Automatic generation of documentation using coding patterns
US12399711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/73
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for generating documentation text comprises: extracting, from a plurality of source files of a software program, a plurality of element identifiers, each identifying an element of the software program; selecting a set of selected element identifiers of the plurality of element identifiers according to a plurality of scores, each score computed for an element identifier of the plurality of element identifiers; and for each of the set of selected element identifiers: generating an element documentation text using a documentation template and a plurality of patterns identified in a plurality of usage instances where in each of the plurality of usage instances the selected element identifier exists in at least one of the plurality of source files; and adding the element documentation text to a repository of documentation text associated with the plurality of source files.
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