Automatically updating documentation
US11847444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/71
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method comprises executing a code in a development environment for: documenting versions of source files of a software program in a plurality of source documentation objects, where at least one of the source documentation objects comprises a textual description comprising one or more text-extracts, each text-extract comprising at least one marked token extracted from one of the versions of the source files; accessing a new version of a source file; performing an identification of when at least one updated token in the new version is different from the marked token; and in response to the identification: classifying the updated token according to differences identified between the updated token and the marked token; and subject to the classification being a member of a set of updatable changes, generating an updated source documentation object by modifying the text-extract in the textual description according to the classification and the differences.
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