Method and system for code generation

Abstract

A method and system for providing target code to various computer systems. The target code is provided by a service. The service provides a mechanism for third-party developers to submit initial or base code for distribution to end-user computers as target code. The service converts the initial code to target code that is suitable for execution on the end-user computers. When the service receives the request for target code that matches certain requester-specified characteristics, it selects the intermediate code that best matches the requester-specified characteristics. The service then sends the target code to the requester.

1 . A computer-implemented method for providing code to computer systems, comprising:
 receiving base code and developer-specified characteristics of the base code from a developer;   translating the received base code into an intermediate code;   evaluating the intermediate code to determine whether the received base code satisfies the developer-specified characteristics;   notifying the developer whether the received base code satisfies the developer-specified characteristics;   receiving a request for target code from a requester, the request including requester-specified characteristics that the target code should satisfy;   selecting intermediate code that matches the requester-specified characteristics;   transforming the selected intermediate code to target code in accordance with the requester-specified characteristics; and   sending the target code to the requester.   
     
     
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