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US 9,298,450 · App. 14/063,834 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Associating a visualization of user interface with source code

Inventors: Cristina L. Grant (Coral Gables, FL); Patricia Leon (Miami, FL); Adriana Valido (Pompano Beach, FL)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
G06F8/71
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,298,450
App. No.
14/063,834
Filed
Oct 25, 2013
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2193
USPC
717/121
Abstract

Visualizing user interfaces specified by source code includes executing, using a development application, source code including a segment of source code specifying a user interface and, responsive to executing the segment of source code, generating, using a processor, a first screenshot including the user interface. The first screenshot is correlated with the segment of source code. The first screenshot is stored in association with the segment of source code.

Claims (27)

1. A system comprising:

a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

executing source code comprising a segment of source code specifying a user interface;

responsive to executing the segment of source code, generating a first screenshot comprising the user interface;

correlating the first screenshot with the segment of source code; and

storing the first screenshot in association with the segment of source code.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display device configured to display the user interface.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

executing a modified version of the segment of source code;

responsive to executing the modified version of the segment of source code, generating a second screenshot comprising of a modified version of the user interface;

correlating the second screenshot with the modified version of the segment of source code; and

storing the second screenshot in association with the modified version of the segment of source code.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

performing the executing, generating, correlating, and storing for each of a plurality of different execution environments.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

first detecting execution of the segment of source code by instrumenting the source code.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

first detecting execution of the segment of source code by parsing the source code when executed.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

identifying a plurality of different sub-segments of the segment of source code;

subdividing the screenshot into a plurality of different sections; and

correlating each section of the screenshot with the sub-segment that specifies a visual element within the section.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

associating a tag with the screenshot.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

associating a tag with a section of the screenshot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2013
From: GRANT, CRISTINA L.; LEON, PATRICIA; VALIDO, ADRIANA
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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