JPH06348469A - Program developing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten program development time by automatically sending a processing start command for a tool to be used next at the time of ending the processing of a certain tool and displaying the progress condition of developing work. CONSTITUTION:A control part 8 sets up a program module name whose processing is ended as a program module name whose processing is ended just after when the preceding processing of a program module development progress condition information file 11 is ended and gives a processing start command to a program developing work progress condition display processing part 5. Processing information to be executed next is acquired from a next processing definition information file 13 in accordance with a processing result. The succeeding program module name is selected based upon the development order acquired from the file 11 or a tool name to be used next is selected based upon tool using order and the selected tool name or program module name is transferred to a tool processing start command part 6 together with its processing start command.

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 for developing a program easily and quickly by using a plurality of tools, and more specifically, it automates a processing start command to the tools frequently generated when the tools are used. The present invention relates to a program development device for reducing the time required for program development by eliminating a designation error of a tool that gives a processing start command.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a program is designed to design a function and an interface for each of the modules constituting the program by using an outline design tool, and to realize the program by a detailed design tool based on the design information created there. The processing procedure is designed and the source module is created, the source module is translated into an object module by the compiler, and the linking loader creates a load module by combining and editing with other object modules and input / output routines of the library. Then, it is developed through the process of testing the load module by the test tool.

According to the content of the bug (program error) detected by the load module test, the modified design information of the function and interface or the modified source module is created. If a bug is detected in the compiler processing or linking loader processing,
A modified source module is created. These are retested through the above process.

[0004]

Conventionally, in the process from the redesign of the function and interface of the program module to the retest, it has been necessary to manually give a processing start command to the tool responsible for each program development processing stage. It was For this reason, it takes time to give a processing start command, and which program module has been processed up to what stage is recorded by a person's memory or memo writing. It is an obstacle to reducing the program development time that it is easy to make an error in the designation of the program module and it takes time to correct the error. Furthermore, it was difficult to understand to what stage the development work had progressed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a program development device which automatically sends a processing start command of a tool to be used next when the processing of a certain tool is finished and displays the progress status of the development work.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the program development apparatus of the present invention, based on the function and interface design of the program module, designs the processing procedure of the program module and creates, compiles, and links the source module. A program development apparatus that includes a series of tools that are in charge of each program development processing stage up to the test, and that uses the tools to advance the development processing of a program composed of multiple program modules And a tool use order definition means for defining a tool use order indicating which tool is used next in a program development process, and a processing for the tool. Program to be done Tool processing start command means for designating a processing start by designating a module, and tool processing result receiving means for receiving from the tool information regarding whether or not an error is found in the program module as a result of processing by the tool If, after processing a certain program module with a certain tool, the tool processing result receiving means receives information in which no error has been found, the following program among the program modules defined by the development program module defining means is received. Instructing the tool to process the module, or instructing the next tool defined by the tool use order definition means to process the program module, or receiving information in which an error is found If the program module is Of the processing defined by the tool use order definition means for the next processing definition means for defining for each tool whether to instruct processing by the tool and the program module defined by the development program module and the definition means , Selecting one program module from the program development work progress display means for displaying the program development work progress indicating which tool has been used, and the program module defined by the above-mentioned development program module definition means, and defining the tool use order For the first tool defined by the means, the processing of the program module is started by the tool processing start command means, the processing result is received by the tool processing result receiving means, and displayed by the program development work progress display means. The above-mentioned next process definition means And means for repeating the above procedure until all the program modules defined by the definition means of the development program module are processed by the last tool defined by the tool use order definition means. That is the summary.

[0007]

In the program development apparatus of the present invention, the tool to be started next and the program module to be processed by the tool are decided based on the information indicating whether the processing of the tool is completed and an error is found in the program module. , Sends a processing start command to the tool and displays the tool for which processing has been completed for each program module.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a program development apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The program development apparatus shown in the figure has a program module name definition unit 2, a tool usage order definition unit 3, a next process definition unit 4, a program development work progress display processing unit 5, a tool process start command unit 6, and a tool process result reception. It has a processing unit 1 including a unit 7 and a control unit 8. An input unit 9 and an output unit 10 are connected to the processing unit 1, and a program module development progress information file 11 and a tool use order information file 12 are further provided. The next process definition information file 13 is connected.

Further, in FIG. 1, a plurality of processing devices 41 to 45 are connected to the processing device 1 via a communication network 20,
These processing devices include an outline design tool 21, a detailed design tool 22, a compiler 23, a linking editor 24,
Test tools 25 are provided respectively. Further, the function and interface information 31 of the program module, the source module 32, the object module 33, the library module 34, and the load module 35 are connected to each of these processing devices 41 to 45.

The program module name definition unit 2 is a program to be developed from the function and interface information file of the program module input from the input unit 9 or output from the outline design tool 21 in response to a processing start command from the control unit 8. Enter the module name and click
In the program module development progress information file 11 configured as shown in FIG. 1, as information about those program module names and which tools have been processed, any tool can be used when input from the input unit is performed. Anonymous information indicating that processing is not performed is output, and when input from the output file of the outline design tool 21 is input, information indicating the name of the outline design tool is output. Further, anonymous information indicating that no program module has been processed is output to the program module development progress information file 11 as the name of the program module that has been processed immediately before the end of this apparatus.

The tool use order definition unit 3 determines the tool name input from the input unit 9 by the processing start command from the control unit 8, the format of the command for giving the processing start command to the tool, and the tool use order. Output to the tool use order information file 12 configured as shown in FIG.

The next process definition unit 4 inputs a tool name to be used from the tool use sequence information file 12 in response to a process start command from the control unit 8, and (a) for each tool, a program module for the process of the tool. If no error is found in the above, information on whether to process the next program module with that tool or the same program module with the next tool, and (b) if an error is found, the same program The tool name for processing the module next is set in the next processing definition information file 13 configured as shown in FIG. 6 by inputting from the input unit 9.

Program development work progress display processing unit 5
In response to a process start command from the control unit 8, the program module development progress status information file 11 inputs the program module name and the tool name (including an unnamed) for which processing has been completed, and outputs them to the display unit.

The tool processing start command unit 6 inputs a command format for giving a processing start command to the tool from the tool use order information file 12 based on the tool name and the program module name designated by the control unit 8. Then, the command is assembled and transmitted via the communication network 20 to the processing device in which the target tool is operating.

The tool processing result receiving unit 7 receives the processing start command from the tool processing start command unit 6 and, after the processing of the tool is completed, the tool name transmitted by the tool via the communication network 20 and the processed program. It receives information about whether errors were found in the module and informs the control unit 8 of them.

Next, the operation of the program development device shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS.

The control unit 8 controls the program module development progress information file 11, the tool use sequence information file 12, and the next process definition information file 1 when the apparatus is started.
It is checked whether 3 exists (step 201). If these do not exist, the program module name definition unit 2, the tool use order definition unit 3, and the next process definition unit 4
A process start command is given to (steps 202, 20)
3,204). A process start command is given to the program development work progress status display processing unit 5 (step 205), the name of the program module whose processing has been completed immediately before the last termination of the apparatus is acquired from the program module development progress status information file 11, and Obtain the name of the tool that has finished processing the program module from the file (step 20).
6) Obtain information from the next process definition information file 13 about the next process to be performed when no error is found in the program module in the process of the tool (step 207), and based on the information, develop the program module. Either select the next program module name according to the development order acquired from the progress status information file 11 (step 209) or the tool use order information file 12
The tool name to be used next is selected according to the tool use order acquired from (step 212), and the selected tool name and program module name are passed to the tool processing start command section 6 together with the processing start command (step 214).

The control unit 8 receives the processing result from the tool processing result receiving unit 7 (step 215). If no error is found in the program module, the tool name for which the processing included in the processing result received from the tool processing result receiving unit 7 has ended is associated with the processing corresponding to the program module name in the program module development progress information file 11. It is set as the end tool name, and the program module name for which the processing has ended is set as the program module name for which the processing has ended immediately before the end on the program module development progress status information file 11 (step 218) and the program development work progress status A processing start command is given to the display processing unit 5 (step 219). Information about the next process to be performed is acquired from the next process definition information file 13 according to the process result (step 221), and the next program module is acquired according to the development order acquired from the program module development progress information file 11 based on the information. Name (step 223) or the roots name to be used next according to the tool usage order obtained from the tool usage order information file 12 (step 226), and the selected roots name and program module name It is passed to the process start command unit 6 together with the process start command (step 228). The above processing is performed until all the program modules in the program module development progress information file 11 are used by the last tool in the tool use sequence information file 12 (steps 210, 211, 224, 225), or the input section. It is repeated until there is a user's end instruction input from (step 220).

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the processing of a tool is completed, the processing start command of the next tool to be used is automatically sent and the progress status of the development work is displayed, which shortens the program development time and facilitates the progress status of the development work. I can know.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a program development device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a part of a flowchart showing the operation of the program development device shown in FIG.

3 is a part of a flowchart showing the operation of the program development device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a program module development progress status file used in the program development device shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a tool use order information file used in the program development device shown in FIG.

6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a next process definition information file used in the program development device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Program module name definition section 3 Tool usage order definition section 4th process definition section 5 Program development work progress status display processing section 6 Tool processing start command section 7 Tool processing result receiving section 8 Control section 9 Input section 11 Program module development progress status Information file 12 Tool usage sequence information file 13th process definition information file

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A series of tools which are in charge of each program development processing stage from the function and interface design of the program module to the design of the processing procedure of the program module and the creation, compilation, linking, and testing of the source module. Is a program development apparatus that advances the development process of a program composed of a plurality of program modules by using a development program module definition means for defining a program module to be developed in the order of development, and a certain tool in the program development process. Tool use order definition means for defining the tool use order that indicates which tool is to be used next, and tool processing start command means for designating the tool module to be processed and instructing the processing start , This Tool processing result receiving means for receiving from the tool information regarding whether or not an error was found in the program module as a result of processing by the tool, and receiving the above tool processing result after processing a program module by the tool When the information that the error is not found by the means is received, the tool is instructed to process the next program module of the program modules defined by the development program module definition means, or the tool use order. Instructs the next tool defined by the definition means to process the program module, or when receiving the information in which the error is found, commands which tool to process the program module next. Next process definition that defines whether or not for each tool And the program module defined by the development program module and the definition means, the program development work for displaying the progress of the program development work of which tool has been used in the order defined by the tool use order definition means One program module is selected from the progress display means and the program module defined by the development program module definition means, and the first tool defined by the tool use order definition means is selected by the tool processing start command means. The processing of the program module is started, the processing result is received by the tool processing result receiving means, displayed on the program development work progress display means, and the processing defined by the next processing definition means is instructed, and the development program is executed. Module definition means Program development apparatus according to claim all defined program modules to have a means for repeating the above steps to complete processing in the last tool defined in said tool use sequence definition means.