Dynamic server page engines

• US 20030208530A1
• Filed: 05/02/2002
• Published: 11/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bhogal, Kulvir Singh, Ishmael, Nizamudeen Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 7,197,699 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

A method for operation of dynamic server page engines, including opening a first dynamic server page in a first dynamic server page engine comprising a dynamic server page meta-engine, writing, to an output of the dynamic server page meta-engine, the content of the first dynamic server page, and writing to a second dynamic server page the content to be rendered by a second dynamic server page engine. Embodiments also include rendering, in the second server page engine, the second dynamic server page, providing back to the dynamic server page meta-engine as output from the rendering the second dynamic server page as rendered, and writing the second dynamic server page as rendered to the output of the dynamic server page meta-engine.

Claims

1. A method for operation of dynamic server page engines, the method comprising the steps of:

opening a first dynamic server page in a first dynamic server page engine, wherein;

the first dynamic server page engine is a dynamic server page meta-engine, and

the first dynamic server page comprises content, the content further comprising at least one markup element, the markup element comprising content to be rendered by a second dynamic server page engine, and

the first dynamic server page has a file name having a file name extension identifying the first dynamic server page as a dynamic server page to be rendered by the dynamic server page meta-engine;

writing, to an output of the dynamic server page meta-engine, the content of the first dynamic server page, wherein writing the content of the first dynamic server page further comprises writing, to a second dynamic server page, the content to be rendered by a second dynamic server page engine;

rendering, in the second server page engine, the second dynamic server page, providing back to the dynamic server page meta-engine, as output from the rendering, the second dynamic server page as rendered;

writing to the output of the dynamic server page meta-engine, in-line with the content of the first dynamic server page, the second dynamic server page as rendered.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

assigning to the second dynamic server page a file name having a file name extension identifying the second dynamic server page as a dynamic server page to be rendered by the second dynamic server page engine,

creating a URI comprising

a network address for a web server where the second dynamic server page engine is located and

the file name, including the file name extension, of the second dynamic server page; and

sending the URI to the web server in an HTTP request message.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the markup element further comprises a tag and, optionally, one or more attributes.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the tag comprises a start tag and an end tag.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Microsoft Active Server Page engine.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Java Server Page engine.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the content of the first dynamic server page further comprises a second markup element, the second markup element comprising content to be rendered by a third dynamic server page engine, the method further comprising:

writing, to a third dynamic server page, the content to be rendered by a third dynamic server page engine;

rendering, in the third server page engine, the third server page, providing back to the dynamic server page meta-engine, as output from the rendering, the third dynamic server page as rendered;

writing, in-line with the content of the first dynamic server page, the third dynamic server page as rendered to the output of the dynamic server page meta-engine.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Java Server Page engine and the third dynamic server page engine is a Microsoft Active Server Page engine.

9. A system for operation of dynamic server page engines, the system comprising:

means for opening a first dynamic server page in a first dynamic server page engine, wherein;

the first dynamic server page engine is a dynamic server page meta-engine, and

the first dynamic server page comprises content, the content further comprising at least one markup element, the markup element comprising content to be rendered by a second dynamic server page engine, and

the first dynamic server page has a file name having a file name extension identifying the first dynamic server page as a dynamic server page to be rendered by the dynamic server page meta-engine;

means for writing, to an output of the dynamic server page meta-engine, the content of the first dynamic server page, wherein means for writing the content of the first dynamic server page further comprises means for writing, to a second dynamic server page, the content to be rendered by a second dynamic server page engine;

means for rendering, in the second server page engine, the second dynamic server page, providing back to the dynamic server page meta-engine, as output from the rendering, the second dynamic server page as rendered;

means for writing to the output of the dynamic server page meta-engine, in-line with the content of the first dynamic server page, the second dynamic server page as rendered.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

means for assigning to the second dynamic server page a file name having a file name extension identifying the second dynamic server page as a dynamic server page to be rendered by the second dynamic server page engine,

means for creating a URI comprising

a network address for a web server where the second dynamic server page engine is located and

the file name, including the file name extension, of the second dynamic server page; and

means for sending the URI to the web server in an HTTP request message.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the markup element further comprises a tag and, optionally, one or more attributes.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the tag comprises a start tag and an end tag.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Microsoft Active Server Page engine.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Java Server Page engine.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the content of the first dynamic server page further comprises a second markup element, the second markup element comprising content to be rendered by a third dynamic server page engine, the system further comprising:

means for writing, to a third dynamic server page, the content to be rendered by a third dynamic server page engine;

means for rendering, in the third server page engine, the third server page, providing back to the dynamic server page meta-engine, as output from the rendering, the third dynamic server page as rendered;

means for writing, in-line with the content of the first dynamic server page, the third dynamic server page as rendered to the output of the dynamic server page meta-engine.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Java Server Page engine and the third dynamic server page engine is a Microsoft Active Server Page engine.

17. A computer program product for operation of dynamic server page engines, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for opening a first dynamic server page in a first dynamic server page engine, wherein;

the first dynamic server page engine is a dynamic server page meta-engine, and

the first dynamic server page comprises content, the content further comprising at least one markup element, the markup element comprising content to be rendered by a second dynamic server page engine, and

the first dynamic server page has a file name having a file name extension identifying the first dynamic server page as a dynamic server page to be rendered by the dynamic server page meta-engine;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for writing, to an output of the dynamic server page meta-engine, the content of the first dynamic server page, wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for writing the content of the first dynamic server page further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for writing, to a second dynamic server page, the content to be rendered by a second dynamic server page engine;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for rendering, in the second server page engine, the second dynamic server page, providing back to the dynamic server page meta-engine, as output from the rendering, the second dynamic server page as rendered;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for writing to the output of the dynamic server page meta-engine, in-line with the content of the first dynamic server page, the second dynamic server page as rendered.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 further comprising:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for assigning to the second dynamic server page a file name having a file name extension identifying the second dynamic server page as a dynamic server page to be rendered by the second dynamic server page engine,

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a URI comprising

a network address for a web server where the second dynamic server page engine is located and

the file name, including the file name extension, of the second dynamic server page; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for sending the URI to the web server in an HTTP request message.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the markup element further comprises a tag and, optionally, one or more attributes.

20. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein the tag comprises a start tag and an end tag.

21. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Microsoft Active Server Page engine.

22. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Java Server Page engine.

23. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the content of the first dynamic server page further comprises a second markup element, the second markup element comprising content to be rendered by a third dynamic server page engine, the computer program product further comprising:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for writing, to a third dynamic server page, the content to be rendered by a third dynamic server page engine;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for rendering, in the third server page engine, the third server page, providing back to the dynamic server page meta-engine, as output from the rendering, the third dynamic server page as rendered;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for writing, in-line with the content of the first dynamic server page, the third dynamic server page as rendered to the output of the dynamic server page meta-engine.

24. The computer program product of claim 23 wherein the second dynamic server page engine is a Java Server Page engine and the third dynamic server page engine is a Microsoft Active Server Page engine.