Cloud-based deployment using object-oriented classes

• US 10,241,770 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2016
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Risbood, Pankaj, Sarda, Parag Kacharulal, Kulkarni, Rahul S., Jain, Rohit, Shenoy, Vittaldas Sachin, Sahasranaman, Vivek
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhen, Wei Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huda, Mohammed N
• Application Number:
  US15/385,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20170102931A1
• Time in Patent Office: 826 Days
• Field of Search: 717177, 717174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0038 System on Chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4492 Inheritance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0266 using meta-data, objects or commands for formatting management information, e.g. using eXtensible markup language [XML]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/145 involving simulating, designing, planning or modelling of a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5012 determining service availability, e.g. which services are available at a certain point in time

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selection of ranked configurations. In one aspect, a method includes providing a plurality of class definitions for selection, each class definition modeling a respective data or functional component of a cloud-based environment using a group of configurable class parameters, each class definition supporting instantiation and inheritance of the class definition in a configuration specification for a cloud-based deployment; deriving respective performance metrics associated with each of the plurality of class definitions based on aggregated performance of multiple cloud-based deployments, wherein the multiple cloud-based deployments had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that require instantiation of the class definition or a new class definition derived from the class definition; and utilizing the respective performance metrics associated with each of the plurality of class definitions in ranking the plurality of class definitions.

Claims

1. A system comprising one or more computers and one or more storage devices on which are stored instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving, for each of a plurality of services, a corresponding configuration specification that specifies one or more object-oriented classes for instantiation during a cloud-based deployment of a corresponding service, wherein each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

models a respective data component or a respective functional component required for a cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service; and

includes definitions for each of one or more configurable class parameters that each represent a requested state of the respective data component or the respective functional component for the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service;

deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, a plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring a cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification; and

causing, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, execution of each of the plurality of application programming interface calls to configure the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification comprises:

for a first configuration specification in the plurality of configuration specifications;

determining that the first configuration specification, for a first service from the plurality of services, specifies a first definition for a first configurable class parameter for a particular object-oriented class; and

deriving a first application programming interface call for the first service using the first definition for the first configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class; and

for a second configuration specification in the plurality of configuration specifications that is a different configuration specification from the first configuration specification;

determining that the second configuration specification, for a second service from the plurality of services that is a different service than the first service, specifies a second definition for a second configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class, wherein the second configurable class parameter is a different parameter or has a different definition than the first configurable class parameter; and

deriving a second application programming interface call for the second service using the second definition for the second configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class, wherein the second application programming interface call is a different application programming interface call than the first application programming interface call.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification comprises, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications:

identifying one or more base object-oriented classes from which at least one of the one or more object-oriented classes is derived;

extracting base class parameters for the one or more base object-oriented classes;

determining a subset of the base class parameters that are not modified by the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes; and

deriving the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters and base definitions for each of the base class parameters in the subset of the base class parameters that are not modified.

4. The system of claim 1, the operations comprising:

for each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

identifying a plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class;

monitoring respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments; and

associating, with the respective object-oriented class, the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class.

5. The system of claim 4, the operations comprising:

for each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

identifying one or more data components or one or more functional components in the plurality of cloud-based deployments that were configured according to the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class;

identifying one or more performance metrics associated with the identified one or more data components or one or more functional components; and

aggregating the identified one or more performance metrics for the respective object-oriented class, wherein associating the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments with the respective object-oriented class comprises associating the aggregated performance metrics with the respective object-oriented class.

6. The system of claim 4, the operations comprising:

modifying, for a particular object-oriented class from the one or more object-oriented classes, a default value for one of the configurable class parameters using the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the particular object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the particular object-oriented class.

7. The system of claim 6, the operations comprising:

deriving, for the particular object-oriented class, a plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring a cloud-based deployment of a service using the modified default value for the one of the configurable class parameters; and

causing execution of each of the plurality of application programming interface calls to configure the cloud-based deployment of the service.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, a plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring a cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification comprises:

for each of the plurality of configuration specifications;

retrieving, for each of the one or more object-oriented classes from a database using the configuration specification, a corresponding base class definition; and

deriving the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuration the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using a) the corresponding base class definition for each of the one or more object-oriented classes, and b) the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, for each of a plurality of services, a corresponding configuration specification that specifies one or more object-oriented classes for instantiation during a cloud-based deployment of a corresponding service, wherein each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

models a respective data component or a respective functional component required for a cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service; and

includes definitions for each of one or more configurable class parameters that each represent a requested state of the respective data component or the respective functional component for the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service;

deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, a plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring a cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification; and

causing, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, execution of each of the plurality of application programming interface calls to configure the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification comprises:

for a first configuration specification in the plurality of configuration specifications;

determining that the first configuration specification, for a first service from the plurality of services, specifies a first definition for a first configurable class parameter for a particular object-oriented class; and

deriving a first application programming interface call for the first service using the first definition for the first configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class; and

for a second configuration specification in the plurality of configuration specifications that is a different configuration specification from the first configuration specification;

determining that the second configuration specification, for a second service from the plurality of services that is a different service than the first service, specifies a second definition for a second configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class, wherein the second configurable class parameter is a different parameter or has a different definition than the first configurable class parameter; and

deriving a second application programming interface call for the second service using the second definition for the second configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class, wherein the second application programming interface call is a different application programming interface call than the first application programming interface call.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification comprises, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications:

identifying one or more base object-oriented classes from which at least one of the one or more object-oriented classes is derived;

extracting base class parameters for the one or more base object-oriented classes;

determining a subset of the base class parameters that are not modified by the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes; and

deriving the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters and base definitions for each of the base class parameters in the subset of the base class parameters that are not modified.

11. The method of claim 8, comprising:

for each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

identifying a plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class;

monitoring respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments; and

associating, with the respective object-oriented class, the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising:

for each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

identifying one or more data components or one or more functional components in the plurality of cloud-based deployments that were configured according to the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class;

identifying one or more performance metrics associated with the identified one or more data components or one or more functional components; and

aggregating the identified one or more performance metrics for the respective object-oriented class, wherein associating the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments with the respective object-oriented class comprises associating the aggregated performance metrics with the respective object-oriented class.

13. The method of claim 11, comprising:

modifying, for a particular object-oriented class from the one or more object-oriented classes, a default value for one of the configurable class parameters using the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the particular object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the particular object-oriented class.

14. The method of claim 13, comprising:

deriving, for the particular object-oriented class, a plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring a cloud-based deployment of a service using the modified default value for the one of the configurable class parameters; and

causing execution of each of the plurality of application programming interface calls to configure the cloud-based deployment of the service.

15. A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving, for each of a plurality of services, a corresponding configuration specification that specifies one or more object-oriented classes for instantiation during a cloud-based deployment of a corresponding service, wherein each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

models a respective data component or a respective functional component required for a cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service; and

includes definitions for each of one or more configurable class parameters that each represent a requested state of the respective data component or the respective functional component for the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service;

deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, a plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring a cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification; and

causing, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, execution of each of the plurality of application programming interface calls to configure the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 15, wherein deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification comprises:

for a first configuration specification in the plurality of configuration specifications;

determining that the first configuration specification, for a first service from the plurality of services, specifies a first definition for a first configurable class parameter for a particular object-oriented class; and

deriving a first application programming interface call for the first service using the first definition for the first configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class; and

for a second configuration specification in the plurality of configuration specifications that is a different configuration specification from the first configuration specification;

determining that the second configuration specification, for a second service from the plurality of services that is a different service than the first service, specifies a second definition for a second configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class, wherein the second configurable class parameter is a different parameter or has a different definition than the first configurable class parameter; and

deriving a second application programming interface call for the second service using the second definition for the second configurable class parameter for the particular object-oriented class, wherein the second application programming interface call is a different application programming interface call than the first application programming interface call.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 15, wherein deriving, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications, the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes specified by the corresponding configuration specification comprises, for each of the plurality of configuration specifications:

identifying one or more base object-oriented classes from which at least one of the one or more object-oriented classes is derived;

extracting base class parameters for the one or more base object-oriented classes;

determining a subset of the base class parameters that are not modified by the configurable class parameters for the one or more object-oriented classes; and

deriving the plurality of application programming interface calls for configuring the cloud-based deployment of the corresponding service using the definitions for each of the configurable class parameters and base definitions for each of the base class parameters in the subset of the base class parameters that are not modified.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 15, the operations comprising:

for each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

identifying a plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class;

monitoring respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments; and

associating, with the respective object-oriented class, the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 18, the operations comprising:

for each of the one or more object-oriented classes;

identifying one or more data components or one or more functional components in the plurality of cloud-based deployments that were configured according to the respective object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the respective object-oriented class;

identifying one or more performance metrics associated with the identified one or more data components or one or more functional components; and

aggregating the identified one or more performance metrics for the respective object-oriented class, wherein associating the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments with the respective object-oriented class comprises associating the aggregated performance metrics with the respective object-oriented class.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 18, the operations comprising:

modifying, for a particular object-oriented class from the one or more object-oriented classes, a default value for one of the configurable class parameters using the respective performances of each of the plurality of cloud-based deployments that had been carried out according to respective configuration specifications that required instantiation of the particular object-oriented class or a new object-oriented class derived from the particular object-oriented class.