Abstract: A mechanism for continuous integration in a content repository is disclosed. A method of the invention includes retrieving by a computing system an application from an archive of the computing system and executing at least one test file corresponding to the application in the archive. The method further includes storing the application and results from executing the at least one test file as metadata for the application in the content repository.

Abstract: An install factory creates install packages used to install complex applications onto multiple data processing systems in a reliable and reproducible manner. The install factory takes a variety of inputs to build a custom installation package. The custom install package may be used repeatedly for installs, using the same install package, a full install on a first data processing system, an updated install on a second data processing system, a fix or service pack on a third data processing system, and also configure an application on a fourth data processing system. Thereafter, all data processing systems have the desired level of the application installed. In addition, the install factory may create install packages that are modified in accordance with user preferences.

Abstract: An update technique is described. During the update technique, a computer system, in which tenant data and associated components in the computer system for customers are arranged into islands, updates software for the components in an island associated with at least a customer. In particular, the computer system may create an update island that includes the software update and that initially excludes the tenant data. Moreover, the computer system may update the software for the components in the island by migrating, to the update island, the tenant data for at least the customer independently of the tenant data for a remainder of the customers. Furthermore, while updating the software, the computer system may transmit a firmware update to a group of access points associated with at least the customer and reboot instructions to the group of access points.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. Firmware customized for a user who uses the image processing apparatus has been installed in advance in the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus has a hardware processor configured to monitor a condition of use of the image processing apparatus and determine whether or not the monitored condition of use is a condition of use adapted to the customized firmware, and to perform processing for updating to the latest standard firmware when it is determined that the monitored condition of use departs from the condition of use adapted to the customized firmware.

Abstract: Systems and methods for service demand based performance prediction using a single workload is provided to eliminate need for load testing. The process involves identifying a range of concurrencies for the application under test; capturing a single workload pertaining to the application under test; and iteratively performing for the identified range of concurrencies: generating an array of one or more predefined CPU performance metrics based on the captured single workload; generating an array of service demands based on the captured single workload and the generated array of the one or more pre-defined CPU performance metrics; computing an array of throughput based on the generated array of service demands; and updating the generated array of the one or more pre-defined CPU performance metrics based on the computed array of throughput.

Abstract: An embedded modem communicates over a vehicle bus with controllers that each include data storage. The embedded modem queries the controllers over the bus to identify controllers having available storage, such that if the available storage is located on a priority controller, the embedded modem sends received data over the bus to the priority controller. Otherwise, if the available storage is available on a non-priority controller, the embedded modem send the data over the bus to the non-priority controller. The embedded modem queries the controllers over the bus to confirm that the controllers storing the received data are available for data offload, and responsive to the confirmation, requests the stored data over the bus and transmits the stored data over a wide-area network to a telematics server.

Abstract: A method includes receiving source code in a first programming language. The method further includes identifying a design pattern based on a flag included in the source code. The method further includes generating a first translation of the source code in a second programming language, where at least a portion of the second file conforms to the design pattern. The method further includes generating a second translation of the source code in a third programming language. The method further includes outputting first data based on the first translation to a first device and second data based on the second translation to a second device.

Abstract: A virtual technical building block software development tool and a software development interface that speed accurate and quality software design are provided. The tools develop enterprise software architecture designs, and utilize a library of symbols and a virtual template. The library of symbols includes service oriented architecture symbols and enterprise application integration symbols. The template includes multiple sections to be displayed on a computing device screen. Each section includes a blank space bounded by a frame, and all of the sections are vertically aligned with one another to guide design flow. The sections of the template include, from top to bottom vertically, (1) a technical capabilities section; (2) an interaction sequence section; (3) a service topology section; (4) an integration flow section; and (5) a logging section.

Abstract: Production telemetry insights are provided inline to developer experience. Some examples are directed to curating large amount of aggregated tracing and diagnostic data from an already deployed service, mapping cost profile information (e.g., CPU, memory, exceptions, etc.) to code components, and providing context specific recommendations and/or warnings to a developer working within the source code for the service in conjunction with different components. Detection and mitigation of potential problems may be enabled prior to the code being committed to a source code repository.

Abstract: A system for a distributed repository includes an input interface and a processor. The input interface is to receive a request to change a portion of code. The processor is to determine a change reference and an existing reference, indicate to lock one or more repositories, determine whether swapping references is approved by a vote, and in the event that swapping references is approved by a vote, swap the references and indicate to unlock the one or more repositories.

Abstract: Methods for application management in an electronic device are provided. It is first determined whether the application to be installed is listed in a first list, wherein the first list lists a set of applications which are hardware accelerable. The application is then marked as a hardware accelerable application in response to the application being listed in the first list. Thereafter, the application is installed, wherein a hardware acceleration function of the application is enabled to activate a hardware acceleration unit of the electronic device for hardware acceleration during executing the application being marked as the hardware accelerable application.

Abstract: A software update system comprises: a client device (104) having non-OS system software (110) to be updated, a client updating server (102) located remotely from the client device (104) and capable of communicating with the client device (104), and a device capability manager (126) accessing capability data relating to the client device (104). The updating server (102) retrieves a first update required to update at least part of the software (110). The updating server (102) comprises an update optimizer (124) that cooperates with the device capability manager (126) to determine an organizational scheme to apply to the first update to optimize updating of the client device. The organizational scheme is compatible with a technical capability of the client device (104), and the update optimizer (124) identifies a recovery function to recover the first update from an instance of the first update organized in accordance with the selected organizational scheme.

Abstract: An application can include program code in multiple programming languages. Typically, a primary or host application program code will include secondary program code of at least one other programming language embedded within the primary application program code. A selective testing framework can be designed that efficiently evaluates embedded program code separately from the host application program code. The selective testing framework records specified embedded program code detected during execution of the application. Recording the embedded program code while the application executes allows the selective testing framework to incrementally construct an independently testable program in accordance with execution of the application. The testing framework can then test the constructed program code as it would run within the application, but test it external to and independent of the application. Without the overhead of executing the primary program code (e.g.

Abstract: A method and system for improving an operation of an automated IT system is provided. The method includes identifying pre-tested software applications associated with requirements of processes executed by a hardware device with respect to an IT system. A list of available software applications associated with required features is generated and each feature is defined such that the currently available software applications are configured to provide and execute the required features. Evaluation code is executed and a resulting a list of validated software applications is generated. A list of short listed software applications and identification software code enabling an automated encoder learning process are generated. A software operational solution is identified and modification code is generated and executed code resulting in improved operation of the validated software applications and the hardware device.

Abstract: Disclosures herein describe a record and replay regression and unit test automation framework for simulating any hardware on a virtual machine to achieve thorough, affordable and efficient software testing. According to the disclosures herein, the test automation framework includes a recording stage where input and output messages for all the interfaces for a process (e.g., an embedded system or any software system or process) running on the original hardware may be recorded along with metadata in a space-optimized and efficient manner. The testing framework also includes a replay stage using innovative thread synchronization approaches that leverage the metadata to simulate the environment for the recorded embedded process in isolation, which may be done on an inexpensive machine or hardware. Thus, the original custom hardware, which may be expensive and costly to run, is not needed for the replay phase of testing.

Abstract: Techniques are described for managing updates across one or more targets using standard software images. In one embodiment, a first version of a software application is deployed on a set of one or more targets. A software binary is then generated for an updated version of the software application. The software binary for the updated version of the software application is deployed to the set of one or more targets. While the software binary for the updated version of the software application is deployed, the previous version of the software application remains active on a particular target. The updated version of the software application is activated, using the software binary, on the particular target.

Abstract: A method for generating production code from a block diagram on a host computer is provided. A block in the block diagram has a number of input ports for receiving signals and a number of output ports for sending signals. The processor identifies a first block in the block diagram. The input signal is traced back to a second block upstream of the first block. Compliance with a optimization condition is checked, the optimization condition being fulfilled when a group of adjacent blocks has an assignment operation that affects one or more elements of the input signal while leaving at least one element of the composite variable unchanged. A combined production code is generated for the group of adjacent blocks when the optimization condition is fulfilled so that the combined production code includes write instructions for those elements of the composite variable that are affected by the assignment operation.

Abstract: A feature file validation tool generates a first test case details file by transforming a test case file to include field names and field values. The feature file includes a plurality of tests, each including a plurality of steps. The feature file validation tool determines whether each of the plurality of steps is valid by comparing each of the plurality of steps to a step definition file. The feature file validation tool applies computer language rules to determine that the first test case details file conforms to the first computer language. The feature file validation tool generates a second test case details file by transforming the first test case details file into a different file format. The feature file validation tool links the two test case detail files using test identifications.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to stream operator management. A stream operator may be analyzed with respect to a set of usage indicators. The stream operator may operate on a computer processor and correspond to a processing element for processing a stream of tuples. Based on analyzing the stream operator, a set of profile data for the stream operator may be determined. The set of profile data for the stream operator may be established for utilization to develop a streaming application.

Abstract: The various technologies presented herein relate to upgrading industrial control software in real-time. During utilization of a first software to control an industrial process, a determination can be made that the first software needs to be replaced (e.g., partially or entirely) owing to a newer version of software is ready to be deployed, a vulnerability in the first software has been determined, etc. Rather than closing the industrial process down while the first software is replaced, a second software can be deployed such that the first software and the second software are operating in parallel (e.g., receiving the same operational data, process states). When a critical point (upgrade location) in the first software has been reached, control of the industrial process can be switched to the second software, thereby enabling control of the industrial process to occur without having to temporarily cease operation and/or monitoring of the industrial process.