JPH02236721A - Programming support device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the efficiency of work by multi-displaying a related program by automatically analyzing the hierarchical structure of the program by delivering edit data on which edit and correction is applied to a multiwindow generating means based on an inputted edit/correction instruction, and issuing an instruction to generate related information to a program structure analyzing means. CONSTITUTION:The program structure analyzing means 5 analyzes the program group of a storage means 3 by the instruction of a program managing means 6, then, the related information of each program is generated. The program managing means 6 displays a stored program on the multiwindow generating means 4 by the edit/correction instruction, and also, performs edit and correction by the above instruction. And the means 6 obtains information relating to another program from the program structure analyzing means 5, and displays it on plural display frames simultaneously, and performs the edit and correction of the relating program. Thereby, since the hierarchical structure of the program can be automatically analyzed and the related program can be displayed on a multiwindow, developing efficiency can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding a programming support device that streamlines program editing and modification work, the program automatically analyzes the hierarchical structure of the program and displays related programs in multiple formats to improve work efficiency. A programming support device having an input means, a display means, a storage means, a multi-window creation means, a program structure analysis means, and a program management means,
The input means is for inputting program editing correction instructions from the operator, the display means is for displaying program editing data, and the storage means is for storing a plurality of programs, and is for multi-window creation. The means are
The program structure analysis means receives a plurality of edited data, creates display data such that each edited data is displayed simultaneously in a plurality of display frames, and sends it to the display means. The program management means analyzes each program stored in the storage means and creates related information between the programs, and the program management means analyzes the programs stored in the storage means based on editing/correction instructions input from the input means. The edited data is edited and corrected, and the edited data is passed to the multi-window creation means, and the program structure analysis means is instructed to create related information.

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a programming support device in the program development process of an information processing device, and more particularly to a programming support device that improves the efficiency of program editing and modification work.

Generally, a program that performs one job is designed for each function, divided into multiple program modules (hereinafter referred to as modules), and then finally combined to form a single program. . Normally, there is a hierarchical relationship between modules, and since they have logical connections and influence each other, it is often necessary to modify related modules when modifying one module. It has become. Furthermore, even in operating systems and the like consisting of many hierarchical program groups, when one program is modified, other related programs are also modified.

[Background Art] When developing a group of programs that have a hierarchical structure, each program has a logical connection, so it is necessary to proceed with development while being aware of the structure between the programs.

For this reason, conventionally, during the development process, developers recorded and documented information related to programs, such as information about other programs used by a program and other programs that referenced itself. Then, in the editing/correction stage, as shown in Figure 7, one program is displayed on the screen and edited/corrected, and when the program is finished, other related programs are sequentially displayed on the screen by referring to the materials. I was making corrections while displaying it.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the conventional editing and correction methods described above, when the hierarchical structure becomes complicated, it takes time to check the purchase price, and even though the hierarchical structure is , since each program is displayed sequentially on the screen, it is difficult to easily grasp the relationship between programs. In particular, during debugging, revisions and tests are repeated, making the process prone to mistakes and inefficient.

The present invention was created in view of these problems, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a programming support device that can automatically analyze the hierarchical structure of programs and display related programs in multiple ways, thereby increasing the efficiency of work.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The means in the present invention for achieving the above object are as follows:
As shown in the basic configuration diagram in the figure, an input means 1, a display means 2, a storage means 3, a multi-window creation means 4,
A programming support device having a program structure analysis means 5 and a program management means 6, the human power means 1
is for inputting program editing correction instructions from the operator, display means 2 is for displaying program editing data, storage means 3 is for storing a plurality of programs, and is for multi-window creation. Means 4 receives a plurality of edited data, creates display data such that each edited data is displayed simultaneously in a plurality of display frames, and sends it to the display means 2, and program structure analysis means. 5 analyzes each program stored in the storage means 3 and creates related information between programs; Editing and correcting the program stored in the memory 1000 stages 3 and passing the edited data to the multi-window creation means 4;
This is a programming support device that instructs the program structure analysis means 5 to create related information.

[Operation] In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, each program group stored in the storage means 3 is sequentially analyzed in the program structure analysis means 5 according to instructions from the program management means 6, and related information of each program is analyzed. For example, information consisting of names of other programs to be used, names of programs to be referenced, etc. is created. In the program management means 6, when the name of a program to be edited or modified is specified by an editing/correction instruction input from the input means 1, the program stored in the storage means 3 is transferred to the multi-window creation means 4. In addition to handing it over and displaying it, it is also edited and corrected according to instructions. Then, according to the instruction, information related to the program with other programs is obtained from the program structure analysis means 5, and the related programs are passed to the multi-window creation means 4, so that the programs are simultaneously displayed in a plurality of display frames, Also edits and corrects related programs according to instructions. When all editing and corrections are completed, a new instruction is issued to the program structure analysis means 5 to create related information.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the programming support device of the present invention. The configuration of the programming support device shown in the figure is a general information processing device, and includes a CPU 2 1,
It is composed of a main memory 22, a disk device 23, an input control section 24 as input means, a mouse 25, a keyboard 26, and a display control section 27 and CRT 28 as output means.

In the above configuration, the multi-window creation means in the present invention is achieved by causing the CPU 21 to execute software of a publicly available multi-window system. That is, the mouse 25 via the input control unit 24
It also manages the input of operation instructions from the keyboard 26, creates output display data for the display control section 27 and CRT 28, and controls the input/output of programs and data recorded on the disk device 23. Then, it manages the execution of the application program, creates display data so that the data is displayed in a plurality of display frames, and performs multi-window display according to operation instructions and requests from the application program.

Programs are developed in the programming support device of this embodiment using editors and compilers that are publicly used as program development support systems, as in the past. phosphorus power,
This is done using a debugger, etc., but when editing and modifying a program that is developed by being divided into multiple program modules in a hierarchical structure, a program structure analysis program and a program management program, which are abbreviation programs, are used. It is done. The program structure analysis program constitutes the program structure analysis means of the present invention, and the program management program constitutes the program management means of the present invention.

The program structure analysis program performs the processing shown in the flowchart in Figure 3, and analyzes each module in the hierarchical structure, and creates a window showing the position and size of the program for each module as shown in Figure 4. The display information, other module names to be used, and referenced module names are checked and stored in the main memory 22 as module-related information. That is, (3
1) Read one module from the disk device 23, (32) create window information for that module, and (33) analyze program instructions.

(34) Check whether the instruction uses another module, (35) If not, check the next instruction,
Repeat the analysis from (33).

(36) If the instruction uses another module, the module name is stored as the module in use in the related information storage area of the module being analyzed.

(37) Store the name of the module being analyzed as a referenced module in the related information storage area of the module being used. (38) Check whether all instructions have been analyzed, and if not, repeat the instruction analysis.

(39) When all instructions have been analyzed, check whether all modules have been analyzed. If not, read the next module and analyze it in the same way.

In this way, module related information is created and stored.

When editing or modifying a program module, the name of the module to be edited or modified is specified, and the program management program is started. This program management program performs the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, and allows editing and modification of related modules at the same time. FIG. 6 is an example of displaying a program using a multi-window in this embodiment.

That is, (51) Start the program structure analysis program and create module related information.

(52) Read the specified module from the disk device 23 and display the list of the module using the multi-window system.

(53) [Check whether a collection or modification instruction has been input, and if it has not been input, go to check (55). (54) If there is an instruction, edit or modify the module according to the instruction, and redisplay the result.

(55) Check whether a related module display instruction has been input.

(56) If there is a display instruction, obtain the related module name from the module related information, read the module from the disk device 23, display it simultaneously in another window as shown in Figure 6, and return to (53) for editing. Or wait for corrective instructions.

(57) Check whether an end instruction has been input, and if not, wait for an editing or correction instruction. (58) If there is an instruction to finish, save the updated module in the disk device 23.

(59) Check whether there is an instruction to edit or modify another module, and if there is, return to (51) to recreate the module related information and edit or modify in the same way; if not, end.

In this way, in this embodiment, when editing or modifying a hierarchically structured module, the related modules are automatically called, and moreover, the related modules are simultaneously displayed in separate window frames on the same screen. , editing or modification.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the hierarchical structure of programs can be automatically analyzed and related programs can be displayed in multiple windows, so the logical structure between programs can be viewed directly on the screen. By tracing the relationships in the logical structure, you can easily display the necessary programs and easily understand related programs.

This eliminates the need for developers to grasp the hierarchical structure and display one program on each screen, and prevents mistakes caused by such complexity, allowing developers to concentrate on programming and improve development efficiency. can be greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the present invention, Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a flowchart of program structure analysis processing in the embodiment, and Figure 4 is module related information in the embodiment. As an example, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of program management processing in a real bar example, FIG. 6 is an example of a program display using a multi-window, and FIG. 7 is an example of a conventional program display. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Input means, 2... Display means, 3... Storage means, 4... Multi-window creation means, 5... Program structure analysis means, 6... Program management means, 21... -CPU, 22...Main memory,...Disk device,...Input control unit,...Mouse,...Keyboard,...Display control unit,...CRT'. to

Claims (1)

[Claims] Input means (1), display means (2), and storage means (3)
A programming support device having a multi-window creation means (4), a program structure analysis means (5), and a program management means (6), wherein the input means (1) is configured to input program editing and correction information from an operator. The display means (2) is for displaying program editing data, the storage means (3) is for storing multiple programs, and the multi-window creation means (4) is for inputting instructions. , receives a plurality of edited data, creates display data so that each edited data is displayed simultaneously in a plurality of display frames, and sends it to the display means (2), a program structure analysis means ( 5) is the storage means (3);
The program management means (6) analyzes each program stored in the storage means and creates related information between the programs, and the program management means (6) analyzes the programs stored in the storage means based on editing and correction instructions inputted from the input means (1). (3)
Editing and modifying the program stored in the computer, passing the edited data to the multi-window creation means (4), and instructing the program structure analysis means (5) to create related information. A programming support device.