American Express. has been granted a patent for a system that ensures documentation is current during application builds. The system evaluates source code to verify the existence of corresponding documentation and halts the build if discrepancies are found, displaying a message identifying the missing entries. GlobalData’s report on American Express gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Documentation compliance enforcement during application build processes
The granted patent US12061901B2 outlines a system and method for ensuring that application programming interfaces (APIs) are properly documented before an application build process is initiated. The system comprises a computing device equipped with a processor and memory, where machine-readable instructions are stored. These instructions enable the device to evaluate an API associated with an application, identify a corresponding documentation file, and verify that each function specified in the API has an entry in the documentation. If any function lacks a corresponding documentation entry, the system halts the build process and displays a message indicating the missing documentation.
Further claims detail the specific evaluations performed by the system, including identifying function names, arguments, and return value types for the API functions. The system can also send messages to halt operations of a linker or compiler if documentation discrepancies are found. The patent emphasizes the importance of maintaining accurate documentation for APIs to prevent potential issues during the application development process, thereby enhancing the reliability and efficiency of software builds.
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