CN109002279A - Automated software generation system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a generation system of automatic software, which comprises a design specification generation module and a system generation module, wherein the design specification generation module generates a structural design specification based on a user requirement, the design specification generation module comprises multiple default components, each component is a programmable unit, the structural design specification defines a component characteristic relation of each component, and the component characteristic relation is a relation combination of the components to generate at least one window; the system generation module is imported into the structural design specification, and generates a system main menu and related links according to the component characteristic relations of all the components of the structural design specification through a group of code programs, and the system main menu and the related links are combined into a complete processing program to generate a system program code combination; the system generation module outputs a result system after compiling the system program code combination.

Description

Automated software generation system

technical field

The present invention relates to a software automatic generation system, in particular to an automatic generation software system that can generate a structured design specification by analyzing and establishing user requirements.

Background technique

Program products (software program products) are an indispensable part of today's social life. Most of the operation of each electronic product must be driven by integrated programs to achieve the purpose of fully automated operation and control. The current program design process usually requires a system analyst (SA, System Analyst) to first understand the user's needs, express the customer's needs in a system specification, and hand it over to the system designer (SD, SystemDesigner) for detailed design of the system (detail design), providing a written detailed design specification, so that all members of the program development team can understand the details of the detailed design, and write the program (software program) required by the design specification in a specified programming language.

The compilation of existing software system design manuals mainly uses traditional document editors or cooperates with flowchart editors to present text descriptions and flowcharts. These diagrams and explanatory texts are usually only available for downstream programmers to read. . However, the software system specification is for software designer team members to read. Even if the specification is detailed, the problem of insufficient completeness or even misinterpretation of the information by the designer team members may occur. Moreover, errors in reading data transmission or cognitive errors lead to repeated communication and confirmation between the demand side, system analysis side, and design side, which delays the software development schedule and reduces the productivity of system development.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the technical problems of the existing program design from the establishment of the requirements to the completion of the design, which is easy to cause misunderstanding, prolong the development time, and possibly increase the cost, the present invention proposes a structured design that can be used as the input information of the automatic program generation module The specification file allows the entire development process to produce executable software after the specification is determined and planned from the beginning, solving the technical problems of repeated communication and revision of existing technologies and delayed development.

An automated software generation system of the present invention includes a design specification generation module and a system generation module, wherein:

The design specification generation module generates a structured design specification based on a user requirement, the design specification generation module includes a variety of default components, each component is a programmable unit, and the structured design specification defines A component characteristic relationship of each component, the component characteristic relationship is a combination of a plurality of the components, resulting in at least one form; the structured design specification includes defining the relationship between the components in the form , and the structured design specification defines the association and subordination relationship between the two forms;

The system generation module is imported into the structured design specification, and through a set of code programs, the component characteristic relationship of all the components in the structured design specification is analyzed to generate the form, database, User interface layout, the system generation module generates a system main menu and related links according to the analyzed system architecture; generates a database schema from the planning content of the database; utilizes internal storage and pre-defines each of the components The corresponding programs are combined into a complete processing program to generate a system program code combination; and

The system generating module outputs a result system after being compiled with the system program code combination.

Wherein, the format of the structured design specification is XML.

Wherein, the structured design specification is in the form of a material table, and each of the components corresponds to a non-repetitive material number, wherein the material number is generated by a material number generator.

Wherein, the component characteristic relationship is logical operation definition, text, value, value range, attribute, input-output link interaction relationship or affiliation relationship.

Wherein, the attribute of the component includes defining the affiliation relationship of the corresponding item number.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. All the processes of human communication, setting and generating the structured design specifications have been completed. Therefore, after confirming the completion of the structured design specifications, the It can be determined that the execution result of the generated system results is as specified in the structured design specification. If the program execution result is not required or the execution action causes problems, it means that the structured design specification is wrong rather than the program compilation error. In this way, the automatic software generation system disclosed in the present invention can solve the traditional programming process needs of customers, system analysts/system designers to generate process descriptions that program designers can understand and read, and multiple groups of system designers to read process descriptions and compile programs in groups Modules and other multi-level communication processes lead to insufficient information, missing information, and misunderstandings, which lead to delays in the development process and increased costs.

2. After completing the specification design, you can request to send the entire bill of materials (BOM) to the software factory for automatic processing, and finally produce an application system corresponding to the content of the project design specification for the designer to test and accept. The software program of the software factory reads the content of the material list of this project, completely and correctly interprets the designer's design details, and automatically produces an operational application system based on this content, eliminating the need for programmers The intervention not only saves a lot of manpower and time, but also can control the quality of delivery and output.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a system block diagram of an automated software generating system;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a result system display interface;

3 is a schematic diagram of a demand input user interface provided by a specification generation module;

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the functional steps of the specification generation module;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an example architecture and flow of the automatic software generation system.

Explanation of reference signs:

10 Design specification generation module

12 components

20 system generation module

A user needs

B result system

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 , which are schematic block diagrams of an automatic software generation system. The automatic software generation system includes a design specification generation module 10 and a system generation module 20 . The design specification generation module 10 outputs a structured design specification based on the information of a user requirement A. After the structured design specification is input into the system generation module 20, it goes through a specification import, a set of codes and a decompiler. Finally, output a result system B that can be executed. The result system is an executable program system, the type is not limited, such as invoicing, project management, human resource system, etc. The generating system can be a computer system containing executable programs, or a software program system. The format of the structured design specification can be XML, database format (Database), etc.

The design specification generation module 10 includes a plurality of default components 12, each of which corresponds to a material number, and the material number corresponding to each component 12 is generated when the structured design specification is generated corresponding to the Each component 12, wherein the component 12 is a programmable unit with different functions and purposes. The structured design specification defines a component characteristic relationship of each component 12 selected or used, and the component characteristic relationship may include:

(1) Function of the component 12: For example, the component 12 provided by the design specification production module 10 may be an operation logic, a functional object, and the like. A system designer can choose an appropriate combination of components 12 to produce a form, a database, or a user interface, etc. The functional object may be a button, a graphic display unit, a drawing unit, etc.

(2) The numerical value of the component 12: it can be a character, a numerical value, a numerical range, etc.

(3) Attributes of components 12: different components 12 can have more than one same or different attributes, attributes can be different according to different components 12, for example, if this component 12 of data type can be name, unit, specification Wait. For example, for the component 12 of a function button, the attribute may be the name, input parameter, output parameter, or execution type of the button, etc. defining the button.

(4) The input and output of the component 12: the components 12 in different forms may have an input and output function, based on the input and output between the components 12, a link interaction relationship between the component 12 and the component 12 can be defined, so that Each component 12 generates an input-output link interaction relationship. The so-called input-output link interaction relationship may be a numerical input-output relationship, a calculation relationship or a control relationship between components 12 .

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 . FIG. 2 discloses an implementation example of generating the structured design specification. The implementation example first presents the user requirement A as a process framework. For example, if a user needs an invoicing system, it must be able to display the function of inventory query. The required process structure may include:

(STEP 1) Demand selection items;

(STEP 2) Provide document query, supply and demand query, parts inventory query, and inventory change options; and

(STEP 3) Provides further functions and programs for each option of the above STEP 2 program, such as generating reports or menus or outputting results.

After completing the aforementioned process planning, a system designer can declare or define the method to determine the component characteristic relationship (that is, the function, attribute, and input-output link interaction relationship) of the used components 12, assemble and define the structured design specification All the components 12 defined produce relational definitions of input, processing, and output. Based on this, when the structured design specification is correctly defined, the problem of poor information integrity and easy misunderstandings in the existing program generation process will be solved, unnecessary upstream and downstream communication will be eliminated, and the development of software programs will be accelerated.

Please refer to Fig. 3, in order to make the structured design specifications can be generated smoothly, a specification editing interface can be provided so that the system designer can select and effectively edit the relevant definitions of each component 12, the editing interface can provide a project structure, a resource Blocks such as lists, a specification editor, etc., the project structure is used to define and declare the execution flow and affiliation structure. The resource list is the components 12 required by each project; the specification editing area specifies the characteristics and relationships of the components 12, and specifies the functions, attributes, values and/or input-output relationships of each component 12.

Please refer to Figures 4 and 5. When generating the structured design specification, the design specification generation module 10 can be based on the following steps:

S1) Declare the system architecture and execution process: establish the required execution process and system architecture according to user requirements A. The so-called execution flow refers to the program flow that the user wishes to execute when executing the result system B in the future. To illustrate with a practical example, taking a new part feeding function of an inventory management system as an example, the user's expected process is:

(Process 1) Generate a new part form;

(Process 2) Select or input "Part", "Type", "Specification" and "Quantity" in the new part form; and

(Process 3) Press the "Create" button to update a material database according to the selected "Part", "Type", "Specification" and "Quantity".

Based on the aforementioned (process 1) ~ (process 3), this step S1 must complete the database structure, establish the above process sequence and the required corresponding components 12 (parts 12 that can be set in quantity, components 12 that can be set in specifications, Components of the "Build" button 12...).

S2) Window selection and setting: According to the aforementioned example of the inventory management system as an example, select a default form format or set a form format, and select an appropriate component 12 in the form. A window system consists of a collection of 12 selected for this component.

S3) Declare database content: based on requirements, set required fields and formats of the database, which may include but not limited to a data table, a view table, and an index information.

S4) Define the function, value, attribute and input-output link relationship of the component 12: determine/declare or define the relationship between each component 12 in the form; take the aforementioned inventory management system as an example, please refer to Figure 2, assuming the There are 20 parts in the "M4 screw" parts inventory, which is already lower than the "safety stock", so 5000 M4 screws are purchased, so enter the parts through the "Add Parts Form", which represents a current The value of the component 12 (code name: component a) that is in stock is 20; another component 12 (code name: component b) representing a feed quantity is filled in 5000. In this way, the component 12 (code name: component c) displayed in the new part window represents an existing inventory, the component 12 (component a) of the existing inventory, and the component 12 (component b) of the input quantity The input-output connection relationship is an additive logical relationship of c=a+b. Moreover, the user can further set a button (component d), after the user triggers it, the aforementioned calculation and display actions are performed. Therefore, by defining each component 12 of the form, selecting the component 12 with the addition logical operation function, and setting and declaring the logical operation relationship.

S5) Format conversion: convert the designer's input information into a structured format and store it, and completely preserve various design information, processing specifications and their correlation.

In the design specification generation module 10 of the present invention, the components 12 used in a project use a bill of material (BOM) format to structure the relationship between the components 12 and features such as functions and attributes. The process of generating the structured design specification is to establish the relationship between all the components 12 in the material table. Therefore, through the concept of the material table, that is, the declaration and definition of each component 12 is used to gradually plan the overall and complete operation structure of the project, so that each component 12 can generate an interactive relationship of output and output links to form each operation of each component 12 The input resources (i.e. the aforementioned values, attributes, etc.), the process rules (i.e. the aforementioned functions), and the output items (output) and destination (i.e. the aforementioned input-input ). Based on this, when the material table is established, the functions to be performed by all components 12 in the material table, the subordination relationship between the components 12 and the communication relationship between them can be generated, and the structured design specifications are stored in the database When it is inside, the corresponding material number of each component 12 can be correspondingly generated. In short, the technical means provided by this embodiment can enable program system analysts to select existing components 12, declare and define the component characteristic relationship between each component 12 after understanding the customer's needs, and based on the customer's needs. , summarize the affiliation and specifications of all components 12 in the format of the material table, and each component 12 has its own material number. The method of generating the item number can be that the design specification generation module 10 includes an item number generator, and the item number generator is based on the affiliation relationship of each component 12 to arrange the item numbers with the affiliation relationship in a hierarchical form. For example, the component 12 belonging to the button can be arranged according to the input parameter type, the number of logic operations, the output field, etc., and the component 12 and its corresponding item number. 10000, the "confirmation sending" is to read the value of the "input parameter" component 12 (material number 10100) and the "string" component 12 (material number 10200), so that an "output drawing" component 12 (material number 10300) generates a Graphical output, wherein the "output drawing" component 12 uses a coordinate axis conversion component (material number 10310) and a color block generation component (material number 10320) to achieve graphic output. In this way, each used component 12 can generate a hierarchical relationship and non-repetitive item numbers. The arrangement and correlation of material numbers are not limited to the above examples. For example, in order to confirm the relationship between the upper and lower levels of the corresponding material numbers of components 12, the attributes of each component 12 can be defined or marked with a level of the Components 12, so that each component 12 has a subordinate relationship with its corresponding material number, which is convenient for use in generating the structured design specification.

The system generation module 20 performs the following steps to generate the resulting system:

Specification import: the structured design specification is input/imported by the design specification generation module 10 .

Group code: the system generation module 20 analyzes the system architecture based on the component characteristic relationships of all the components 12 in the structured design specification, and generates window, database, and user interface layouts. Wherein, the system generation module 20 generates a system main menu and related links according to the analyzed system architecture; generates a database schema (database schema) according to the planning content of the database; and establishes all components 12 according to the definition. Define the data processing requirements of each form. Using the internal storage and pre-defining the corresponding program of each component 12, it is combined into a complete processing program, including the instructions of the database. For example, the group code program defines the attributes, operation logic, input-output relationship, numerical relationship, etc. between each component 12 based on the structured design specification, and combines the component 12 and the program paragraphs of the component 12 according to the defined order, A system code combination is generated.

Compiler: the system generation module 20 combines the integrated system program codes, compiles or interprets them, and generates the resulting system.

It can be seen from the foregoing description that the technical features and solutions disclosed in the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

1. All human communication, setting, and generation of the structured design specifications have been completed. Therefore, after confirming the completion of the structured design specifications, it can be confirmed that the results of the system execution are as structured as the structured design specifications. As specified in the design specification, if the execution result of the program is not desired or the execution action causes problems, it represents an error in the structured design specification rather than a programming error. In this way, the automatic software generation system disclosed in the present invention can solve the needs of customers in the traditional programming process, system analysts/system designers can generate process descriptions that program designers can understand and read, and multiple groups of system designers can read process descriptions and write programs in groups Modules and other multi-level communication processes lead to insufficient information, missing information, and misunderstandings, which lead to delays in the development process and increased costs.

2. After completing the specification design, you can request to send the entire bill of materials (BOM) to the software factory for automatic processing, and finally produce an application system corresponding to the content of the project design specification for the designer to test and accept. The software program of the software factory reads the content of the material list of this project, completely and correctly interprets the designer's design details, and automatically produces an operational application system based on this content, eliminating the need for programmers The intervention not only saves a lot of manpower and time, but also can control the quality of delivery and output.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and changes. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (5)

1. A software automatic generation system, characterized in that it includes a design specification generation module and a system generation module, wherein: The design specification generation module generates a structured design specification based on a user requirement, the design specification generation module includes a variety of default components, each component is a programmable unit, and the structured design specification defines A component characteristic relationship of each component, the component characteristic relationship is a combination of a plurality of the components, resulting in at least one form; the structured design specification includes defining the relationship between the components in the form , and the structured design specification defines the association and subordination relationship between the two forms; The system generation module is imported into the structured design specification, and through a set of code programs, the component characteristic relationship of all the components in the structured design specification is analyzed to generate the form, database, User interface layout, the system generation module generates a system main menu and related links according to the analyzed system architecture; generates a database schema from the planning content of the database; utilizes internal storage and pre-defines each of the components The corresponding programs are combined into a complete processing program to generate a system program code combination; and The system generating module outputs a result system after being compiled with the system program code combination. 2. The system for generating automation software according to claim 1, wherein the format of the structured design specification is XML. 3. The generation system of automation software as claimed in claim 1, wherein the structured design specifications are in the form of a material list, and each of the components corresponds to a non-repeating material number, wherein the material number Generated for an item number generator. 4. The generation system of automation software according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the component characteristic relationship is logical operation definition, text, numerical value, numerical range, attribute, input-output link interaction relationship or belong. 5. The system for generating automation software according to claim 4, wherein the attributes of the components include defining the affiliation of the corresponding material numbers.