Real-time usage checking of dynamically generated program output

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9514032-B2
Application number	US-201414493450-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2014
Priority date	Sep 23, 2014
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

Receive output dynamically generated by a running program and check that output for spelling, grammar, and/or other usage errors, providing notice to a user of any errors found. The dynamically generated output includes an assembly of component parts not statically assigned in a predetermined configuration or with predetermined content, but rather generated and/or configured by the executing program as it runs.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving output dynamically generated by an executing program;
generating and configuring a usage checking module dynamically by executable code as the usage checking module based upon a runtime context status of the executing program, with the runtime context status being one of the following contexts: as user interaction, server query responses, data file contents;
checking, by the usage checking module, the output for one or more usage errors where determination of the one or more usage errors is based, at least in part, upon the runtime status of the executing program; and
responsive to detection of at least one usage error, providing notice of the error to a user;
wherein:
the checked output includes an assembly of component parts generated and/or configured by the executing program as it runs; and
at least the checking is performed by computer software running on computer hardware.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the checking is performed in real time via a debug build of the executing program.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the checking is performed in real time by software executing independently of the executing program.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein providing the notice includes annotating the output substantially simultaneously with generation of the output by the executing program.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein providing the notice includes creating a record of the usage error, which record persists beyond termination of the executing program.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the checking includes spell checking.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the checking includes grammar checking.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the output includes output directed to a user interface.

9. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon:
first program instructions programmed to receive output dynamically generated by an executing program;
second program instructions programmed to generate and configure a usage checking module dynamically by executable code as the usage checking module based upon a runtime context status of the executing program, with the runtime context status being one of the following contexts: as user interaction, server query responses, data file contents;
third program instructions programmed to check, by the usage checking module, the output for one or more usage errors where determination of the one or more usage errors is based, at least in part, upon the runtime status of the executing program; and
fourth program instructions programmed to provide, responsive to detection of at least one usage error, notice of the error to a user;
wherein:
the checked output includes an assembly of component parts generated and/or configured by the executing program as it runs.

10. The product of claim 9 wherein the checking is performed in real time via a debug build of the executing program.

11. The product of claim 9 wherein the checking is performed in real time by software executing independently of the executing program.

12. The product of claim 9 wherein providing the notice includes annotating the output substantially simultaneously with generation of the output by the executing program.

13. The product of claim 9 wherein providing the notice includes creating a record of the usage error, which record persists beyond termination of the executing program.

14. The product of claim 9 wherein the checking includes spell checking and/or grammar checking.

15. A computer system comprising:
a processor(s) set; and
a computer readable storage medium;
wherein:
the processor set is structured, located, connected and/or programmed to run program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium;
the program instructions include:
first program instructions programmed to receive output dynamically generated by an executing program;
second program instructions programmed to generate and configure a usage checking module dynamically by executable code as the usage checking module based upon a runtime context status of the executing program, with the runtime context status being one of the following contexts: as user interaction, server query responses, data file contents;
third program instructions programmed to check, by the usage checking module, the output for one or more usage errors where determination of the one or more usage errors is based, at least in part, upon the runtime status of the executing program; and
fourth program instructions programmed to provide, responsive to detection of at least one usage error, notice of the error to a user; and

the checked output includes an assembly of component parts generated and/or configured by the executing program as it runs.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the checking is performed in real time via a debug build of the executing program.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the checking is performed in real time by software executing independently of the executing program.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein providing the notice includes annotating the output substantially simultaneously with generation of the output by the executing program.

19. The system of claim 15 wherein providing the notice includes creating a record of the usage error, which record persists beyond termination of the executing program.

20. The system of claim 15 wherein the checking includes spell checking and/or grammar checking.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Bareket Amit
• Lereya Daniel
• Riechberg Tamir
• Weiss Moshe

Classifications

• G06F11/3624

  by performing operations on the source code, e.g. via a compiler · CPC title

• G06F11/362

  Debugging of software · CPC title

• G06F11/3698 Primary

  Environments for analysis, debugging or testing of software · CPC title

• G06F11/3664 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic