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Matteo Prosperi

Bertan Aygun

Jason Malinowski

Techniques are described herein that are capable of extending user interface functionality across processes using declarative definition, data binding, and data synchronization. A declarative definition is received at a target process in which a computer program runs from a source process in which an executable file runs. A user control in the target process is generated based at least on the declarative definition. A view model identifier that identifies a view model, which is data bound to the declarative definition, is received at the target process from the source process. A view model proxy is generated in the target process based at least on the view model identifier. The user control in the target process is data bound with the view model proxy in the target process. User interface functionality of the computer program is extended to the executable file by synchronizing the view model proxy with the view model.

Extending user interface functionality across processes using declarative definition, data binding, and data synchronization

Techniques are described herein that are capable of using a complex value-bearing language expression to generate metadata associated with an artifact. The artifact is configured to define a type and to further define the complex value-bearing language expression. The artifact is built from source code. The type defines functionality of the artifact. The complex value-bearing language expression describes a configuration of the artifact or of a function of the artifact. The functionality and the configuration are defined in the source code, are written in a same computer language, and are included in a same software project. A constant value is extracted from the complex value-bearing language expression at build time of the artifact by evaluating a syntax of the complex value-bearing language expression. During a build of the artifact, the metadata is generated to include the constant value.

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