Verification of backward compatibility of software components
US10169034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/194
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer processor determines the backward compatibility of a software component. The processor identifies one or more programming interfaces that are exposed by a first version of a software component by: converting attributes of exposed programming interfaces into corresponding operations such that attributes of the exposed programming interfaces are converted into corresponding operations such that a flag is added to a converted attribute indicating whether the attribute is an optional or mandatory attribute. The processor determines a backward compatibility of the first version of the software component by comparing the operations of the first version of the software component to one or more operations of a second version of the software component.
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