Automated Code Merge Management for Conflict-Aware Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing application development environments require manual management of code data merging, leading to inefficiencies, potential conflicts, and resource wastage due to human errors, especially in multi-person collaborative development scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for managing code data that automatically executes merging tasks based on predefined conditions, including number, time, and conflict checks, reducing manual intervention and minimizing errors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual management of code data merging is used, then developers have control over the merging process, but development efficiency decreases and human errors increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevelopment efficiencyVSAvoidmanual intervention level

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects code conflicts and executes merging tasks without requiring manual developer intervention. The merging system serves itself by autonomously identifying conflicts, selecting resolution strategies, and completing merges, thereby eliminating manual errors and improving development efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary detection of code conflicts before actual merging occurs. By pre-identifying potential conflicts and preparing resolution strategies in advance, the system prevents errors and streamlines the merging process, improving both efficiency and reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If manual code merging is performed, then developers can handle complex conflicts, but time consumption increases and resource wastage occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconflict resolution accuracyVSAvoidmerging task duration

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors the merging process, providing real-time feedback on conflict detection and resolution status. This automated feedback loop ensures accurate conflict handling while significantly reducing the time developers would otherwise spend manually reviewing and resolving each conflict.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of code review and conflict resolution with an automated computational system. This substitution maintains high accuracy in conflict resolution through systematic analysis while eliminating the time consumption and resource wastage associated with manual developer intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Stability of the object's composition

If frequent merging tasks are executed, then code synchronization is improved, but system resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecode version synchronizationVSAvoidsystem resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic merging tasks that automatically synchronize code versions at optimized intervals. This periodic action maintains code stability and synchronization while consuming system resources only when necessary, avoiding continuous resource drain from constant merging operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS20260064407A1Method, apparatus, device and medium for managing code data

Publication Date: 2026.03.05 LEMON INC(GB)

AI summary

A method, an apparatus, a device, and a medium for managing code data are provided. In one approach, a set of merging requests is received, the set of merging requests being configured for merging first code data into second code data; in response to determining that the set of merging requests satisfy a predetermined condition, whether there is a previous merging task in execution is determined, the previous merging task being executed based on a set of previous merging requests received before the set of merging requests; and in response to determining that there is no previous merging task in execution, a merging task is executed based on the set of merging requests in order to merge a difference between the first code data and the second code data into the second code data.