A computer compliance system checks a software application during a software development process. The system receives an object definition file of the software application comprising a definition of a plurality of objects and generates an object hierarchy that describes the plurality of objects. For each rule of a plurality of rules from a rule engine, the system applies the rule to the object hierarchy, and augments the object hierarchy based on one or more new objects that are generated. When all rules have been applied, the system generates a final object hierarchy and converts the final object hierarchy into a predetermined output format.