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A computing device is provided, including a display and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute a source code authoring application program. The processor may be further configured to output a graphical user interface (GUI) of the source code authoring application program for display on the display. The processor may be further configured to receive source code including one or more code instructions at an editor window included in the GUI. The editor window may provide real-time mark-up of the source code. At a compiler platform, the processor may be further configured to determine that the source code includes at least one test method based on at least one syntactic test method indicator or symbolic test method indicator included in the source code. The processor may be further configured to output a notification of the at least one test method for display on the display.

Compiler platform for test method

A batch compiler is employed to enable compilation of code provided at runtime. A managed application receives code during execution and invokes the compiler to transform the code to enable it to execute within the context of the receiving application. Among other things, employment of a batch compiler preserves investments made to such compilers while also opening up new scenarios in application scripting and/or hosting that are otherwise unavailable.

Compiler in a managed application context

User assemblies can be created by a compiler that can handle more than one type definition during execution. Local copies are created for respective authoritative types in a code library, and the local copies are marked with a local type identifier. An authoritative type identifier (e.g., a globally unique identifier (GUID)) is copied from the authoritative type to the local type, and functions and properties associated with the local type are also copied from the authoritative type. Authoritative types are resolved for requested types when a local assembly references a local type from a compiled user assembly. The local type can be identified by a local type identifier, and an authoritative type can be retrieved from the code library that has a same authoritative type identifier as the requested type. A local copy of the retrieved authoritative type can be copied to the local assembly under compilation. The compiler can then emit user assemblies that comprise merely local types.

Handling multiple definition of types

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