Query dispatch and execution architecture

• US 10,069,943 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2016
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deephaven Data Labs, LLC
• Original Assignee: Illumon LLC
• Inventors: Kent, IV, David R., Caudy, Ryan, Wright, Charles, Dorfman, Nathaniel J., Teodorescu, Radu
• Primary Examiner(s): Yen, Syling
• Application Number:
  US15/154,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20160335352A1
• Time in Patent Office: 843 Days
• Field of Search: 707770, 715718, 709208
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Abstract

Described are methods, systems and computer readable media for providing a query dispatch and execution architecture.

Claims

1. A computer data system having a query dispatch and execution architecture, the system comprising:

one or more processors;

computer readable storage coupled to the one or more processors, the computer readable storage having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including;

sending an electronic request for a remote query processor from a client computer to a remote query dispatcher executing on a query server computer, wherein the request includes parameters for configuring the remote query processor and an operating environment for the remote query processor;

automatically attempting, at the remote query dispatcher, to allocate an isolated operating environment for the remote query processor and to start execution of the remote query processor on the query server computer;

when the remote query processor is started, performing operations including;

providing zero or more client classes to the remote query processor;

electronically registering the remote query processor with the remote query dispatcher;

providing the client computer with an address assignment of the remote query processor or of a proxy machine in communication with the remote query processor, the address assignment identifying a specific address of the query server computer or of the proxy machine available to the client computer to connect electronically over an electronic communications network;

automatically connecting from the client computer to the remote query processor via the electronic communications network;

transmitting a database query electronically from the client computer to the remote query processor, the database query referencing a table in a database; and

automatically receiving at the client computer a response to the database query from the remote query processor;

receiving, at the remote query dispatcher, a second request for a second remote query processor, wherein the second request includes second parameters for configuring the second remote query processor and an operating environment for the second remote query processor, the second parameters including one or more override classes and one or more alternative classpaths; and

attempting, at the remote query dispatcher, to allocate a second isolated operating environment for the second remote query processor and to start execution of the second remote query processor on the query server computer, the remote query dispatcher specifying the one or more override classes and the one or more alternative classpaths to be used when starting the second remote query processor such that the second remote query processor runs a different code version than that run by the remote query processor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the client is another remote query processor.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the zero or more client classes comprise one or more client classes, and the one or more client classes contain Java bytecode and the remote query processor includes a Java Virtual Machine instance.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further include:

determining whether the remote query dispatcher rejects the request for a remote query processor from the client; and

when the remote query dispatcher rejects the request, providing an indication of the rejection to the client.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further include:

determining whether the attempting to start a remote query processor was successful; and

when the attempting was not successful, repeating the attempting a limited number of times.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further include periodically providing a liveness indication from the remote query processor to the remote query dispatcher.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein each remote query dispatcher and remote query processor monitors a liveness indication from each other connected component.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the request parameters include a maximum amount of memory of the query server computer to be used by the remote query processor.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the request parameters include an environment variable to be set on the remote query processor.

10. A method for improving performance of a computer data system through control of a query dispatch and execution architecture, the method comprising:

sending an electronic request for a remote query processor from a client computer to a remote query dispatcher executing on a query server computer, wherein the request includes parameters for configuring the remote query processor and an operating environment for the remote query processor;

automatically attempting, at the remote query dispatcher, to allocate an isolated operating environment for the remote query processor and to start execution of the remote query processor on the query server computer;

when the remote query processor is started, performing operations including;

providing zero or more client classes to the remote query processor;

electronically registering the remote query processor with the remote query dispatcher;

automatically connecting from the client computer to the remote query processor via the electronic communications network;

transmitting a database query electronically from the client computer to the remote query processor, the database query referencing a table in a database; and

automatically receiving at the client computer a response to the database query from the remote query processor;

receiving, at the remote query dispatcher, a second request for a second remote query processor, wherein the second request includes second parameters for configuring the second remote query processor and an operating environment for the second remote query processor, the second parameters including one or more override classes; and

attempting, at the remote query dispatcher, to allocate a second isolated operating environment for the second remote query processor and to start execution of the second remote query processor on the query server computer, the remote query dispatcher specifying the one or more override classes to be used when starting the second remote query processor such that the second remote query processor runs a different code version than that run by the remote query processor.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the transmitting and receiving are repeated.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the zero or more client classes comprise one or more client classes, and the one or more client classes contain bytecode and the remote query processor includes a virtual machine instance.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining whether the remote query dispatcher rejects the request for a remote query processor from the client; and

when the remote query dispatcher rejects the request, providing an indication of the rejection to the client.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining whether attempting to start a remote query processor was successful; and

when the attempting was not successful, repeating the attempting a limited number of times.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising periodically providing a liveness indication from the remote query processor to the remote query dispatcher.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein each remote query dispatcher and remote query processor monitors a liveness indication from each other connected component.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the request parameters include a maximum amount of memory of the query server computer to be used by the remote query processor.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the request parameters include an environment variable to be set on the remote query processor.

19. A nontransitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations including:

sending an electronic request for a remote query processor from a client computer to a remote query dispatcher executing on a query server computer, wherein the request includes parameters for configuring the remote query processor and an operating environment for the remote query processor;

automatically attempting, at the remote query dispatcher, to allocate an isolated operating environment for the remote query processor and to start execution of the remote query processor on the query server computer;

when the remote query processor is started, performing operations including;

providing zero or more client classes to the remote query processor;

electronically registering the remote query processor with the remote query dispatcher;

automatically connecting from the client computer to the remote query processor via a communications network;

transmitting a database query electronically from the client computer to the remote query processor, the database query referencing a table in a database; and

automatically receiving at the client computer a response to the database query from the remote query processor;

receiving, at the remote query dispatcher, a second request for a second remote query processor, wherein the second request includes second parameters for configuring the second remote query processor and an operating environment for the second remote query processor, the second parameters including one or more alternative classpaths; and

attempting, at the remote query dispatcher, to allocate a second isolated operating environment for the second remote query processor and to start execution of the second remote query processor on the query server computer, the remote query dispatcher specifying the one or more alternative classpaths to be used when starting the second remote query processor such that the second remote query processor runs a different code version than that run by the remote query processor.

20. The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the transmitting and receiving are repeated.

21. The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the zero or more client classes comprise one or more client classes, and the one or more client classes contain bytecode and the remote query processor includes a virtual machine instance.

22. The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further include:

determining whether the remote query dispatcher rejects the request for a remote query processor from the client; and

when the remote query dispatcher rejects the request, providing an indication of the rejection to the client.

23. The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further include:

determining whether attempting to start a remote query processor was successful; and

when the attempting was not successful, repeating the attempting a limited number of times.

24. The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further include periodically providing a liveness indication from the remote query processor to the remote query dispatcher.

25. The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the request parameters include a maximum amount of memory of the query server computer to be used by the remote query processor.

26. The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the request parameters include an environment variable to be set on the remote query processor.