Tailored language sets for business level scripting

摘要

A subset of a standardized scripting language can be defined, and a tailored grammar for the subset of the standardized scripting language can be created to match the subset language features. The tailored grammar need not be a subset of a grammar of the standardized scripting language. A subset-specific type system can be provided for the subset of the standardized scripting language such that the subset-specific type system sits on top of a defined type system for the standardized scripting language. A user scripting input can be received via a script editor that employs the subset of the standardized scripting language, the tailored grammar, and the subset-specific type system. The user scripting input can include creating a user interface feature accessing data in one or more objects. Related systems, methods, and computer program products are also described.

主权项

1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a user scripting input via a script editor displayed to a user on a displayed of a computing device, the user scripting input comprising a script using a subset language of a standardized scripting language, the subset language being simplified relative to the standardized scripting language while retaining a syntax of the standardized scripting language and comprising a tailored grammar matching features of the subset language without being a subset of a grammar of the standardized scripting language, each of the subset language features being defined within the tailored grammar of the subset to be compatible with a specification of the standardized scripting language, the user scripting input creating a user interface feature accessing data in one or more objects; determining a type for a variable entered as part of the scripting input during input of a character string of the scripting input, the determining comprising use of a subset-specific type system for the subset of the standardized scripting language, the subset-specific type system providing a type inference capability that accesses information about an underlying data structure of the one or more objects, the subset-specific type system adding to a defined type system for the standardized scripting language; and querying a type library to display to the user assistance information for resolving the character string to a correct type and description compatible with the underlying data structure.