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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Adam M. Hoover, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Gregg W. Miller, Apex, NC (US);
Adam M. Hoover, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Gregg W. Miller, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program and method for modifying functionality of a computer program. In one embodiment, configuration files include configuration directives for removing and replacing computer executable codes. The configuration directives include code identifiers pointing to the computer executable codes for execution by the computer program. A lookup module is configured to recursively search for configuration files within plug-in packages. A control module is configured to modify the program flow of the computer program in accordance with the configuration directives.