Shared schema for software user interface designers and developers
A method, an apparatus and a system provide a shared schema for software user interface designers and developers. In some embodiments, a system includes a machine-readable medium to store a set of validation rules that are based on rules derived from a designer and rules derived from a developer. The system also includes a validation logic to validate software code from the designer, wherein the validation logic is to validate a version of the software code modified by the developer.
1 . A system including:
a machine-readable medium to store a set of validation rules that are based on rules derived from a designer and rules derived from a developer; and
a validation logic to validate software code from the designer, wherein the validation logic is to validate a version of the software code modified by the developer.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the software code is for a Graphical User Interface.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein rules derived from the designer include a rule that limits a size, a location, or a color of a component of a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the component of the GUI includes a button, a menu or text.
5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the rule that limits the size, the location or the color includes a rule that limits the size to a range of sizes.
6 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the rule that limits the size, the location or the color includes a rule that limits the location to less than all but more than one location relative to a number of other components of the GUI.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the validation logic is to validate software code from designers across multiple and essentially independent software projects of a business entity.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the validation logic is to validate software code from developers across multiple and essentially independent software projects of a business entity.
9 . A method including:
receiving software code for a user interface, the software code generated by a software user interface designer;
receiving a schema that includes one or more rules confirmed by the software user interface designer and a software developer;
validating the software code for the user interface based on the schema;
receiving a modified version of the software code that is the software code that has been modified by the software developer; and
validating the modified version of the software code based on the schema.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the schema includes a rule that limits an attribute of a component of the user interface.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the attribute includes a size, a location, or a color.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the component includes a button, a menu or text on the user interface.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the rule that limits the attribute of the component includes a rule that limits the size of the component to a range of sizes.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the rule that limits the attribute of the component includes a rule that limits the color of the component to less than all but more than one color.
15 . The method of claim 9 , further including validating software code for user interfaces, based on the schema, from multiple software user interface designers across multiple and essentially independent software projects of a business entity.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further including validating modified versions of the software code, based on the schema, from software developers across multiple and essentially independent software projects of a business entity.
17 . A method including:
receiving software generated by a software user interface designer of a number of software user interface designers, wherein the number of software user interface designers are designing software for a number of software projects that are essentially independent; and
validating the software based on at least one rule agreed upon by the number of software user interface designers and a number software developers, wherein the number of software user interface designers are developing software for the number of software projects.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further including:
receiving an updated version of the software that has been updated by one of the number of software developers; and
validating the updated version of the software based on the at least one rule.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein receiving the software includes receiving software for a Graphical User Interface.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one rule includes a rule that limits an attribute of a component of a Graphical User Interface screen.
21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the attribute includes a size, a location, or a color.
22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the component includes a button, a menu or text on the Graphical User Interface screen.
23 . A machine-readable medium that provides instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations of claim 9 .
24 . A machine-readable medium that provides instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations of claim 17.