CROSS-PRODUCT REFACTORING APPARATUS AND METHOD

A method for automatically propagating refactoring changes across multiple applications is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a method may include receiving a primary change for an artifact managed by a first application. The first application may calculate referencing changes necessitated by...

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Main Authors MILES CURTIS REED, O'FARRELL WILLIAM GERALD, KLICNIK VLADIMIR, HUANG WEI, LO GRACE HAI YAN, SENARATNE UDESH HERATH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.06.2010
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method for automatically propagating refactoring changes across multiple applications is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a method may include receiving a primary change for an artifact managed by a first application. The first application may calculate referencing changes necessitated by the primary change for artifacts managed by the first application. The first application may then generate a difference notification documenting the primary and referencing changes. This difference notification may be transmitted to a second application. The second application may analyze the difference notification to determine what refactoring changes are needed for artifacts managed by the second application. The second application may then implement the refactoring changes to the artifacts managed thereby. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080339615