Scriptable proxy server

• US 20030182424A1
• Filed: 04/29/2002
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Odendahl, Steve
• Application Number:
  US10/134,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20030182424A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

A proxy server may receive a script request from a client indicating a script including a sequence of server requests for a server. The proxy server may send the sequence of server requests to the server. In one embodiment, the proxy server may traverse a series of content pages provided by the server in response to the sequence of server requests. The series of content pages may culminate in an endpoint page. The proxy server may provide the endpoint page to the client. The client may interact from the endpoint page with the one or more servers. In one embodiment, the script may automate the traversal of a series of content pages for the user. Thus, the proxy server may save the user resources (e.g. time) used in a manual traversal of the series of content pages.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server;

a client device; and

a proxy server, wherein the proxy server is configured to;

receive a script request from the client device, wherein the script request indicates a script, wherein the script comprises one or more server requests;

send the one or more server requests to the server in response to the script request;

receive an endpoint content from the server in response to the one or more server requests; and

provide the endpoint content to the client device.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the proxy server is further configured to parse the one or more server requests of the indicated script prior to sending the one or more server request to the server.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more server requests are in an ordered sequence, and wherein, to send the one or more server requests, the proxy server is further configured to send the sequence of server requests to the server in the ordered sequence.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein, to receive an endpoint content, the proxy server is further configured to receive content from the server in response to each of the one or more server requests culminating in the endpoint content.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the proxy server is further configured to:

receive a server request from the client device; and

send the server request to the server.

6. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein the proxy server is further configured to:

receive a response to the server request from the server; and

send the response to the client device.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the client device is configured to interact from the endpoint content with the server.

8. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more server requests comprise one or more HTTP requests.

9. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the client device comprises a web browser, wherein the one or more server requests are configured to traverse one or more web pages of the server culminating in the endpoint content, wherein the endpoint content comprises a destination web page, and wherein the web browser is configured to interact with the other web page.

10. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the proxy server is further configured to:

store one or more scripts in the script store; and

access the indicated script from the script store.

11. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the proxy server is further configured to:

monitor interaction between the client device and the server, wherein the monitored interaction comprises a plurality of server requests;

generate the script from the plurality of server requests; and

store the script in a script store.

12. A proxy server comprising:

a processor;

memory configured to store program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by the processor to;

receive a script request from a client device, wherein the script request indicates a script comprising one or more server requests;

send the one or more server requests of the script to a server;

receive one or more pages of content;

receive an endpoint content; and

provide the endpoint content to the client device.

13. The proxy server as recited in claim 12, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

receive a server request from the client device;

send the request to the server;

receive a response to the server request from the server; and

send the response to the client device.

14. The proxy server as recited in claim 12, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

monitor interaction between the client device and the server;

generate the script from one or more server requests sent from the client device to the server, wherein the script is executable to perform the monitored interaction; and

store the generated script to a storage medium.

15. A proxy server comprising:

means for receiving a script request from a client device, wherein the script request indicates a script comprising one or more server requests for a server;

means for executing the indicated script to traverse a series of content to reach a final content; and

means for providing the final content to the client device.

16. The proxy server as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

means for storing one or more scripts to a storage medium; and

means for retrieving the indicated script from the storage medium.

17. The proxy server as recited in claim 15, wherein the series of content comprises a series of web pages, and wherein the final content comprises a final web page.

18. The proxy server as recited in claim 15, further comprising means for generating a script from interactions between the client device and one or more servers.

19. A method comprising:

receiving a script request from a client device, wherein the script request indicates a script comprising sequence of server requests for a server;

sending the sequence of server requests to the server;

receiving a sequence of content pages in response to the sequence of server requests from the server; and

providing a final content page to the client device.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a server request from the client device;

sending the request to the server;

receiving a response to the server request from the server; and

sending the response to the client device.

21. The method as recited in claim 19, further comprising:

generating a client-specified script in response to a script generation request, wherein the client-specified script to perform specified interaction with the server; and

storing the client specified script.

22. The method as recited in claim 21, wherein generating the client-specified script comprises obtaining the specified interaction by monitoring interaction between the client and the server.

23. The method as recited in claim 21, wherein generating the client-specified script comprises the client providing the specified interaction.

24. The method as recited in claim 21, further comprising:

retrieving the client specified script; and

executing the client specified script.

25. An article of manufacture comprising software instructions executable to implement:

receiving a script request from a client device, wherein the script request indicates a script comprising sequence of server requests for a server;

sending the sequence of server requests to the server;

receiving a sequence of content pages in response to the sequence of server requests from the server; and

providing a final content page to the client device.

26. The article of manufacture as recited in claim 25, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement:

receiving a server request from the client device;

sending the request to the server;

receiving a response to the server request from the server; and

sending the response to the client device.

27. The article of manufacture as recited in claim 25, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement:

generating a client-specified script in response to a script generation request, wherein the client-specified script to perform specified interaction with the server; and

storing the client specified script.

28. The article of manufacture as recited in claim 27, wherein generating the client-specified script comprises obtaining the specified interaction by monitoring interaction between the client and the server.

29. The article of manufacture as recited in claim 27, wherein generating the client-specified script comprises the client providing the specified interaction.

30. The article of manufacture as recited in claim 27, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement:

retrieving the client specified script; and

executing the client specified script.