Deployment of applications confirming to application data sharing and decision service platform schema

• US 10,409,786 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2016
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Mowatt, David, O'Driscoll, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Jami, Hares
• Application Number:
  US15/268,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20180081911A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• Field of Search: 707687, 707690
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/212 with details for data modelling support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for facilitating deployment of a decision service for sharing application data among multiple isolated applications executing on one or more application platforms. In an implementation, a method of deploying applications conforming to a platform schema for facilitating sharing of the application data among isolated applications executing on one or more application platforms is described. The method includes receiving a request to submit a third party application to an application deployment system, identifying a validation manifest associated with a platform schema responsive to receiving the request, and automatically verifying that the third party application to conforms to the platform schema by performing a set of pre-defined validation checks. The request identifies the platform schema and platform capability information associated with the third party application. The validation manifest includes the set of pre-defined validation checks.

Claims

1. A method of deploying applications conforming to a platform schema for facilitating sharing of application data among isolated applications executing on one or more application platforms, the method comprising:

receiving a request to submit a third-party application to an application deployment system,

wherein the request identifies a platform schema and platform capability information associated with the third-party application;

responsive to receiving the request, identifying a validation manifest associated with the platform schema, the validation manifest including a set of predefined validation checks;

automatically verifying that the third-party application conforms to the platform schema by performing the set of validation checks;

aggregating telemetry data associated with the third-party application; and

processing the aggregate telemetry data to generate application grouping recommendations.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the platform capability information includes at least one data feed of one or more registered input data feeds and output data feeds.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the set of predefined validation checks confirm the at least one data feed conforms to an expected scheme.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

once the third-party application is verified to conform to the platform schema, identifying a unique application identifier associated with the third-party application; and

providing the application identifier and the platform capability information associated with the third-party application to an application data sharing and decision service.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the validation manifest is identified based on a schema identifier included with the request to submit the third-party application.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

once the third-party application is verified to conform to the platform schema, publishing the third-party application to a download portal of the application deployment system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the platform schema from a service provider, the platform schema including a software development kit (SDK); and

publishing the platform schema to a download portal of the application deployment system.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

providing the platform schema to a third-party application developer.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a feedback loop to a third-party application developer indicating the aggregated telemetry data.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the application deployment system comprises a public application store.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the application deployment system comprises a private organizational application deployment system or store.

12. An apparatus comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media;

a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for facilitating a communication exchange environment that, when executed by the processing system, direct the processing system to at least;

process a received request to submit a third-party application to an application deployment system,

wherein the request identifies a platform schema and platform capability information associated with the third-party application;

identify a validation manifest associated with the platform schema based on a schema identifier included with the request to submit the third-party application,

wherein the validation manifest including a set of predefined validation checks;

automatically verify that the third-party application to conforms to the platform schema by performing the set of validation checks;

aggregate telemetry data associated with the third-party application; and

process the aggregate telemetry data to generate application grouping recommendations.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the platform capability information includes at least one data feed of one or more registered input data feeds and output data feeds, and wherein the set of predefined validation checks confirm the at least one data feed conforms to an expected scheme.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing system, further direct the processing system to:

once the third-party application is verified to conform to the platform schema, generate a unique application identifier associated with the third-party application;

provide the application identifier and the platform capability information associated with the third-party application to an application data sharing and decision service; and

publish the third-party application to a download portal of the application deployment system.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing system, further direct the processing system to:

process the received platform schema from a service provider, the platform schema including a software development kit (SDK);

publish the platform schema to a download portal of the application deployment system; and

responsive to receiving a request to download the platform schema, provide the platform schema to a third-party application developer.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing system, further direct the processing system to:

provide a feedback loop to a third-party application developer indicating the aggregated telemetry data.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the application deployment system comprises a public application store.

18. One or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a one or more processors, direct the one or more processors to at least:

process a received request to submit a third-party application to an application deployment system,

wherein the request identifies a platform schema and platform capability information associated with the third-party application;

identify a validation manifest associated with the platform schema based on a schema identifier included with the request to submit the third-party application,

wherein the validation manifest including a set of predefined validation checks;

automatically verify that the third-party application to conforms to the platform schema by performing the set of validation checks;

aggregate telemetry data associated with the third-party application; and

process the aggregate telemetry data to generate application grouping recommendations.

19. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further direct the one or more processors to at least:

responsive to the third-party application being verified to conform to the platform schema, identify a unique application identifier associated with the third-party application; and

provide the application identifier and the platform capability information associated with the third-party application to an application data sharing and decision service.

20. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further direct the one or more processors to at least:

publish the third-party application to a download portal of the application deployment system responsive to the third-party application being verified to conform to the platform schema.