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Validating web services for compatibility with a client device by emulating the client device by populating a template associated with the web services

  • US 10,171,593 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2014
  • Issued: 01/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, by a processor of a validation device, parameters associated with a plurality of client devices having network access to a plurality of web services for which corresponding compatibility determinations have been performed for each of the plurality of client devices;

    determining, by the validation device, that at least one of the plurality of web services has been updated since the corresponding compatibility determination;

    identifying, by the validation device, a first subset of the parameters associated with a first client device;

    determining, by the validation device, a template associated with requesting the at least one updated web service from a network device;

    emulating, by the validation device, the first client device by populating the template based on the first subset of the parameters, wherein populating the template generates web services validation commands including data related to;

    requesting the at least one updated web service for use by the first client device,identification and validation of the first client device, andformatting of the at least one updated web service for use by the first client device;

    transmitting, by the validation device to the network device, a first web services request for the at least one updated web service using the web services validation commands;

    receiving, by the validation device, a first response message forwarded from the network device in response to the first web services request, wherein the first response message contains web services data that relates to providing the at least one updated web service to the first client device;

    evaluating, by the validation device, the web services data to determine, based on the first subset of the parameters, whether the at least one updated web service is in a format that is compatible with the first client device; and

    validating, by the validation device, the at least one updated web service for use by the first client device based on a determination that the format is compatible.

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