Verification harness for automatically generating a text-based representation of a graphical model

A method comprising:nstoring, in a memory:na graphical model having:na plurality of interconnected, executable graphical blocks, where:neach graphical block of the graphical model has one or more graphical block parameters, and at least one of the executable graphical blocks is a target graphical block, anda data structure storing block parameters and object properties;receiving an identification of the target graphical block;identifying occurrences of the target graphical block in the graphical model;retrieving, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, the one or more block parameters;mapping the graphical one or more block parameters retrieved for the respective occurence of the target graphical block to respective object properties using the data structure;generating, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, an object-oriented, executable textual string that includes at least one command to:ninstantiate an object having functionality that matches the target graphical block,set one or more properties of the instantiated object based on the one or more block parameters retrieved for the respective occurrence of the target graphical block, andrun the instantiated object, the generating performed automatically by a processor coupled to the memory;executing each generated textual string to produce at least one object output;executing the graphical model to produce at least one model output;comparing the at least one object output with the at least model output; andverifying the textual string generated for each occurrence of the target graphical block based on the comparing.

A computer implemented method comprising:nstoring, in a memory, a graphical model having a plurality of interconnected, executable graphical blocks;receiving an identification of at least one designated graphical block of the graphical model, the at least one designated graphical block having one or more graphical block parameters;retrieving, for the at least one designated graphical block, one or more object properties from a predefined data structure stored in the memory, the predefined data structure configured to map graphical block parameters to respective object properties;generating, for the at least one designated graphical block, an object-oriented, executable textual string that includes at least one command to:ninstantiate an object having functionality that matches the at least one designated graphical block,set one or more properties of the instantiated object based on the retrieved one or more object properties, andrun the instantiated object, the generating performed automatically by a processor coupled to the memory; andexecuting the generated textual string.

An apparatus comprising:na memory storing:na graphical model having a plurality of interconnected, executable graphical blocks,an identification of a target graphical block, where each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model has one or more block parameters,an object class library for instantiating, in response to text-based commands, a plurality of objects, each object having one or more object properties, andat least one data structure storing a predetermined mapping between object properties and block parameters, anda processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:ngenerate, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, an object-oriented, executable textual string that includes at least one command to:ninstantiate an object from the object class library where the instantiated object has functionality matching the target graphical block,set one or more properties of the instantiated object based on the predetermined mapping between object properties and block parameters, andrun the instantiated each object;execute each generated textual string to produce an object output;run the graphical model to produce a model output; andcompare the object output and the model output.

A computer implemented method comprising:nstoring, in a memory, a graphical model having a plurality of interconnected, executable graphical blocks;receiving an identification of a target graphical block;identifying one or more occurrences of the target graphical block in the graphical model, where each identified occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model has one or more block parameters;retrieving, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, one or more object properties from a data structure stored in the memory, the data structure preconfigured to map block parameters to respective object properties;generating, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, an object-oriented, executable textual string that includes at least one command to:ninstantiate an object having functionality that matches the target graphical block,set one or more properties of the instantiated object based on the object properties retrieved for the respective occurrence of the target graphical block, andrun the instantiated object, the generating performed automatically by a processor coupled to the memory; andexecuting each generated textual string.

One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer executable instructions, the media storing one or more instructions comprising instructions for:nstoring, in a memory:na graphical model having:na plurality of interconnected, executable graphical blocks, where:neach graphical block of the graphical model has one or more graphical block parameters, and at least one of the executable graphical blocks is a target graphical block, anda data structure storing block parameters and object properties;receiving an identification of the target graphical block;identifying occurrences of the target graphical block in the graphical model;retrieving, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, the one or more block parameters;mapping the graphical one or more block parameters retrieved for the respective occurence of the target graphical block to respective object properties using the data structure;generating, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, an object-oriented, executable textual string that includes at least one command to:ninstantiate an object having functionality that matches the target graphical block,set one or more properties of the instantiated object based on the one or more block parameters retrieved for the respective occurrence of the target graphical block, andrun the instantiated object, the generating performed automatically by a one or more processors coupled to the memory;executing each generated textual string to produce at least one object output;executing the graphical model to produce at least one model output;comparing the at least one object output with the at least model output; andverifying the textual string generated for each occurrence of the target graphical block based on the comparing.

One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer executable instructions, the media storing one or more instructions comprising instructions for:nstoring, in a memory, a graphical model having a plurality of interconnected, executable graphical blocks;receiving an identification of at least one designated graphical block of the graphical model, the at least one designated graphical block having one or more graphical block parameters;retrieving, for the at least one designated graphical block, one or more object properties from a predefined data structure stored in the memory, the predefined data structure configured to map graphical block parameters to respective object properties;generating, for the at least one designated graphical block, an object-oriented, executable textual string that includes at least one command to:ninstantiate an object having functionality that matches the at least one designated graphical block,set one or more properties of the instantiated object based on the retrieved one or more object properties, andrun the instantiated object, the generating performed automatically by a processor coupled to the memory; andexecuting the generated textual string.

One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer executable instructions, the media storing one or more instructions comprising instructions for:nstoring, in a memory, a graphical model having a plurality of interconnected, executable graphical blocks;receiving an identification of a target graphical block;identifying one or more occurrences of the target graphical block in the graphical model, where each identified occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model has one or more block parameters;retrieving, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, one or more object properties from a data structure stored in the memory, the data structure preconfigured to map block parameters to respective object properties;generating, for each occurrence of the target graphical block in the graphical model, an object-oriented, executable textual string that includes at least one command to:ninstantiate an object having functionality that matches the target graphical block,set one or more properties of the instantiated object based on the object properties retrieved for the respective occurrence of the target graphical block, andrun the instantiated object, the generating performed automatically by a processor coupled to the memory; andexecuting each generated textual string.