System and method for modifying files defining a graphically displayed process
A method and system automatically generate a flow diagram displaying a process flow between configuration files and application files in a predefined process. An indication of a location of the configuration files and the application files is received. Flow information is extracted from the configuration files and from the application files. The flow diagram displaying a process flow between the configuration files and the application files is then generated.
1 . A computer-implemented method for automatically modifying configuration files and/or application files defining a graphically displayed process, comprising:
receiving a modification to the graphically displayed process from a user;
extracting flow information based on the modification from the user; and
automatically modifying the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the flow information includes a flow label and/or a flow destination.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein automatically modifying the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information comprises modifying the configuration files and/or the application files without user direction to do so.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification to the graphically displayed process includes a user dragging and dropping an element on the graphically displayed process.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the element includes a graphical representation of a process flow between a flow start point and a flow destination point.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein extracting the flow information comprises determining a flow start point and/or a flow destination point of the modification to the graphically displayed process from the user.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein automatically modifying the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information comprises modifying the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow start point and/or a flow destination point of the modification to the graphically displayed process from the user.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein automatically modifying the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information further comprises determining flow start points and flow destination points of the configuration files and/or application files defining the graphically displayed process before the user modification, and modifying the flow start points and flow destination points of the configuration files and/or application based on the extracted flow start point and/or a flow destination point of the modification to the graphically displayed process from the user.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration files are .jsp (Java Server Pages) files.
10 . An apparatus for automatically modifying configuration files and/or application files defining a graphically displayed process, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions adapted to be executed by the processor to:
receive a modification to the graphically displayed process from a user;
extract flow information based on the modification from the user; and
automatically modifying the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the flow information includes a flow label and/or a flow destination.
12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions to automatically modifying the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information comprise instructions to modify the configuration files and/or the application files without user direction to do so.
13 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the modification to the graphically displayed process includes a user dragging and dropping an element on the graphically displayed process.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the element includes a graphical representation of a process flow between a flow start point and a flow destination point.
15 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions to extract the flow information comprise instructions to determine a flow start point and/or a flow destination point of the modification to the graphically displayed process from the user.
16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to automatically modify the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information comprise instructions to modify the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow start point and/or a flow destination point of the modification to the graphically displayed process from the user.
17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions to automatically modify the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information further comprises instructions to determine flow start points and flow destination points of the configuration files and/or application files defining the graphically displayed process before the user modification, and modify the flow start points and flow destination points of the configuration files and/or application based on the extracted flow start point and/or a flow destination point of the modification to the graphically displayed process from the user.
18 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the configuration files are .jsp (Java Server Pages) files.
19 . A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of executable instructions, the plurality of instructions comprising instructions to:
receive a modification to the graphically displayed process from a user; extract flow information based on the modification from the user; and automatically modifying the configuration files and/or the application files based on the extracted flow information.