System and methods for generating a software component interface
US7673285B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/45
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system provides a generation tool that emits a method declaration in a coFactory, and further emits the method's definition in a coBridge. Locating a naming service is delegated to a server infrastructure, and names of the sought after interface and the required component are further emitted. The generative approach disclosed assures a proper type of a downcast. Errors are handled by throwing an exception if either the component or its interface is absent. The coClass implements the coFactories, and a developer of a component can access other component by simply invoking a method within the coClass, which is implemented in a coBridge.
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