Automated Script Adaptation via System Call Trace Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
When porting software, such as open-source tools, from a source platform to a target platform, many scripts need to be modified to execute successfully due to differences in operating systems or hardware platforms, but there is currently no means to automatically adapt these scripts or inform users of unsupported commands.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that analyzes system call traces of commands from source and target platforms to identify building blocks, constructs tree structures for each command, and identifies commands on the target platform with similar functionality to those on the source platform. This method generates alternative commands for the source platform and adapts scripts by replacing unsupported commands with these alternatives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If scripts are manually modified to adapt from source platform to target platform, then script compatibility is improved, but time consumption and labor cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing system call traces, constructing tree structures, identifying building blocks, and generating adapted scripts without human intervention. The porting mechanism autonomously completes the entire adaptation process from source platform to target platform, eliminating the need for manual script modification while maintaining high compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of script modification with an automated computational system. Instead of manually analyzing and rewriting scripts, the system uses computer-implemented methods to analyze system call traces, construct tree structures, identify building blocks, and generate adapted commands automatically, substituting human labor with machine-based automation.
2Productivity
If automated adaptation is implemented, then productivity is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the script adaptation process into distinct modular components: system call trace analysis, tree structure construction, building block identification, command similarity comparison, and alternative command generation. Each module handles a specific aspect of the porting process, making the overall complex system manageable through functional decomposition and independent development of each segment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate representations (tree structures and building blocks) that mediate between the source platform scripts and target platform commands. These intermediate structures serve as bridges, allowing the system to transform complex platform-specific scripts into adapted versions through systematic analysis and reconstruction, thereby managing complexity through layered abstraction.
3Ease of operation
If manual script adaptation is performed, then control over modifications is maintained, but difficulty of operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by autonomously analyzing system call traces, constructing tree structures, identifying building blocks, and generating adapted scripts without requiring user intervention. The porting mechanism automatically handles all modification complexities, presenting a simple interface where users only need to initiate the porting process and retrieve the adapted scripts.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for adapting scripts from a source platform to be utilized in a target platform when porting. Traces of system calls from the commands in the source and target platforms are analyzed to identify building blocks. A tree structure for each command of the source and target platforms is constructed with one or more building blocks from the identified building blocks. Commands of the target platform with a functionality within a threshold degree of similarity to the commands of the source platform are identified by analyzing the building blocks of the commands' tree structures. Alternative commands for the commands of the source platform, such as those commands that are not supported by the target platform, may be generated using such identified commands. The script from the source platform may then be adapted to be utilized in the target platform using such alternative commands.