Source code element signatures
US10353702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/751
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating signatures for source code elements. One of the methods includes generating a respective signature for each source code element of the plurality of source code elements, including obtaining a name of the source code element, obtaining one or more of a location of a compilation unit containing the source code element and contents of the compilation unit containing the source code element, and generating the signature including combining a first representation of the name of the source code element and one or more of a second representation of the location of the compilation unit and a third representation of the contents of the compilation unit containing the source code element, wherein at least two of the plurality of source code elements have a same name and different respective signatures.
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