Code regeneration determination from selected metadata fingerprints
US9031922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/71
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fingerprint is computed from selected metadata of binary files, and used in determining whether to regenerate code-behind file(s). In one case, after ascertaining that a binary-file-set's current metadata-fingerprint differs from a previous metadata-fingerprint, the corresponding code-behind-file-set is regenerated. A code-behind file may also be regenerated, even though its current fingerprint matches its previous fingerprint, because its metadata has changed. If the current fingerprint matches the previous fingerprint and metadata is unchanged, regeneration can be avoided. The fingerprint may consist of, or merely contain, definitions of classes, properties, and other items, and may be limited to metadata that is used when generating the code-behind-file-set. System assemblies are not fingerprinted. Timestamps may be used. Metadata-fingerprint computation code and regeneration determination code are described. Metadata-fingerprints may be used in developing applications with web-based application code frameworks, frameworks having code for rendering a user interface, other frameworks, XAML, C#, and other programming languages.
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