Code Change Filtering and Visual Reporting in Software Models
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computing environments lack efficient tools for analyzing and reporting changes in software models, particularly in identifying and highlighting modified or added code since the last test execution, which hampers effective version control and configuration management.
Innovation Solution
A technical computing environment (TCE) with integrated tools for filtering and generating reports based on execution information, using a version control system to track changes and visually differentiate between added, deleted, or modified code, and unchanged code within software models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If comprehensive code change tracking is implemented to identify all modified portions, then version control accuracy is improved, but system complexity and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments code changes into distinct categories (added, deleted, modified) and processes each segment separately through targeted filtering operations. This segmentation allows the system to track comprehensive changes while managing complexity by handling specific change types through dedicated filtering rules rather than analyzing entire codebases monolithically.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing baseline versions of code and pre-defining filtering criteria before actual change detection occurs. Version control snapshots are created in advance, and filtering rules are pre-configured to identify specific change patterns, enabling efficient subsequent analysis without ad-hoc processing of entire codebases.
2Measurement precision
If detailed execution path analysis is performed on all code changes, then debugging accuracy is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by directing detailed execution path analysis only to specifically identified changed code portions rather than analyzing entire codebases uniformly. Filtering mechanisms isolate relevant changed segments, and execution path tracing is concentrated on these localized areas, maintaining high debugging accuracy for critical changes while reducing overall processing time through selective analysis.
3Ease of operation
If visual differentiation of code changes is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements visual differentiation through color-coded annotations that distinguish between added, deleted, and modified code portions. This color-change approach provides intuitive visual cues for code reviewers, enabling quick identification of change types without requiring complex symbolic notation or multiple visual layers, thus improving ease of operation while managing processing complexity through standardized visual encoding.
Data Source
AI summary
In an embodiment, information associated with logic is acquired. The logic may have a changed portion and an unchanged portion. The information may include information associated with an execution of the logic. A filter is applied to the acquired information to identify information associated with the changed portion of the logic. A report may be generated based on the identified information.