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Extensibility of pattern components

US8689174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Victor Shaburov · Santa Monica, US
Ulf Fildebrandt · Schwetzingen, DE
Markus Cherdron · Östringen, DE
Vinay Nath Penmatsa · Bengaluru, IN
Rachel Ebner · Raanana, IL
Frank Seeger · Wiesloch, DE
Peter Giese · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2006
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/38
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, related to extensibility of pattern components in a visual modeling language environment. A pattern component may implement an interface, the pattern component may be received (e.g., by a compiler), and a determination may be made as to whether components of the interface are implemented by the pattern component. If so, a reference to the interface is bound to the pattern component (e.g., a function call referencing a function signature of an interface may be substituted with a call to a function having the same name of the pattern component). A role may be assigned to a pattern component of a visual modeling environment of an application development system and a behavior may be performed based on the role assigned to the pattern component.

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