Integrated exchange of search results in an integrated software development environment

摘要

In a method for sharing computer-generated search results, in an integrated development environment (IDE), a first computer inserts, into a message, a portion of search results of a search of one or more files accessible via the IDE. The portion of the search results includes a user-selectable file name. The first computer inserts metadata into the message. The metadata includes an identifier of a version of the file. The first computer displays the message in a graphical window such that the search results are visible in the graphical window and the metadata is invisible in the graphical window. The first computer sends the message to a second computer.

主权项

1. A method for displaying shared computer-generated search results, the method comprising the steps of:
a first computer receiving a message from a second computer, the first computer in communication with the second computer over a network, the message comprising a file name of a file and metadata comprising an identifier of a version of the file; the first computer displaying the message in a graphical window on a display device such that the file name is visible and user-selectable in the graphical window and the metadata is invisible in the graphical window, the user-selectable file name being configured upon selection to open a version of the file associated with the file name and to display content of the file; the first computer detecting a user selection of the file name in the graphical window, and in response, the first computer determining a version of the file stored on a server computer in communication with the first computer over the network; and the first computer determining the version of the file to display in an integrated development environment (IDE) on the first computer based on a comparison of the version of the file identified in the metadata and the version of the file stored on the server computer.