Adapter deployment without recycle

• US 20040010631A1
• Filed: 03/27/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Upton, Mitch, Golding, Christa, Potter, Timothy, DeGrande, Rick
• Granted Patent: US 7,484,224 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/250
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44563 Sharing

Abstract

An adapter can be deployed into a system in a single step without recycle. An adapter can contain components, such as an integration adapter, event router, and resource adapter, which all conform to a given specification such that these components use some of the same classes. A class loader allows these components to share common classes, instead of having separate classes. A single Enterprise archive file contains files necessary to deploy the adapter, such as Web archive files, resource adapter archive files, event router Web application files, and shared Java archive files. The inclusion of these files in an Enterprise archive file allows all components for the adapter to be deployed in a single step without the need to recycle.

This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.

Claims

1. A system for deploying an integration adapter, comprising:

a resource adapter having components that conform to a connector standard; and

an Enterprise archive file containing class files for the components, such that the resource adapter can be deployed in a single step.

2. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a class loader adapted to allow classes at the root of the Enterprise archive file to be shared by the components.

3. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an interface adapted to allow the resource adapter to be deployed without recycling the system.

4. A system for deploying an adapter in an integration system, comprising:

an integration adapter allowing users to browse documents and interfaces in the system;

an event router for routing messages through the system;

a resource adapter for implementing a connector specification; and

a class loader allowing for the use of shared classes;

wherein the integration adapter, event router, and resource adapter have common components which can use the shared classes; and

wherein the class loader can use the shared classes to allow the integration adapter, event router, and resource adapter to be deployed into the system without recycling the system.

5. A system according to claim 4, further comprising:

an Enterprise archive file for the integration adapter, the single Enterprise archive file capable of containing files necessary to deploy the integration adapter.

6. A system according to claim 4, wherein:

the class loader allows for the use of shared classes selected from the group consisting of shared Java archive files and shared resource adapter files.

7. A system according to claim 5, wherein:

the class loader allows for the use of shared classes in the Enterprise archive file.

8. A system according to claim 4, wherein:

the integration adapter contains a Web application supporting the browsing of documents and interfaces.

9. A system according to claim 8, wherein:

the integration adapter allows viewing through a browser without the Web application.

10. A system according to claim 4, further comprising:

a system console allowing a user to deploy the adapter.

11. A system according to claim 5, wherein:

the Enterprise archive file contains files selected from the group consisting of Web archive files, resource adapter archive files, event router Web application files, and shared Java archive files.

12. A system according to claim 5, wherein:

the Enterprise archive file allows components for the adapter to be deployed in a single step.

13. A method for deploying an adapter, comprising:

providing an adapter having components that conform to a specification;

providing a class loader that allows the components to share classes; and

providing an Enterprise archive file adapted to contain the class files for the components, such that the adapter can be deployed in a single step.

14. A system for deploying an adapter, comprising:

means for providing an adapter having components that conform to a specification;

means for providing a class loader that allows the components to share classes; and

means for providing an Enterprise archive file adapted to contain the class files for the components, such that the adapter can be deployed in a single step.

15. A computer-readable medium, comprising:

means for providing an adapter having components that conform to a specification;

means for providing a class loader that allows the components to share classes; and

means for providing an Enterprise archive file adapted to contain the class files for the components, such that the adapter can be deployed in a single step.

16. A computer program product for execution by a server computer for deploying an adapter, comprising:

computer code for providing an adapter having components that conform to a specification;

computer code for providing a class loader that allows the components to share classes; and

computer code for providing an Enterprise archive file adapted to contain the class files for the components, such that the adapter can be deployed in a single step.

17. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

object code executed by said processor, said object code configured to;

provide an adapter having components that conform to a specification;

provide a class loader that allows the components to share classes; and

provide an Enterprise archive file adapted to contain the class files for the components, such that the adapter can be deployed in a single step.

18. A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising:

a code segment including instructions to provide an adapter having components that conform to a specification;

a code segment including instructions to provide a class loader that allows the components to share classes; and

a code segment including instructions to provide an Enterprise archive file adapted to contain the class files for the components, such that the adapter can be deployed in a single step.