Parse-Driven Object Configurator
A set of code syntax is parsed to identify relevant resources rather than being executed or compiled. The syntax serves as a domain-specific language in that it can be used only to obtain resources that have been validated and included in the syntax. Developers write code to implement their components in a browser-based development environment. The development environment provides a library of user interface components that may be used and manipulated by developers. The studio parses the developer's code and syntax statements to infer a set of the user interface components that allows other developers to configure these components using the development environment's user interface.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving a code that includes a set of non-executable statements that is not compiled;
parsing the code using a parser syntax to map the set of non-executable statements to components and properties of the components;
constructing an application using the components and properties of the components identified by the set of non-executable statements; and
injecting code for the components and properties of the components at run time.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parser syntax uses a predefined library of user interface components.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the constructing of the application is performed using a browser-based interface configured to display the components identified by the set of non-executable statements.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-executable statements are comments in the code defined by a user within a browser-based interface.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the properties of a first component of the components are defined in a schema having a set of schema fields.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein a field of the set of schema fields has a default type, and the default type is overridden with a target type by a non-executable statement of the set of non-executable statements.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein a field of the set of schema fields has a default value, and the default value is overridden with a target value by a non-executable statement of the set of non-executable statements.
8 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause a computing system to perform operations comprising:
receiving a code that includes a set of non-executable statements that is not compiled;
parsing the code using a parser syntax to map the set of non-executable statements to components and properties of the components;
constructing an application using the components and properties of the components identified by the set of non-executable statements; and
injecting code for the components and properties of the components at run time.
9 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the parser syntax uses a predefined library of user interface components.
10 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the constructing of the application is performed using a browser-based interface configured to display the components identified by the set of non-executable statements.
11 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the non-executable statements are comments in the code defined by a user within a browser-based interface.
12 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the properties of a first component of the components are defined in a schema having a set of schema fields.
13 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein a field of the set of schema fields has a default type, and the default type is overridden with a target type by a non-executable statement of the set of non-executable statements.
14 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein a field of the set of schema fields has a default value, and the default value is overridden with a target value by a non-executable statement of the set of non-executable statements.
15 . A computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
receiving a code that includes a set of non-executable statements that is not compiled;
parsing the code using a parser syntax to map the set of non-executable statements to components and properties of the components;
constructing an application using the components and properties of the components identified by the set of non-executable statements; and
injecting code for the components and properties of the components at run time.
16 . The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the constructing of the application is performed using a browser-based interface configured to display the components identified by the set of non-executable statements.
17 . The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the non-executable statements are comments in the code defined by a user within a browser-based interface.
18 . The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the properties of a first component of the components are defined in a schema having a set of schema fields.
19 . The computing system of claim 18 , wherein a field of the set of schema fields has a default type, and the default type is overridden with a target type by a non-executable statement of the set of non-executable statements.
20 . The computing system of claim 18 , wherein a field of the set of schema fields has a default value, and the default value is overridden with a target value by a non-executable statement of the set of non-executable statements.