Multi-repository display system using separate presentation, adaptation and access layers
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1. A computer system including:
- a plurality of repositories containing a variety of different respective types of software objects;
access units respectively associated with said repositories to access at least some of the software objects;
an adaptation layer operably connected to the access units to obtain information about the software objects; and
presentation software operably connected to the adaptation layer, the presentation layer displaying representations of the software objects, wherein the presentation software receives display information from the adaptation layer, and wherein the display information includes the name of the software object.
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Abstract
In a software object display system, an adaptation layer is used to isolate the presentation layer from expectations of the structure of the software objects displayed. A small set of data can be transferred between the adaptation layer and the presentation layer in order to provide for the display.
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1. A computer system including:
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a plurality of repositories containing a variety of different respective types of software objects;
access units respectively associated with said repositories to access at least some of the software objects;
an adaptation layer operably connected to the access units to obtain information about the software objects; and
presentation software operably connected to the adaptation layer, the presentation layer displaying representations of the software objects, wherein the presentation software receives display information from the adaptation layer, and wherein the display information includes the name of the software object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of forming a hierarchal display of software objects, comprising:
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providing a software object;
checking the software object with an adaptation layer, the adaptation layer being adapted to determine display information for the software object and determine any children objects of the software object; and
producing a hierarchal display using display information provided by the adaptation layer, the hierarchal display including different types of software objects, wherein the display information includes the name of the software object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using multiple heterogenous repositories containing different types of software objects, the method comprising:
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displaying the software objects in a hierarchical fashion; and
selecting more than one of the software objects at the same time, at least some of the more than one selected objects coming from different heterogeneous repositories. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable medium containing a program which executes the following procedure:
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checking a software object of a computer system with an adaptation layer, the adaptation layer being adapted to determine display information for the software object and determine any children objects of the software object; and
producing a hierarchal display using display information provided by the adaptation layer, the hierarchal display including different types of software objects, wherein the display information includes the name of the software object. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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