JPS62126437A - Processing system for design specification description of programming language - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute program forming work only by programming language starting from a design stage by providing a pseudo sentence reading means for selectively reading out design specification description described as a pseudo sentence. CONSTITUTION:A source program 1 including the design specification description is read out by a source program reading part 2 and sent to a pseudo sentence reading part 3. The reading part 3 reads out the existence of the design specification description described as a pseudo sentence, and is the pseudo sentence appears, sends design specification information to a design specification control part 4 and sends also the received source program 1 to an edition part 5. The edition part 5 receives the specification description existence information from the control part 4, edits the source program 1 on the basis of said information and sends the edited program to an output part 6. The output part 6 outputs an edited program list 7 to an output medium.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Field of Industrial Application" This invention relates to a design specification description processing method in a language translation program (compiler), and in particular to a source program for the purpose of enabling design specification description in natural language. Regarding translation processing methods.

``Conventional technology'' In order to develop a program, it is essential to convey design specification information from the designer to the programmer (manufacturer), but conventional programming languages are inappropriate as a means of conveying this information. The only methods available were design specifications written in completely natural language, or design specification description languages that required advanced knowledge to use.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In the conventional programming language and its processing method described above, design specification information is either a design specification written in completely natural language or
Alternatively, specifications were communicated using a dedicated design specification language, and programmers had to rewrite the entire system using a programming language. Moreover, undetailed parts that have to be described within the grammar of the programming language cannot be programmed, or at best can be written with comments, leaving it up to humans to judge whether the program is complete or not. This has the disadvantage of causing errors.

"Means for Solving Problems" The design specification information description method of the present invention includes a source program reading means for reading a source program, a pseudo large-reading means for selectively reading a design specification description written as a pseudo sentence, It is equipped with a design specification management means for managing design specification description information, an editing means for editing a program list, and an output means for outputting an edited program list. It is capable of translating a specification description in a language using pseudo-sentences, and has the ability to check the existence of pseudo-sentences.

"Example" Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in the figure, the processing method of the present invention includes a source program 1 that includes a design specification description in natural language as a pseudo sentence, a source program reading section 2 that reads this source program 1, and a source program that reads the pseudo sentence (design specification description). A pseudo sentence interpretation unit 3 that selectively reads, a design specification management unit 4 that manages design specification information, and an editing unit 5 that edits a program list.
, an output unit 6 that outputs an edited program list, and an edited program restorer.

The operation will be explained below. A source program 1 including design specification descriptions (pseudo sentences) is read by a source program reader 2.
and sent to the pseudo sentence interpretation section 3. The pseudo sentence reading section 3 interprets the existence of a design specification description written as a pseudo sentence, and if a pseudo sentence appears, sends design specification information to the design specification management section 4. At the same time, the received source program 1 is sent to the editing section 5. The editing section 5 receives specification description existence information from the design specification management section 4, edits the source program 1 based on this information, and sends it to the output section 6. The output unit 6 outputs the edited program restore onto an output medium.

``Effects of the Invention'' As explained above, this invention enables translation processing even for source programs that include design specification descriptions in natural language, making it possible to create programs using only programming languages from the design stage. This has the effect of reducing wasted man-hours such as transferring from to program.

Furthermore, design specification descriptions can be written not as mere commentary sentences but as pseudo-sentences within the scope of the grammar, improving accuracy. Since the compiler can automatically determine whether refinement is complete, this has the effect of eliminating errors such as relying only on comment statements and overlooking comment statements that should be made into executable statements.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. ■=source program including design specification description, 2: source program reading section, 3: pseudo-text interpretation section, 4: design specification management section, 5: editing section, 6: output section, 7: edited program list.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A source program reading means for reading a source program; a pseudo-text interpretation means for selectively reading a design specification description written as a pseudo-sentence from the source program read by the source program reading means; The design specification description of the pseudo sentence is sent to a design specification management means for managing the design specification description information, the source program read by the pseudo sentence interpretation means, and the existence information of the design specification description from the design specification management means. A design specification description processing method in a programming language, comprising an editing means for receiving and editing a program list based on the edited program list, and an output means for outputting the edited program list.