Command language

Abstract: Accepting the coexistence of a variety of computer languages as a fact of life, this paper seeks to make a virtue of necessity by proposing a modular framework within which these languages can be used. Examples of the types of languages considered are command languages, programming languages, data manipulation and definition languages, data communication languages and text editor languages. Aspects of syntactic modularity and semantic modularity are distinguished, and some answers to difficult questions are suggested, leading to a proposal for specific RUN and EXECUTE constructs that should be made widely available. Discussion is mainly at the level of the visible and conceptual concerns of the end user and the system architect, but the actual implementation of interconnection mechanisms is not totally ignored. A tutorial outline is offered as an indication of how the underlying ideas might be introduced to non-specialists, and might even become a part of elementary education.

Abstract: GAMUT is an automated testing tool that can verify message activity in message-based systems. This tool is unique because it can be customized for application to a variety of systems and used in all test phases of a development cycle. Using a single interface, rather than an array of port-specific interfaces, GAMUT can generate and verify load traffic through scripts, as well as provide an automatic record and playback mechanism for feature testing. This paper discusses the design philosophy and distinctive features of GAMUT as well as its architecture. It illustrates message definition and the script command language by building a sample test script of a station-to-station call on the System 75 office communications system and concludes with a discussion of challenges and problems encountered while using the tool to test System 75.

Abstract: The invention discloses preprocessing method and device for automatically extending a TCL (Tool Command Language). A data type mapping module scans the global data structure of a TCL function realization code and the name and type of a read-write variable; an API (Application Programming Interface) scanning module of a programming language and an adaptive API generation module scan and process the outwards provided API interface of the TCL function realization code to automatically generate a corresponding TCL access interface and a TCL adaptation layer code; a global data read-write drive module of the programming language automatically processes a global variable to generate a TCL read-write interface; and a TCL extension generation module of the programming language carries out integrated compiling on the TCL function realization code to generate a corresponding TCL module, so that the extension of the TCL is completed. According to the invention, the seamless joint of the TCL and the programming language, such as a C language, a C++ language, a JAVA language, and the like, is realized, and the extension difficulty and extension cost of the TCL are reduced.