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In-place definition of software extensions

US9542178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP SE · DE

Inventors

Heiko Witteborg · Griesheim, DE
Anis Charfi · Darmstadt, DE
Taid Holmes · Maintal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2012
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/71
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for providing in-place extensions to an application, including receiving one or more artifacts associated with the application; graphically depicting a representation of at least one artifact of the one or more artifacts on a display, the at least one artifact comprising extension points defined by a developer of the application; receiving first user input indicating a first extension to the at least one artifact, the first extension being associated with an extension point of the one or more extension points and being applied to the representation, the at least one artifact remaining unchanged in view of the first extension being applied to the representation; determining a delta based on the first extension and the at least one artifact; and storing the delta in an extension repository, the delta being usable to extend one or more other artifacts.

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