Synchronizing comments in source code with text documents
US-2015347128-A1 · Dec 3, 2015 · US
Automatic comment creation for computer files
US9430231B1 · US · B1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9430231-B1 |
| Application number | US-201514982377-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B1 |
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Publication date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
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Embodiments of the present invention include a method, computer program product, and system for inserting text content into a computer file as a comment in a determined comment convention. In an embodiment, a comment convention is determined in a file. The file includes at least one file line. A text content is received. A comment is inserted into the file. The comment includes the comment convention and the text content.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for inserting text into a file as a comment in a determined comment convention, the method comprising: determining, by one or more computer processors, at least one file line of a file that has a special character as the first non-space character; determining, by one or more computer processors, one or more character sequences in the determined at least one file line; determining, by one or more computer processors, a start comment sequence as a most frequently identified character sequence of the determined one or more character sequences; determining, by one or more computer processors, an end comment sequence as the reverse order of the start comment sequence in a file line in which the start comment sequence is identified; determining, by one or more computer processors, if a first appearance of the start comment sequence and a file line immediately preceding the start comment sequence have a same character in a same character location; responsive to determining the first appearance of the start comment sequence and the file line immediately preceding the start comment sequence have a same character in a same character location; determining, by one or more computer processors, a header line as the file line immediately preceding the start comment sequence; determining, by one or more computer processors, if a last appearance of the start comment sequence and a file line immediately succeeding the start comment sequence have a same character in a same character location; responsive to determining the last appearance of the start comment sequence and the file line immediately succeeding the start comment sequence have a same character in a same character location, determining, by one or more computer processors, a trailer line as the file line immediately succeeding the start comment sequence; receiving, by one or more computer processors, a text content; and inserting, by one or more computer processors, a comment into the file, wherein the comment includes the start comment sequence, the end comment sequence, the header line, the trailer line, and the text content.
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- What does patent US9430231B1 cover?
- Embodiments of the present invention include a method, computer program product, and system for inserting text content into a computer file as a comment in a determined comment convention. In an embodiment, a comment convention is determined in a file. The file includes at least one file line. A text content is received. A comment is inserted into the file. The comment includes the comment conv…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F8/73. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 30 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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