System and method for updating source code files

摘要

Methods and systems are described that enable efficient and effective application maintenance and patch distribution. The apparatus includes a memory for storing instructions and an application source code file for generating a hot patch file, the application source code file including an update source code file and an initial source code file before the application updates; And a processor operable to generate the hot patch file, wherein the hot patch file is an optimized pair of sources that is the result of optimization of the first set of initial source code files and optimization of the second set of separate source code files Generated based on the difference between the set of code files, wherein the second set is based on a result from a graph indicating how the source code files are related to each other and the update source selected from the first set Contains the code file.