information corresponding to program layout into a table. CONSTITUTION:Data for the unit of a test item inputted by using an input screen 2 of a program for test are stored into a product specification holder 13 through screen control processing 11 by data storage processing 12. When there is the output request of a test specification 3, the data are outputted to a printer by product specification output processing 14. Concerning the stored data, only the data required for programming in source programming processing 15, and the program is prepared and stored in a source program holder 16. Concerning this source program, 50-100 programs are combined for the unit of a test class by source program combination processing 17, constituted into one verification program and outputted through program output processing 18 to a verification program file 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic program generation method, and particularly in a manufacturing process of a verification program for logically verifying an information processing apparatus, the program can be automatically generated from a test specification without requiring special programming knowledge. Generate,
The present invention relates to an automatic program generation method capable of increasing productivity and reliability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a technique for automatically generating a source program, for example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-2420 is known. This technology is based on flowcharts or structured programming diagrams (SPD).
ming Diagram) is input to automatically generate a source program.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art, an engineer having a high level of programming technology had to input a flowchart or a programming diagram based on the program design document. Therefore, the above-mentioned technique has a problem that the productivity and reliability of the program cannot be expected to be improved when an engineer having little knowledge and experience in programming language or program creation method is used. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional technique and to have a little knowledge and experience about a programming language or a program creating method, An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic program generation method that can be used by an engineer having sufficient knowledge of the content itself and can improve the productivity and reliability of the program.

[0004]

The above object of the present invention is to provide a database of test data input from the same tabular screen as the test specifications for each test item in the automatic generation method of the verification program in the information processing apparatus. First to accumulate in
Step, a second step of extracting the test execution environment data required for the test accumulated in the database, and generating a source program for each test item, and a source program generated by the second step. And a third step of creating a verification program.

[0005]

The automatic program generation method according to the present invention is provided with a screen control function in which information corresponding to the program design document is made into a table format, and by using this, data required for program creation is input and based on this. It is designed to generate a source program by inputting the program creation specifications as if the operator were entering data on the tabulation screen of the word processor (word processor).
It becomes possible to create a source program.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of automatic program generation using an automatic program generation device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an automatic program generation device,
2 is an input screen for the specifications of the test program to be automatically created in the present embodiment (hereinafter referred to as "test specifications"),
Reference numeral 3 is a specification of the created test program, and 4 is a file containing the created test program. In addition, the specification 3 of the test program created by the automatic program generation apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is referred to as a "test specification", and the created predetermined number of test source programs are combined into one program. The thing is called "verification program" (product). The program automatic generation device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a screen control process 11 and a data storage process 1.
2. Product specification output processing 14, source program generation processing 15, source program combination processing 17, program output processing 18 and product specification holding (accumulation)
It is composed of a device 13 and a source program holding device 16. The outline of the automatic program generation operation shown in this embodiment is as follows. That is, the data for each test item input using the input screen 2 of the test program is stored (stored) in the product specification by the data storage process 12 via the screen control process 11 of the automatic program generator 1.
It is stored in the device 13.

At this time, if there is an output request for the product specification (here, "test specification"), the product specification output process 14 outputs the test specification 3 to the printer. Of the data stored in the product specification storage (storage) device 13, only the data required for program generation in the source program generation processing 15 is extracted, and the program is generated using this data, and the result is the source program storage device. 1
6 is stored. The source programs stored in the source program holding device 16 are combined by the source program combination process 17 into 50 to 100 lines for each test type to form one verification program. It is output to the verification program file 4. FIG. 2 shows a specific example of the test specifications. On the input screen 2 of the above-mentioned test program, the input area of the above-mentioned test specification is designated for each test item, and the operator may input necessary data according to the instruction.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a source program obtained as a result of automatic program generation according to this embodiment. Needless to say, this source program is automatically generated based on the test specifications shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the screen control process 11 and the product specification output process 14 of the automatic program generation apparatus 1 according to this embodiment. The processing contents will be described below. In step 41, the input screen for the test specifications shown in FIG. 2 is displayed, and the operator's instruction is awaited (step 42). When the operator gives instructions, it analyzes it (step 43), outputs the test specifications (step 44), and inputs new registration data.
(Step 45), data correction (Step 46), data deletion
(Step 47) and end. In the case of new registration data input (step 45), the new registration data is stored in the product specification holding device 13 for each item, and also in the case of data correction (step 46), the same processing as at the time of new registration data input is performed. . In the case of data deletion (step 47), the corresponding data is deleted from the product specification holding device 13. After completion of these processes, the process returns to the operator instruction waiting (step 42). When outputting the test specifications (step 44), the relevant test specifications are taken out from the product specification holding device 13,
Output to the output device (printer). After that, the screen control process 11 and the test specification output process 14 are terminated by the operator's termination instruction.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the source program generation processing 15 and the source program combination processing 17 of the automatic program generation apparatus 1 shown in this embodiment.
The processing contents will be described below. Wait for operator's instruction
(Step 51), analyze the instruction of the operator
In step 52, the program is automatically generated and terminated. In the case of automatic program generation, first, the source program is automatically generated (steps 53 to 57). When automatically generating a source program, first, in step 53, various data stored in the product specification holding device 13 necessary for generating the source program, that is, "initial setting part" data, "test execution". The data for "part" and the data for "check result" are retrieved. Next, after generating each source program by the source program generation of the initial setting section (step 54), the source program generation of the test execution section (step 55), and the source program generation of the result check section (step 56), the source program is generated. Source program holding device for program 1
6 (step 57) and returns to the next source program generation process. After the number of source programs instructed by the operator is generated, the processes are combined into one verification program.

In step 61, a source program is automatically generated initially, and after the number of source programs instructed by the operator is generated, the source programs are combined to form one verification program. The verification program is created by combining 50 to 100 source programs for each test type. In the verification program creating process, first, in step 58, the test type is confirmed, the source program group is taken out from the source program holding device 16, and various information (program header etc.) for making the verification program is added to the source program. (Step 59), outputs the completed verification program to the verification program file 4 (Step 60), returns to waiting for the operator's instruction again (Step 51), and in response to the operator's instruction,
Terminates automatic program generation. According to the above embodiment, the operator is just a word processor (word processor).
When creating a table using, it is possible to efficiently create a high-quality program with high reliability simply by performing an operation such as inputting data on the table creation screen.

[0011]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a technician who has little knowledge and experience with a programming language or a program creation method, but has sufficient knowledge about the contents of the created program can use it. It is possible to realize an automatic program generation method that can improve the productivity and reliability of the program.

[0012]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of automatic program generation using an automatic program generation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of a test specification of an example.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a source program automatically generated based on the test specifications shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a screen control process 11 and a product specification output process 14 of the program automatic generation device 1 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a source program generation process 15 and a source program combination process 17 of the automatic program generation device 1 of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Automatic program generation device, 11: Screen control process, 1
2: data storage process, 13: product specification holding (storage) device, 14: product specification output process, 15: source program generation process, 16: source program holding device, 17:
Source program combination processing, 18: program output processing, 2: test specification input screen, 3: test specification, 4:
Verification program file.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Jun Takahashi, 13-12 Fukuzumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo Within Hitachi East Service Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Satoshi Nomura 1-13, Fukuzumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo No. 12 Inside Hitachi East Service Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first step of accumulating test data input from a screen in the same tabular format as a test specification for each test item in a database in a method of automatically generating a verification program in an information processing device, and the database. 2) Generate the source program for each test item by extracting the test execution environment data required for the test stored in
And a third step of creating a verification program by combining the source programs generated by the second step with each other, and an automatic program generation method.