Abstract: A main operating system interface engine can be configured to receive instructions from a main operating system of one or more host systems and can manage a virtualized operating system on the one or more host systems, the virtualized operating system appearing distinct from the main operating system to a user of the one or more host systems. A virtualization environment management engine can manage a virtualization environment, the virtualization environment using the virtualized operating system. A virtual machine management engine can manage one or more virtual machine instances in the virtualization environment, each of the one or more virtual machine instances operative to provide virtualized resources of the one or more host systems for a compute access system coupled to the one or more host systems.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically downloading and launching a new version of software package on components in a network environment. In some examples, an upgrade server of a network environment keeps a copy of all versions of software packages running on nodes or sensors of the network environment, identifications of corresponding nodes or sensors, and public keys associated with the software packages. The upgrade server can authenticate a new version of a software package using a two-step process.

Abstract: A peripheral device for an electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least an active firmware image and another firmware image, and circuitry configured to execute instructions provided in the firmware image. The circuitry receives, from a software application of the electronic device, commands and a firmware image included in the software application. The circuitry verifies the received firmware image file and writes the portions to a memory block different from a memory block at which the active firmware image is located. A command from the software application causes the peripheral device to specify the newly written firmware image as an active firmware image and to execute the newly active firmware image.

Abstract: A technique for providing an improved way to update the nodes of a wireless mesh network is described. An upgrade engine executing on a server connected to the wireless mesh network determines a topology of the network, subdivides the network into a plurality of clusters based on the topology of the network, and seeds a small number of nodes within each cluster. The upgrade engine manages the upgrade process, notifying particular nodes within each cluster when to search for an upgrade package (e.g., an image of a new firmware) stored in an adjacent node. The upgrade engine also monitors success and failure of each node and delivers the upgrade package to a node directly when the node fails to download the upgrade package from an adjacent node within the network.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides methods and systems for dynamic feature enhancement in client server applications and for high volume server deployment with dynamic app store integration and further enable the delivery of a secure server in a pre-configured turnkey state through an automated process with increased efficiency tailored to mass production. The system may include a server application module configured to receive request packets from, and send response packets to, a web based client application, the packets comprising input data, output data and control commands associated with a feature; and a script engine module coupled to the server application module, the script engine module configured to identify a plug-in application on a remote server, download the plug-in application and execute the plug-in application under control of the server application module, wherein the plug-in application implements the feature.

Abstract: A method of installing software receives installation task data including a plurality of installation tasks. The plurality of installation tasks includes at least one user-modifiable installation task and at least one user-unmodifiable installation task. The method receives task order data defining a requisite order of execution. The method executes each of the plurality of installation tasks in accordance with the requisite order, wherein executing each user-modifiable installation task comprises altering and executing at least one installation command for the user-modifiable installation task in response to receiving a first user input.

Abstract: A control program updating device includes: a divider that divides each control program into one or more split control programs, based on a program capacity that each of a high-volume paper feeding unit and a multiple post-processing unit can update in one updating operation; and a transmit controller that allows a communication interface to transmit a set of split control programs for each unit produced by the divider to the respective units in a predetermined order and, during updating of a split control program for one unit, transmit a split control program to the other unit in the following order.

Abstract: A tracing system may use an evaluation mechanism to determine which functions to include or exclude during tracing. The architecture may evaluate functions when functions or groups of functions may be loaded for execution, as well as each time a function may be encountered. The evaluation mechanism may use whitelists, blacklists, and various expressions to identify which functions to trace and which functions to exclude. The evaluation mechanism may evaluate an expression that may identify specific conditions under which a function may be traced or not traced. The tracing mechanism may create wrapping functions for each function, including callback functions.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which makes it possible to perform an image forming operation even during update of a control program. The image forming apparatus is provided with distributed module controllers each including a sub CPU and a flash ROM storing a control program for controlling the sub CPU. The main CPU of the image forming apparatus updates the control programs stored in the respective flash ROMs. The main CPU displays a screen that enables selection of functions to be used in an image forming job executed by the image forming apparatus. During execution of update of a control program targeted for update, out of the selectable functions, the main CPU disables a function which uses a sub CPU associated with the control program.

Abstract: An apparatus of one embodiment evaluates standards compliance during software development. The apparatus includes an interface, a memory, and a processor. The interface is operable to receive design standards information, the design standards information including one or more design compliance rules for software development. The memory is operable to store the design standards information. The processor is communicatively coupled to the interface and the memory and is operable to determine a design status of a software change according to design information received regarding the software change; calculate one or more design compliance scores, each design compliance score indicating an extent to which the design status complies with at least one of the one or more design compliance rules; and determine whether to permit building of the change based at least on the one or more design compliance scores.

Abstract: Error logs, bug reports, and other databases identifying problems with a tracer system may be mined to determine how a tracer may interact with a given function, module, or other group of functions. Based on such reports, a tracer may be configured to avoid certain functions or to trace such functions in a specific manner. In some cases, tracer may be configured to limit tracing to certain parameters or with other limitations to avoid any known conditions under which errors occur.

Abstract: An expression can be evaluated in a remote debugging environment with one single round trip across the network. An expression evaluator on a local machine can compile the expression into a language-independent intermediate language (IL) that encodes all the information needed to evaluate the expression in the absence of a symbol table. The IL can include instructions that manipulate state inside the debuggee process, as well as logical operations needed to process the information. The IL language can be turing complete so that any computation needed to determine the state to read and write and how the information gathered is to be combined can be performed. The IL can be sent to the remote computer and can be interpreted on the remote computer. The IL can be interpreted on the remote computer using a stack based mechanism, without the need to access symbolic information on the local computer.

Abstract: The illustrative embodiments herein provide a computer implemented method for verifying code within an integrated development environment. A first data processing system identifies a code dependency within a first artifact located thereon. The code dependency depends on the second artifact located at the separate node of peer-to-peer network. Responsive to identifying the dependency within the first artifact, the first data processing system identifies a second data processing system within a peer-to-peer network that contains the second artifact. The first data processing system requests permission from the second data processing system to access the second artifact. Responsive to receiving permission to access the second artifact, the first data processing system accesses the second artifact on the second data processing system. The first data processing system then verifies a compatibility of the second artifact with the code dependency within the first artifact.

Abstract: A tracing system may be updated to include, exclude, or modify tracing configurations for functions based on how a user consumes tracing results. The user's interactions with graphical representations, inspections of data, and other interactions may indicate which functions may be interesting and which functions may not be. The user's interactions may be classified by use, such as during debugging, performance testing, and ongoing monitoring, and multiple user's interactions with the same function, library, module, source code file, or other groups of functions may be combined to predict a user's interest in a function.

Abstract: A generated object model engine abstracts actions, used in test cases, in a manner to produce new object model types that are independent of an underlying code implementation. The generated object model engine analyzes action classes to aggregate a set of actions having similarly-related class types. Action classes having similarly-related class types are then used to form a new object model type. The new object model type may be used in a test case to hide the action's code implementation from the test case.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating profiling data include monitoring the execution of a task on a thread of a program. Profiling data may be generated that includes metrics regarding the execution of the task. A profiling data aggregation service may aggregate generated profiling data from a plurality of devices that execute the program.

Abstract: An apparatus of one embodiment evaluates standards compliance during software development. The apparatus includes an interface, a memory, and a processor. The interface is operable to receive design standards information, the design standards information including one or more design compliance rules for software development. The memory is operable to store the design standards information. The processor is communicatively coupled to the interface and the memory and is operable to determine a design status of a software change according to design information received regarding the software change; calculate one or more design compliance scores, each design compliance score indicating an extent to which the design status complies with at least one of the one or more design compliance rules; and determine whether to permit building of the change system based at least on the one or more design compliance scores.

Abstract: A computer implemented system and method includes accessing an application dialog from a computer readable storage device, wherein the application dialog contains process modules having interface operations and business logic. Process module commands are identified via the computer that are invalid for a service and identifying options for remediation of such commands. A completed process module that has invalid commands removed is compiled as a service procedure. A remote procedure definition and a service wrapper interface are created and stored in a computer readable storage device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for remotely debugging a software program are provided. The methods and systems make use of a debugger application executing on a host computer and configured to communicate with a debugger module executing on a target computer via a distributed computing network, such as the Internet.

Abstract: A method includes, by one or more computing devices, determining code-under-test configured for execution on a computing device to be evaluated, creating a plurality of test cases based on the symbolic execution and including a plurality of constraints, selectively conducting abstract interpretation on the constraints, selectively conducting Satisfiability Modulo Theory (“SMT”) solving on the constraints, and validating or invalidating the code-under-test based on at least the SMT solving and the abstract interpretation. The abstract interpretation includes using a plurality of abstract interpretation models based on the constraints of the test case and over-approximating the constraints of the test case.