A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN EDITED PART OF A PIECE OF CODE, AND A GRAPHICAL RULE EDITOR

摘要

A system (1) for processing an edited part (5) of a piece of code (13) while the piece of code (13) is being edited to confirm a design intent is being followed by the edited part (5) of the piece of code (13), the system (1) including a memory module (3) configured to store a design rule (4), wherein the design rule (4) defines the design intent for developing the edited part (5) of the piece of code (13),and a validator processor (2) for receiving the set of design rules (4) from the memory module (3) and the edited part (5) of piece of code (13) from an interface (6), processing the edited part (5) of the piece of code (13) on a basis of the set of design rules (4) and providing an output (7) relating to conformance of the design intent being followed by the edited part (5) of the piece of code (13).