Automatic Generation of Software Tools Using a Language Grammar

This paper discusses early results for automatic generation of software tools from interface definitions described by Interface Definition Language (IDL). Modern distributed systems and System-of-Systems designs often employ IDL to define messages that may be exchanged during operation, and these de...

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Published inSoutheastCon 2018 pp. 1 - 4
Main Author Parker, Glenn A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.2018
Subjects
C++ languages
Grammar
Java
Language Tools
Lexer
Parser
Software
Software Testing
Syntactics
Testing
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ISSN1558-058X
DOI10.1109/SECON.2018.8478849

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Summary:This paper discusses early results for automatic generation of software tools from interface definitions described by Interface Definition Language (IDL). Modern distributed systems and System-of-Systems designs often employ IDL to define messages that may be exchanged during operation, and these definitions are then used in the design and testing of individual subsystems. A method is presented here for using a popular domain-specific language compiler in conjunction with IDL definitions to generate test tools for a distributed system. This approach can dramatically speed development and decrease cost in systems where the interface definition is subject to change.
ISSN:1558-058X
DOI:10.1109/SECON.2018.8478849