File tree structure

1. A computer-implemented method of application development, the method comprising:

using a number of processors to perform the steps of:

receiving a number of documents, wherein each document represents a component of an application, and wherein a subset of the documents comprises overrides that link one component to another;

creating a file tree structure for the application from the documents, wherein the file tree structure is organized according to component type;

grouping the documents according to component type and overrides;

displaying the file tree structure to a user according to component type or according to a custom view specified by the user, wherein both views display the grouped documents and overrides among the documents;

parsing names of the documents in the file tree;

searching for a designated token in each name;

for each document, collecting all characters following the token in the name into an extension value for the document; and

grouping the documents in the file tree according to their respective extension values.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying folders in the file tree that contain new documents created between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the folders containing the new documents with a designated color.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying new documents in the file tree that have been created between previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the new documents with a designated color.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying documents in the file tree that have been altered between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the altered documents with a designated color.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising grouping the documents in the file tree according to their names.

6. A computer-implemented method of application development, the method comprising:

using a number of processors to perform the steps of:

receiving a number of documents, wherein each document represents a component of an application, and wherein a subset of the documents comprises overrides that link one component to another;

creating a file tree structure for the application from the documents, wherein the file tree structure is organized according to component type;

grouping the documents according to component type and overrides;

displaying the file tree structure to a user according to component type or according to a custom view specified by the user, wherein both views display the grouped documents and overrides among the documents;

identifying documents in the file tree created by an override, wherein the override copies contents of a parent document in the file tree into a child document in the file tree;

displaying the parent document and child document in a designated folder location; and

grouping the parent document according to component type.

7. A system for application development, the system comprising:

a bus system;

a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device stores program instructions; and

a number of processors connected to the bus system, wherein the number of processors execute the program instructions to:

receive a number of documents, wherein each document represents a component of an application, and wherein a subset of the documents comprises overrides that link one component to another;

create a file tree structure for the application from the documents, wherein the file tree structure is organized according to component type;

group the documents according to component type and overrides;

display the file tree structure to a user according to component type or according to a custom view specified by the user, wherein both views display the grouped documents and overrides among the documents;

parse names of the documents in the file tree;

search for a designated token in each name;

for each document, collect all characters following the token in the name into an extension value for the document; and

group the documents in the file tree according to their respective extension values.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processors further execute instructions to:

identify folders in the file tree that contain new documents created between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

display the folders containing the new documents with a designated color.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processors further execute instructions to:

identify new documents in the file tree that have been created between previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

display the new documents with a designated color.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processors further execute instructions to:

identify documents in the file tree that have been altered between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

display the altered documents with a designated color.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processors further execute instructions to group the documents in the file tree according to their names.

12. A system for application development, the system comprising:

a bus system;

a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device stores program instructions; and

a number of processors connected to the bus system, wherein the number of processors execute the program instructions to:

receive a number of documents, wherein each document represents a component of an application, and wherein a subset of the documents comprises overrides that link one component to another;

create a file tree structure for the application from the documents, wherein the file tree structure is organized according to component type;

group the documents according to component type and overrides;

display the file tree structure to a user according to component type or according to a custom view specified by the user, wherein both views display the grouped documents and overrides among the documents;

identify documents in the file tree created by an override, wherein the override copies contents of a parent document in the file tree into a child document in the file tree;

display the parent document and child document in a designated folder location; and

group the parent document according to component type.

13. A computer program product for application development, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied thereon to perform the steps of:

receiving a number of documents, wherein each document represents a component of an application, and wherein a subset of the documents comprises overrides that link one component to another;

creating a file tree structure for the application from the documents, wherein the file tree structure is organized according to component type;

grouping the documents according to component type and overrides;

displaying the file tree structure to a user according to component type or according to a custom view specified by the user, wherein both views display the grouped documents and overrides among the documents;

parsing names of the documents in the file tree;

searching for a designated token in each name;

for each document, collecting all characters following the token in the name into an extension value for the document; and

grouping the documents in the file tree according to their respective extension values.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising instructors for:

identifying folders in the file tree that contain new documents created between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the folders containing the new documents with a designated color.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising instructions for:

identifying new documents in the file tree that have been created between previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the new documents with a designated color.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising instructions for:

identifying documents in the file tree that have been altered between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the altered documents with a designated color.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising instructions for grouping the documents in the file tree according to their names.

18. A computer program product for application development, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied thereon to perform the steps of:

receiving a number of documents, wherein each document represents a component of an application, and wherein a subset of the documents comprises overrides that link one component to another;

creating a file tree structure for the application from the documents, wherein the file tree structure is organized according to component type;

grouping the documents according to component type and overrides;

displaying the file tree structure to a user according to component type or according to a custom view specified by the user, wherein both views display the grouped documents and overrides among the documents;

identifying documents in the file tree created by an override, wherein the override copies contents of a parent document in the file tree into a child document in the file tree;

displaying the parent document and child document in a designated folder location; and

grouping the parent document according to component type.

19. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

identifying folders in the file tree that contain new documents created between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the folders containing the new documents with a designated color.

20. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

identifying new documents in the file tree that have been created between previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the new documents with a designated color.

21. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

identifying documents in the file tree that have been altered between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

displaying the altered documents with a designated color.

22. The method of claim 6 , further comprising grouping the documents in the file tree according to their names.

23. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processors further execute instructions to:

identify folders in the file tree that contain new documents created between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

display the folders containing the new documents with a designated color.

24. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processors further execute instructions to:

identify new documents in the file tree that have been created between previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

display the new documents with a designated color.

25. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processors further execute instructions to:

identify documents in the file tree that have been altered between a previous user access to the system and a current user access to the system; and

display the altered documents with a designated color.

26. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processors further execute instructions to group the documents in the file tree according to their names.