Generic IDE interface support for scripting
US6078743A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45512
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For scripting objects in a component software architecture, a generic IDE interface to scripting IDEs is defined to allow connection to a language-specific scripting IDE preferred by a user. IDE class information--methods, properties, and events, including callback methods--for IDE editable objects are saved with an IDE instance of the IDE editable objects corresponding to objects registered for scripting. The IDE instance and its handle are connected to a scripting component through a corresponding Java object and handle. Language-specific scripting IDEs may thus be connected to a scripting component for a different language-specific scripting engine. Any scripting IDE may therefore be utilized for creation and execution of scripts written in a specific language for any scripting engine, allowing the user to employ a preferred scripting IDE regardless of the scripting language selected to connect registered objects. Furthermore, the same scripting IDE may be shared by several language specific scripting engines.
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