User interface features to manage a large number of files and their application to management of a large number of test scripts

摘要

Improved user interface features to manage a large number of files and their application to management of a large number of test scripts. Various features related to selection of files of interest, locating files matching (or not containing) search strings potentially of several lines, highlighting the occurrences of desired strings in the content of a file, finding and replacing strings of interest potentially of several lines, are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method of enabling a user to manage a plurality of files, wherein each of said plurality of files belongs to a corresponding one of a plurality of directories, wherein said plurality of directories are organized in a hierarchy in a plurality of levels, said method comprising:
enabling said user to provide as inputs on a display, a search string, a search directory and a depth limit, wherein said search directory is contained in said plurality of directories; receiving said search string, said search directory and said depth limit; identifying a set of files in a set of directories which are within a number of levels equaling said depth limit from said search directory in said hierarchy, wherein said set of files and said set of directories are respectively contained in said plurality of files and said plurality of directories; and displaying said set of files in said display as a response to said user providing said inputs, wherein the content of each of said set of files contains said search string, wherein said depth limit is an integer and specifies said number of levels relative to said search directory such that each of said set of files belongs to one of said set of directories, which in turn are within said number of levels relative to said search directory, whereby the user is displayed only those of said plurality of files containing the matching search string and being within said number of levels relative to the search directory.